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.

8 Strategies to Build Career Resilience with Vision Loss

two men consulting in front of a Jupiter computer screen

Career resilience is a skill I have developed during nearly 30 years of working with vision loss. I began my career with low vision while working in corporate human resources. Later I lost my vision completely but continued working, eventually spending many years in the disability nonprofit community. These experiences, along with the rapid changes in my vision, helped shape my […]

Love for Recreation and Community Drives Career Success

Posted on March 11, 2026 - 4:54 pm by Empish J. Thomas

For Greg DeWall, staying active and involved in the community has always been a central part of life. After losing his vision in 1997, he found a new path that combined his love of sports with a career. Today, he helps others stay active and engaged. Today, Greg works as an Assistant Supervisor at the Easterday […]

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 […]

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 […]

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