Gena Harper works at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as the Senior Vice President of Wealth Management and the Senior Investment Management Consultant. She provides custom financial planning and simplifies it for her clients. Her role consists of marketing to acquire clients, complex financial analysis and planning for individuals, investment research, plan implementation, ongoing monitoring, and … Continued
âŻEditorâs note: Jacob Ray, a college student who is low vision, reflects on how to self-advocate and take ownership of oneâs life. If I could give advice to my younger self or anyone who is embarking on college or a career, the best advice I would give is to be your own advocate. This does … Continued
Editorâs note: In recognition of DeafBlind Awareness Month, George Stern shares his personal perspective on deafblindness. George is a deafblind Afro-Caribbean immigrant who’s interested in all things food, linguistic, and social justice. As a French major in college and someone more generally embedded in the Black and immigrant experience in the U.S., his particular interest … Continued
The story of Helen Keller has been told so many times â in so many ways â that it might be hard to believe that some younger generations donât know about Helen and her achievements. Even more important, countless people probably arenât aware of the significant influence Helen Keller had on the lives of others, … Continued
Hold on to your hats and be prepared to be wowed! Youâre about to become acquainted with the spirited and engaging Satauna Howery, a skilled voice actor and small business owner who happens to be blind. Weâll dive into Sataunaâs early lifeâthe experiences that shaped her career trajectoryâand hear her advice for other individuals who … Continued
Dr. Heidi Joshi is the Manager of Integrated Behavioral Health at John Muir Healthâs Family Medicine Residency Program in Walnut Creek, California. The fast-paced, core faculty position is comprised of managing a team of mental health providers, educating medical residents on patient-centered communication skills and mental health issues, supporting physicians who have patients in mental … Continued
Career Conversations is a monthly Zoom interview of an individual who is blind or low vision and gainfully employed. Meet our first guest, Lucy Greco and watch her Career Conversation episode at the bottom of the page. Lucy Greco, on what shaped her Lucy, blind since birth, grew up in Canada with her mother and … Continued
Editor’s note: APH ConnectCenter invites you to learn from Kiran Kaja, Accessibility Lead for Instagram at the time of the interview. Kiran Kaja has a rare form of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP); while most with RP begin losing their vision in their teenage years, Kiran has been blind since birth. Thankfully, Kiranâs parents understood early on … Continued
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. -US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, 1776 Do we believe that all people are created equal? It seems most would … Continued
by Lindsay Kerr When I interviewed for an internship at 19, I never would have believed where it would take me or the connections I would make. Looking back almost eight years, the only questions I remember my interviewer asking me were, what my career goals were, and what assistive technology skills I had. As a bonus I told him that I lived in … Continued