Amy Lynn Smith, Author at ConnectCenter

Building a Multi-Faceted Career Evaluating Assistive Technology and Educating Others

Posted on May 11, 2023 - 4:10 am by Amy Lynn Smith

Person wearing hearing aids smiles at the camera

If Scott Davert wasn’t so good at assessing assistive technology and educating others about it, he could have had a career as a comedian or comedy writer. Then again, perhaps his quick wit and sense of humor make him so good at his work across various jobs in his career. Born blind due to retinal […]

How One Mother Spreads Awareness of Everything a Child Who is Blind/ Low Vision Can Achieve

Posted on May 2, 2023 - 10:41 am by Amy Lynn Smith

A woman with long dark blonde hair sits with her arm around the waist of a young boy with dark hair and glasses. They are both smiling. (Hilda and her son, Ashton)

Although she shares she was initially “heartbroken” when she learned her infant son, Ashton, was born blind, Hilda Dunford has learned as much from him as he has from her. As she says, “He’s taught me how to see with my heart.” Hilda had Ashton when she was 21, her first child with her husband, […]

An Inside Look at Accessibility from Microsoft Product Manager Jeff Bishop

Posted on April 13, 2023 - 7:41 am by Amy Lynn Smith

Editor’s note: The third Thursday of May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), when people worldwide can learn and talk about access and inclusion for all people with disabilities. Here, Jeff Bishop shares about his career in accessibility and the APH ConnectCenter invites you to a Career Conversation with Jeff. Jeff Bishop not only relies […]

Introducing “Employment Connections.” First Topic: Disclosing a Disability

Posted on March 20, 2023 - 1:48 am by Amy Lynn Smith

APH ConnectCenter is launching a new quarterly webinar, Employment Connections, focusing on employment-related topics. For our first edition, we discussed when job seekers should disclose their disability with Russell Shaffer, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Programs at Disability:IN. Russell Shaffer has a lot of experience with disclosing a disability when applying for a job. […]

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