Special Guest: Ed Henkler  Ed has been committed to helping those that are visually impaired.  Thriving after Vision Loss: Ensuring that people who have lost their sight shift their goals from surviving to thriving. Dedicated to people experiencing vision loss and those that love them. He also developed https://theblindguide.com/ working with partners and companies on enhancing the opportunities to help blind be successful in the workforce.  Breakdown of today’s podcast:First experience with visually impaired people.Creating opportunities for the 70% that are unemployedMisconceptions of blind people and inability to workEducating people on how to assess abilities based on level of impairmentPositions people can thrive inSoftware and tools helping the blind be successfulIntegrated blind people into the workforceGovernment or Non-Profit Funded organizations to help support companiesHow should people interact with blind coworkersTalk to the employee, trust their feelings on how interactions should take placeAdvocacy groups can provide educationWhat can companies do to recruit blind people?Employees need to take initiative to help themselves and also educating the hiring companies. Cost to accommodate is minimalGuidance to people that are blindDo NOT assume the person you are interviewing with gets what it means to be blindOther positions blind people can be successful withEd's partnerships and initiatives Guest InfoEd HenklerFounder of The Blind Guide:Passionate about prevention of blindness and enabling technology for people who are blind or visually impaired. Implementing solutions to improve quality of life and increase the employability of people with visual impairments. https://www.linkedin.com/in/edhenkler/ [email protected]  GLINTER SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTACT INFO [email protected] (Email) http://bit.ly/michaelglinter (Podcast) http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelglinter2 (Linked In) #MichaelAGlinter (Twitter) http://www.facebook.com/michael.glinter (Facebook) https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGlinter (YouTube) www.michaelglinter.com (Website) 

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