Yesterday, Derek shared with us some of the most important realizations he came to while learning to be a blind college freshman. We learned that college campuses are inconsistent and confusing at times, loneliness is a very real emotion and good help is hard to find. Read on to learn the last two of Derek’s […]
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Assistive Technology and Higher Education: How One Man Learned to use Both (Part 1)
After the success of our Higher Education and Assistive Technology (HEAT) Training (you can view the archived video of this training at www.livestream.com/indata), we thought it was appropriate that we hear from one of our favorite guest bloggers, Derek Daniel. In case you have a case of the Tuesday mornings, let us refresh your memory. […]
One piece of the puzzle, AT helps local pastor live life
As promised, here is the first installation in a series of blogs from Pastor Derek Daniel. In case you need a little reminder of Derek’s story, here is a quick recap of the blog posted about him a couple of short weeks ago. Derek Daniel lost his sight in 2001 due to a rare form […]
Blind: not a title, a way of life
Pastor, father, husband, counselor and friend are all titles Derek Daniel gladly calls himself. Blind is not one of them. “This, being blind, is not who I am,” Daniel said. “This does not define me.” Ten years ago, Daniel experienced a sudden and dramatic loss of vision soon after he graduated high school. After several […]