Tag: Hobbies

From Blind Mechanic to Technology Trainer  

Posted on September 20, 2024 - 12:07 pm by
laptop with a refreshable braille display

Meet Eli Sanchez. Eli is a certified Assistive Technology Instructor and non-visual tech trainer for the Center for Assistive Technology’s Northwest Division. After earning his Assistive Technology Certificate Program from California State University, North Ridge, Eli founded Free Hand Tech, an assistive technology training business. A Hands-On Approach  Before embarking on his current career path, Eli’s […]

The Promise and Peril of Social Media 

Posted on March 4, 2024 - 11:40 am by
a person signing in to their smartphone

Let’s get uncomfortably real for a moment. You know how there are behaviors we like to frown on others for, but we’re not above engaging in ourselves? For example, there’s gossip (just sharing relevant information!). There’s a rebound relationship (well, you can’t slow down love, right?). Then there’s eating the last two slices of pecan […]

The Dots of Braille Music Transcription

Posted on January 3, 2024 - 10:34 am by
Close-up of person playing the piano

Daniel Gillen is a Library of Congress Certified Proofreader in Unified English Braille. He works as a Braille Music Specialist at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School, FMDG, in New York City.  Daniel began learning braille music from FMDG when he was five. There, he participated in their choir and learned to play the […]