Molly Jane Lucy Burke (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian

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personality and

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whose eponymous channel has nearly 2 million subscribers. Burke was diagnosed at age four with

retinitis pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a member of a group of genetic disorders called inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) that cause loss of vision. Symptoms include trouble seeing at night and decreasing peripheral vision (side and upper or lower visua ...

, a condition which causes loss of vision. She lost most of her sight at age 14. Previously, she was a spokesperson for Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada. Burke's content focuses on her experiences with

blindness Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception. In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficul ...

, fashion and makeup advice, and

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s about her daily life and activities. She advocates for

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. She also shows her experiences with her guide dog Elton John along with her cat Lavender and her previous guide dogs, Gallop, Bennix and Gypsy. In 2019, Burke released an audiobook on Audible, called ''It's Not What It Looks Like.'' She's releasing a book in 2025 called ''Unseen:how I Lost My Vision but Found My Voice'' Burke had an interview on ''

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'' in July 2022.

Awards and honors

* Lifestyle,

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, 2019 * Breakout YouTuber, Shorty Awards, 2018

Television

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* 1994 births Canadian blind people Canadian disability rights activists Lifestyle YouTubers Living people People from Oakville, Ontario Blind activists Canadian activists with disabilities YouTubers from Ontario YouTubers with disabilities {{Canada-entertainer-stub