CUMMING, Ga. — For people living with vision loss, everyday life can become isolating. Charity Roach, a Cumming resident who has spent decades living with vision loss, hopes to change that through her new podcast, “Central Vision Podcast.”
Roach co-hosts the weekly podcast with Austin Linton, who has Usher syndrome, a condition that includes vision loss and congenital hearing loss. Together, they discuss topics ranging from mental health to parenting. Roach also hopes to bring that same sense of connection to Forsyth County by organizing a community group for visually impaired residents.
Roach was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic condition that gradually affects peripheral vision, in her early 20s. At that time, she still had about 40 to 50 degrees of vision. Today, she has just 3 to 4 degrees of central vision remaining, which inspired the podcast’s name…