2525 Rebuilding Life After Vision Loss (Jun. 18, 2025)
Show Notes
How does a blind athlete turn adversity into opportunity? Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Tanner Gers, a Paralympic athlete and founder of AccessAbility Officer, about his journey from life-changing injury to empowering other blind individuals through employment, digital access, and inclusive athletics like beep baseball.
Monthly Archives: June 2025
2524 Pathways to Employment in Digital Accessibility (Jun. 11, 2025)
2524 Pathways to Employment in Digital Accessibility (Jun. 11, 2025)
Show Notes
How can visually impaired individuals access meaningful careers in digital accessibility? Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Tanner Gers, CEO of AccessAbility Officer, about their training program that certifies blind professionals, providing them with real-world skills, apprenticeships, and employment opportunities in digital accessibility testing.
2523 Adapting to Combined Hearing and Vision Loss (Jun. 4, 2025)
2523 Adapting to Combined Hearing and Vision Loss (Jun. 4, 2025)
Show Notes
How can individuals with both vision and hearing loss navigate daily life? Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with author Deborah Kendrick about her book “When Your Ears Can’t Help You See: Strategies for Blind and Low Vision Individuals with Hearing Loss”. She shares personal experiences with hearing aids, apps, and finding supportive audiologists.