Sandi Wassmer
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Employing a visually impaired person makes good business sense
I am lucky. There are no two ways about it. I have the good fortune of having everything any human person needs to be happy and fulfilled. I have a loving family, have had the benefit of a great education and, this is where the luck bit comes in, I have been afforded opportunities.
Losing your sight and maintaining independence is hard work, but it is worth the effort
I do understand why some people just give up the ghost when living with sight loss. It would be so easy to not bother, to sit back and let other people do things for you, to not drag your sorry backside into work and face the frustrations and challenges that life throws at you. I really do understand why such a high majority of visually impaired people are unemployed. It seems like the easier route, but it is not.
Are people I know uncomfortable about my disability?
At first, I thought I was being uber-sensitive and reading into things, which I am prone to do more frequently than I would like to admit, but it seems to be that there is a genuine trend happening here. People that I knew before I registered blind treat me differently than people that I have met since. I know it sounds ridiculous, which is why it has taken me so long to feel confident that this is the case, but I have been secretly assessing the situation and it’s just the way it is.
Paying lip service to web accessibility just won’t do
You would think that, in my job and with my burning desire to make sure that all disabled folk are getting the best out of technology, I would be able to get more people to understand why it is so important for the Internet to be Inclusive and that Accessibility isn’t something that you think about as an add-on after you have built your website. It is an integral part of every website. You wouldn’t build a 50-story building without a lift now, would you?
Businesswoman Sandi Wassmer registered blind in 2008. In her blog, she shares with us the 'shenanigans of visual impairment'. Find Sandi on Google+
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