Adaptive Technology
What do you mean, Diversity and Inclusion?
What is Diversity? Who does it include or not include? Today in 2021 it appears that diversity includes gender, sexual orientation, race, but not disability. COVID has been a very hard time for me being a person with disability. Working remotely I’ve deepened my understanding of the issues of diversity and gained new language to […]
AI is Discriminating
AI is Discriminatory, but its meant to be. I would argue that a big part of how our brains function works is categorization . Labeling and sorting our experiences to make sense of them. A blind man can’t own a car. I’ve had my name on the registration for vehicles for years. The police forces […]
Gunnar Optics
The pandemic has totally disrupted my work / life balance. I balance my day everyday work and personal life on a visual budget. My visual budget is based on an equation: P + F / E = S P=PainF=FatigueE=EnergyS=Sight Capability My experience with vision is dynamic. At the extreme ends of the spectrum. When I […]
I Can See Your Face
COVID 19 Update – I can see your face For the first time in my life since I was a wee lad and when I was dating I can see your face and I don’t like it. I never really learned facial expressions until I started dating. Before that very few people get close enough […]
#MeAsWell
My mentors are critical of the trajectory of my career. Apparently, I change jobs too often, sadly many times because of my disability, I’m not a good fit or the employer isn’t a good fit for me, or just blatant discrimination. My average in a position is less than sixteen months. The cool side of […]
I Don’t Want To Help You
Recently I’ve met a new demographic. Until recently I didn’t understand that there are people who do not want to help. I live with a disability and sometimes need the assistance of another. It’s not that I’ve expected the help and there are some who haven’t helped. Until recently I’ve never encountered people who can […]
Voice Over
I’ve been working on starting a career in voice over for several years now. At the beginning of the journey my coaches told me it will take 3 to 4 years depending on how hard you work at it. It took about 4 years for me. I’ve taken many classes for voice over and have […]
Communication & Imagination
Living with Ocular Albinism I’ve always tried to define the word accommodation? My definition for accommodation recently changed. I’m an Information Technology professional; naturally my definition of accommodation has revolved around technology. Here are the solutions I’ve found to the problems I face with Ocular Albinism. Light Sensitivity My irises are translucent so […]
Support Systems
As the Beach Boys put it, “I Get Around!!”. It’s all about gettin around. If you’re blind, simply put, you need to be the easiest date at the prom. It’s all about logistics. Getting groceries, getting to the doctor, getting the kids, etc. It’s about getting things done. Your support system is everything. Without it […]
Driving
Not being able to drive was the most painful thing in my life. For the first time in my life there was no way to pretend to be like everyone else no more illusions. I am legally blind. I was definitely different. It didn’t matter how high functioning I was or wasn’t or how well […]
