Albert’s Story

07/17/20 • 17 min

In January 2006, fungal meningitis robbed Albert Rizzi of his sight, but not his vision. Refusing to let blindness slow him down, he immediately began learning how to navigate the world as a person who just happened to be blind. You learn how he founded My Blind Spot, a NYC based nonprofit providing digital accessibility and usability testing and remediation reporting services, promoting digital equity while advocating for universal design and development of digital platforms to ensure authentic inclusion of Ability as a minority group in both our social and corporate cultures.

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Learn About The AccessAbility Works Podcast Team And Mission

In this introductory episode, you’ll meet Albert and Jonathan! You’ll learn about the mission of the AccessAbility Works podcast and My Blind Spot, the non-profit that Albert created in response to challenges he faced after he lost his eyesight.

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Jonathan's Story

There are seven types of dyslexia, co-host Jonathan Hermus lives with most of them, joyfully claiming, "I put the sexy in dyslexia!" On this episode, he and co-host Albert Rizzi go over the different types of dyslexia. The boys discuss Jon’s journey and how he has been able to improvise, adapt, and overcome his difficulties in order to succeed in life.