Empish J. Thomas, Author at ConnectCenter

About Empish J. Thomas

Empish J. Thomas is writer/blogger who lost her vision due to uveitis. Her passions are reading audiobooks, listening to podcasts, and audio description. Visit Empish online and read her blog at www.empishthomas.com.

Five Accessible Heart Healthy Devices for People Blind and Low Vision

Posted on March 9, 2026 - 3:14 pm by Empish J. Thomas

woman taking blood pressure. She has the cuff on her arm and the monitor on the table in front of her.

American Heart Month, observed every February, is an initiative to focus on our hearts, keeping them healthy and strong. The month emphasizes making lifestyle changes like managing your blood pressure, your weight and taking your medications properly. People can use at home medical devices to help meet this goal. If you are blind or low […]

Be My Eyes App Gives More Independence to the Blind and Low Vision

Posted on March 6, 2026 - 12:04 pm by Empish J. Thomas

In 2015, the Be My Eyes app, a free virtual sighted assistant, was launched. APH VisionAware published a post by Audrey Demmitt, Peer Advisor, sharing her reaction and how it was recommended by her eye doctor. “As an eye doctor, I have a variety of special tools available to help those with vision impairment,” Dr Henahan explained. “But sometimes there is no substitute for a pair of eyes […]

7 Strategies to Build Career Resilience with Vision Loss

Career resilience is a valuable skill I have learned in my nearly 30 years of employment with vision loss. I started off with low vision working in corporate human resources. Later I went totally blind and kept working spending these past years in the disability nonprofit community. All of this work experience, along with my […]

Why I Wear Prosthetic Eyes: Life with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada

Posted on May 15, 2024 - 11:05 am by Empish J. Thomas

person looking at camera prosthetic ocular lens

Editor’s note: Empish Thomas shares her decision about using ocular lenses and her experience obtaining, wearing, and caring for them. The blog has been updated as of May 2024. Why I Wear Prosthetic Eyes When I interact with sighted people, it never dawns on them that I wear ocular lenses, also known as “fake” or […]

Five Questions to Ask About Working Remotely for a Call Center  

Posted on October 20, 2023 - 11:40 am by Empish J. Thomas

Are you blind or have low vision, and are you interested in remote work? What about working for a customer service call center? Working from home is an excellent option for people with low vision or blindness. Commuting to work is easy. Plus, the flexibility to be in your home environment is nice. But what […]

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