Molly Jane Lucy Burke (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian
YouTube
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personality and
motivational speaker
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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
vlog
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s about her daily life and activities. She advocates for
disability rights
The disability rights movement is a global social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all disabled people.
It is made up of organizations of disability activists, also known as disability advocates, around ...
. 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 ''
The Daily Show
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'' in July 2022.
Awards and honors
* Lifestyle,
Shorty Awards
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, 2019
* Breakout YouTuber, Shorty Awards, 2018
Television
References
External links
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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
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