This past year, producer and host of AFB Possibilities Tony Stephens traveled to west Virginia to capture the stories of six individuals who are blind or have low vision. Traveling by train from the East Coast, he experienced first hand the states beauty and ruggedness as they crawled through the Appalachian Mountains before settling on the banks of the Ohio River. What he discovered was a strong spirit of independence standing on the shoulders of communities that strive to take care of one-another. The same values that made these mountain towns thrive in the early days of our nation's founding remain just as strong today in the stories of these six individuals: Heather, Lee, Earl, Asher, John and Aaron.

The stories were featured in the 2025 documentary short film Unseen Horizons, which is available to watch on YouTube.

A production of the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), the documentary film was made possible through the generous support of the Teubert Foundation.

Produced and edited by Tony Stephens at the Pickle Factory in Baltimore, Maryland with digital media support from Kelly Gasque and Breanna Kerr.

Theme music for this episode is "As Far As the Eye Can See" by Tristan Barton licensed through ArtList.IO.

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