That Blind Guy™

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. A comedian, keynote speaker, content creator, and disability advocate, Karan uses humour, storytelling, and social media to challenge perceptions and break down barriers.

A proud blind, gay man of colour, Karan shares his experiences navigating disability, dating, diversity, and everyday life with a unique blend of wit, authenticity, and insight. His work has been featured multiple times by Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Special Broadcasting Service, and he has built a large and engaged online audience through his entertaining and thought-provoking content.

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.

Known for his tagline “Pretty Fly for a Blind Guy,” Karan proves that disability doesn’t limit ambition, humour, or impact but it simply provides a different lens through which to experience the world.

Diagnosed at eleven with Usher Syndrome, a rare degenerative and incurable condition leading to complete blindness, and hearing loss, Karan’s perspective is very unique. An excellent communicator and creative talent, he was drawn to marketing, graphic design and communications. Fast forward to now and Karan’s vision loss had progressed to more than 97% leaving him with no night or peripheral vision and a narrowing field of sight. Determined not to allow his vision loss to impact his life and motivated by a desire to help others with low/no-vision and disability, he now works as an advocate, campaigning for social change, accessible workplaces and an inclusive society with his twisted sense of humour.

Through his disability journey Karan has had to deal with the slow and progressive loss of his sight, a challenge only few would be prepared for and let alone capable of navigating. How would you manage knowing you’re going blind? Emerging from his vision loss as a mental health warrior Karan has now dedicated his life to disability advocacy.

With the tagline, Pretty Fly for a Blind Guy – Karan’s take on life and the world around us is fresh, real and extremely relatable. A natural comedian, Karan’s communication style, whether through Instagram or public speaking is raw, unfiltered and from the heart. A proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Karan is deeply passionate about breaking down misconceptions about vision loss, the “invisible disabilities” and ableist stereotypes.

Karan has been the Community Ambassador for Chillout Festival in 2023, Darwin Pride in 2024 and Midsumma Festival in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Karan is on a mission to show the world what blind people like him see. A skill he may no longer be able to use as he loses all his sight in a few years.

Whether it’s through content on Instagram, public speaking, work with the media or his sold-out comedy special – ‘From Grindr to Blindr’ Karan is on a mission to change how the world sees blind people.

Karan Nagrani stands against a pale blue backdrop, leaning towards the camera with a cheeky open-mouthed grin, wearing a black That Blind Guy tee and light jeans, holding his red-handled white cane. — **Image description:** Karan stands against a pale blue backdrop, leaning towards the camera with a cheeky grin, black That Blind Guy tee, white cane in hand.

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On stage, on camera, on the carpet

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Karan laughs with his head tipped back against a yellow backdrop, holding a red-and-white folding cane upright in both hands.

Karan in a black sequinned jacket at the Blind Australian of the Year Awards, arms around two women in evening dress, all three laughing at the camera. — At the Blind Australian of the Year Awards, arms around two guests, all three laughing.

Full-length studio shot of Karan standing in a black That Blind Guy tee, pale jeans and yellow shoes, holding his cane out to one side. — Studio shot: black That Blind Guy tee, pale jeans, yellow shoes, cane held out to one side.

Karan on the Midsumma Festival red carpet holding a microphone, being filmed by a camera operator while he interviews a guest. — Hosting on the Midsumma Festival red carpet, microphone in hand, camera rolling.

Karan sits on the floor against a yellow backdrop, chin on his hand, smiling, cane resting beside him. — Seated against yellow, chin on hand, cane beside him.

Karan stands outdoors holding a Neighbours Every Day selfie frame printed with the words create, share, grow, belonging, his cane in his other hand. — Holding a Neighbours Every Day frame, cane in the other hand.

Karan sits cross-legged on a yellow backdrop in a black tee and yellow high-tops, hands resting on his knees. — Cross-legged on yellow, black tee and yellow high-tops.

Karan sits on the floor in a blue tee and orange trousers, holding a mirrorball in one hand and his folded cane in the other. — Blue tee, orange trousers, a mirrorball in one hand and a folded cane in the other.