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Career Conversations: One Year of Interviewing Professionals who are Blind or Low Vision

Posted on January 9, 2023 - 12:52 pm by admin

Sillouhettes of different people in different colors.

What if I told you there’s a place you can listen to individuals who are blind or low vision share about their current employment and how they prepared for it? There, you can ask your pressing questions—how did they know the career field is what they wanted to pursue; how did they navigate disclosing blindness/ […]

Additional Disabilities: When Blindness Isn’t the Only Barrier in Dog Guide Training

Posted on August 31, 2022 - 6:21 am by admin

Black lab lying on floor looking at the camera

by Alexis Read Editor’s note: Alexis Read shares the importance of selecting a dog guide school that will tailor training and tools to your specific abilities. I was born with a visual impairment and other disabilities that affected me physically and neurologically. My visual impairment hinders both my central and peripheral vision, which causes complications […]

Social Isolation and Loneliness: Major Risks Factors for Older People

Posted on August 16, 2022 - 7:30 am by admin

Senior sitting alone on a park bench of a city street.

Social isolation and loneliness are major concerns for older people in general but have particular significance for older people who are blind or low vision, as detailed in a recent article on VisionAware. What Do We Mean by Social Isolation and Loneliness? Social isolation has two components: physical and social. It occurs when people are […]

Conquering My Fear of Singing in Public

Posted on August 15, 2022 - 5:29 pm by admin

Max holds his cane while on stage talking to a group of approximately 100 people.

Editor’s note: Entrepreneur and Podcaster on The What’s Your Excuse? Show, Max Ivey, shares his journey of finding the courage to sing publicly. Max contributes his story in hopes of encouraging others who are blind or low vision to conquer any fear they have in pursuit of an employment goal or personal aspiration. I’m writing […]

Are You Interested in a Career as a Sourcing Specialist?

Posted on July 28, 2022 - 2:01 pm by admin

Editor’s note: Are you interested in becoming a Sourcing Specialist? NSITE shares that they are once again offering a Sourcing Specialist Certificate Training Program for individuals who are blind or low vision. Stacey Pope had always been blind in her left eye, but when the vision in her right eye worsened, and she was diagnosed […]

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