Tony Giles tells the story of his life, born blind, partially deaf from the age of 5, diagnosed with life threatening kidney disease at 22 and how his supportive family helped him to get along in the world and to start traveling in more than 100 countries, often alone. Author Tony Giles was born in WestonsuperMare, southwest England in 1978. Diagnosed at a young age with Cone Dystrophy, a rare eye condition, and Photophobia, an extreme sensitivity to light. He maintained some vision until the age of approximately 12 when he lost all sight except for his ability to sense bright sunlight. At the age of four, he developed nerve sensory hearing loss that has progressively worsened over time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx