Aaron’s Opinion

A bit about myself: After leaving the factory environment, I worked as a help desk operator. I then moved into website design, creating accessible websites. I was increasingly drawn to training, which led me to work at the Cisco Academy for the Vision Impaired. I became an audiobook producer but really wanted to focus on access technology training nised as an access technologist, specifically in blindness-related technology, and I work with individuals who are blind or have low vision in areas such as JAWS, NVDA, Apple VoiceOver, Braille displays, and other devices, both mainstream and specific to blindness. I love what I do, and I do what I love.

Furthermore I believe strongly in the foundational skills of touch typing. I often run a number of self-paced or manual drill type typing exercises for my clients. Keyboarding gives you the power to use the modifier keys and to be able to communicate well. Good posture is also important. Without these attributes the access technology we teach may not necessarily work so well.

I am transgender, though it rarely causes any issues these days. I spent time working in New Zealand at the country's Blind Foundation. I returned to Melbourne due to homesickness and worked for a year with Vision Australia, one of the leading blindness organisations in Australia. When that contract ended, I founded DATA Australasia, seeking funding from the NDIS, which has been generally favourable. However, recent changes to the NDIS have reduced our revenue, limiting us to what they call AT-mentors. In my view, mentoring is quite different from training.

Despite the fact that I have 10% vision in only one eye, I still make good my hobby of photography.

DATA Australasia is an acronym for Disability & Assistive Technology Access Australasia.

I have not yet embraced TikTok however I can give you links to my other social media outlets

Normal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elise...
DATA Aust Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profi...
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channe...


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I'm an angry asian uncle because I'm turning into a grumpy old man. Kinda scary, but kinda neat. I'm observing these changes in myself and wonder why I'm turning into this person. It's fascinating. 

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Jack Walters is the co-founder and CEO of HapWare. Our mission is to make nonverbal communication universally accessible and our flagship product ALEYE is made up of a wristband and smart glasses detects facial expressions, emotions, gestures, and body language in real time and translates them into precise haptic patterns so you can stay present at school, at work, and in everyday life. The camera reads the visual cues and the wristband converts each visual cue into something you can feel through haptic feedback. Drawing on his background as a mechanical engineer, student-athlete, and advocate for the blind and low-vision community, Jack leads HapWare in its mission to make social, educational and professional spaces more accessible.

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Names Donnell Moten. I go by Hurrikane aka BlindBat520 & creator of the genre "Retina Rap". I am adopted & was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at 11yrs of age. I went on a crime spree until about 28 but stopped after facing RICO charges in Tucson & began doing music & being a family man.

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My nuisance Michael Humel. I am a 47 year old disabled writer, speaker, podcaster and athlete from Long island, New York. My mission is to end the judgement surrounding disability. I help people with disabilities, their families and people within the disabled community be seen heard felt and understood. I live in Las Vegas with my wife and two dogs

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