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Using Her Voice in a Rewarding Career

Posted on February 5, 2024 - 9:01 am by Amy Lynn Smith

It’s impressive enough to be the first person who is blind to provide live audio description for the Oscars. But knowing that Nefertiti Matos Olivares has only been doing voice acting for a little more than two years is almost hard to believe. But it’s true. Nefertiti had other work in her career trajectory (more […]

Making Strides One Step At a Time With Progressive Vision Changes

Posted on January 16, 2024 - 10:59 am by Amy Lynn Smith

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When Chari Chauvin began her career at Nike more than 22 years ago, it never occurred to her that she would have to adapt to vision changes. Then again, no one can expect the unexpected. It was 12 years ago when Chari, who is a Senior Operations Manager at Global Apparel Samples, experienced peripheral vision […]

Jobs for Humanity: Connecting Employers with Talent

Posted on January 8, 2024 - 10:11 am by Arushi Mittal

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A high unemployment rate exists among people who are blind or low vision. It may be partially due to potential employers seeing a candidate’s disability and failing to recognize their abilities and job qualifications. Likewise, a potential employer may struggle to understand how a person who is blind or low vision performs specific job functions […]

An Early Interest in Law Launched a Fulfilling Career

Posted on December 21, 2023 - 2:47 pm by Amy Lynn Smith

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As a Public Policy Analyst, Claire Stanley, J.D., works with the public policy team to champion legislation that impacts people with disabilities. Championing others is something she’s been involved with since high school – and she started learning to speak up for herself starting in third grade. That’s when she was diagnosed with optic nerve […]

Developing Positive Work Habits

Posted on November 29, 2023 - 10:44 am by Joe Strechay

Editor’s note: The following has been updated by APH Staff as of November 2023. You know an employer hires employees based on specific technical skills, but did you know employers also desire their employees to have excellent soft skills? Soft skills are general skills that make good employees—skills such as honesty, dependability, and being well-mannered. […]

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