That Blind Guy — home Book now

Keynote speaker · Terrible comedian · Emcee · Red carpet host · Content creator · Disability advocate

Karan Nagrani

Karan Nagrani is one of Australia’s biggest blind influencers and one of the country’s most influential voices on blindness, inclusion, and accessibility.

Karan Nagrani sits cross-legged on the floor against a bright yellow backdrop, chin resting on his hand and smiling, wearing a black That Blind Guy tee and pale yellow trousers, his folded cane in his hand.
Image description: Karan sits cross-legged against a bright yellow backdrop, chin resting on his hand, smiling, black That Blind Guy tee, folded cane in hand. — Printed on purpose. It is also the alt text, and every image on this site has one.
Usher Syndrome, diagnosed at 11 97%+ vision loss Featured by ABC & SBS Blind Australian of the Year nominee Community Ambassador: Chillout 2023 · Darwin Pride 2024 · Midsumma 2024–2026
Booked by

Organisations Karan has spoken for

  • Canva
  • Midsumma Festival
  • Water Corporation
  • Vision 2020
  • AMS
  • AIIM Choices
  • Top End Pride
  • Charles Darwin University
  • ACON NSW
Speaking

What Karan speaks about

Whether speaking at conferences, corporate events, schools, Pride festivals, or performing his stand-up comedy show From Grindr to Blindr, Karan has a remarkable ability to make audiences laugh, think, and see the world from a different perspective.

For product, design
& marketing teams

Designing for disability, not around it

What it actually costs a blind user when accessibility is an afterthought — and the direct challenge to build for disability from the start rather than retrofit for it.

Already delivered forCanva — “His direct challenge for us to more fully design Canva for disabilities continues to positively reverberate through our teams.”
For all-staff sessions
& staff conferences

Going blind in real time

Usher Syndrome, retinitis pigmentosa, and the slow loss of sight — told as lived experience rather than a medical briefing, with humour doing the heavy lifting.

Already delivered forWater Corporation (Albany) · Charles Darwin University Annual Staff Conference — keynote plus panel.

All speaking topics and formats

Testimonials

What they said afterwards

Nine testimonials, every one attributed and marked up so search engines can read them.

“Karan’s session with us instantly impacted the perception and empathy we hold for those living with impaired vision. He’s able to clearly explain the impact of Usher Syndrome on his life in a passionate, warm and witty style that won over many hearts and minds at Canva. His direct challenge for us to more fully design Canva for disabilities continues to positively reverberate through our teams.”
Canva
“Karan came on board for the 2024 Midsumma Festival as our Community Ambassador and Presenter at Victoria’s Pride Street Party. Karan did an amazing job engaging with community, creating content for social media, and collaborating with our team to create meaningful engagement through his disability leadership and advocacy. Karan’s presentation at Victoria’s Pride Street Party was part of the official proceedings and was charismatic, insightful and entertaining. Karan was an asset to our team and we would highly recommend working with him.”
Midsumma Festival
“Water Corporation’s Albany office was privileged to have Karan share his personal journey with retinitis pigmentosa and advocate for those with a disability. Karan spoke about the importance of inclusivity and his daily challenges while shedding light on disability using humour and meaningful graphics. The informative presentation was entertaining, moving and very well received by all staff.”
Water Corporation

Read all nine

Stand-up comedy

From Grindr to Blindr

Go on an unforgettable “blind date” with Karan Nagrani aka That Blind Guy™, where storytelling meets laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy.

What’s it like coming out three times — as a blind, gay person of colour? In From Grindr to Blindr, Karan Nagrani turns life’s biggest challenges into laugh-out-loud comedy. With sharp wit, outrageous dating stories, and brutally honest reflections on losing his sight, Karan takes audiences on a hilarious and heartfelt journey through identity, disability, relationships, and resilience. It’s a stand-up show that will make you laugh, think, and see the world a little differently.

Next show: Perth, FRINGE WORLD 2027

After a sold-out show at Midsumma Festival 2026, Karan Nagrani, aka That Blind Guy™, is bringing From GRINDR to BLINDR home to Perth for FRINGE WORLD 2027! Catch him at The Court on Saturday 30 January at 8.30pm for one unforgettable night of outrageous stand-up, raw storytelling and absolutely no filter.

One man. Three closets. Your next blind date awaits.

Tickets are on sale now—secure yours today!

Buy tickets Full show

Contact me

Bookings

Looking for a speaker, emcee or host at your next event? Or a proud gay man of colour with a disability to represent your brand? Or a social media collaboration? Or just a funny human and his stand-up comedy show? Get in touch with That Blind Guy™.

Send message