Vision Towards Success

In today’s episode, we begin a two-part interview with Jonathan Mosen, an advocate, technology professional, internet radio broadcaster, and podcaster. In this first part, originally recorded in 2022, we get to know Jonathan by hearing about his experiences growing up in New Zealand, his time at the school for the blind, and his work with two of the leading blindness technology companies, HumanWar...

From audio games and backend coding to advancing accessibility at one of the world’s largest tech companies, our guest, Michael Forzano, has built an impressive and impactful career. Growing up in Yonkers, New York, Michael’s parents noticed early on that his eyes were not responding as expected. A visit to the eye doctor led to a diagnosis of Norrie disease. Despite this, Michael quickly discover...

A world where everyone with a disability is gainfully employed, that is the vision of Mike Hess, founder of the Blind Institute of Technology. Mike first learned about his vision loss in first grade during a school eye exam. When he was unable to see the balloons on the chart, he was referred to the Cleveland Clinic, where he was diagnosed with macular degeneration and told he would likely lose hi...

From navigating vision loss in childhood to leading in the field of digital accessibility, James Warnken has built a career centered on education and inclusion. Growing up in Northeast Ohio, James was diagnosed at age nine with Stargardt's disease. His early education was marked by inconsistent accommodations and a lack of understanding from educators, often requiring him to advocate for his own n...

In this episode, we feature the story of Brett Lewis, a digital accessibility leader and Paralympic athlete.  Today, Brett works for Freedom Scientific as a software engineer and product owner. He has also worked for Twitter, making sure the website was accessible for the disability community.  Brett lost his vision at age six and left his local elementary school to attend a resource school. That...

Are you curious about the work of a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI), the history of blindness education, or how technology supports learning for blind students? If so, this episode of Vision Towards Success is for you. Eileen Curran is a seasoned TVI with decades of experience in the field. “I was born with cataracts,” she explains. "I am one of six kids. Three of us were born with cat...

Satauna Howery Podcast Show Notes Airport announcements, audio description, e-learning—these are just a few of the places where you might hear today’s guest as we explore the power of the human voice. Our guest is Satauna Howery, a blind voiceover artist with over a decade of experience transforming the written word into sound. Satauna introduced herself by saying, “I grew up in Southern Californi...

Welcome to this edition of Vision Towards Success! On today’s program, we’re joined by Sara Minkara, a passionate advocate and entrepreneur. She is a first-generation Muslim, Lebanese American who attributes much of her work to identifying with these communities At the Age of 7, Sara’s vision began to deteriorate. Her sister had recently experienced vision loss the very same way. Sara’s parents gu...

Welcome to this episode of Vision Towards Success. On today’s podcast, we will hear from Jay Blake, and entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and auto mechanic. Join us as we learn more about Jay, his work with Follow A Dream, and how his philosophy on the power of positive thinking, a skill that can benefit people from all backgrounds and walks of life. At the age of 31, Jay was faced with transiti...

Welcome to another profile of a blind employee. This episode, we feature Sammi Grant. She is an actor, disability activist, and dialect coach. Find out more info at www.sammigrant.com If you are interested in learning how to break into the acting industry as a way to help increase disability representation, check out accessacting.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Welcome to episode 3 of Vision Towards Success. On this week's installment, we sit down for a chat with Massachusetts educator and blindness advocate Barbara Black to discuss her ourney of blindness acceptance and succeeding in early childhood education. A transcript for this episode is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DVhz_9qoqZNTXtTKKgGzozw6TN4NSu5KM8NEs1YR4Eo/edit?usp=sharing Th...

Hoby Wedler Has been completely blind since Welcome back to another episode of Vision Towards Success. Our guest this week is noted chemist and sensory expert Dr. Hoby Wedler. birth. He Loves to bring people together to help them see new possibilities. Hoby founded a non-prophet organization to lead annual chemistry camps for the blind and visually impaired students throughout North America In 201...

Episode Notes We are pleased to introduce the world to the Trades Win oral history/career explorations project. As our first guest, we are excited to introduce you to Sina Bahram. Sina Bahram is currently living in Cary, North  Carolina. He Received his B S.  In computer science in May 2007 from North Carolina State University. He later received his M. S in computer science in December 2011 and PH...