by johngsamuel | Aug 26, 2026 | Blog, Personal Stories
It’s been a week since I left Ablr, the company I started and led for the past six years and stepped into my new role as Director of the North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind. Taking this job was not a decision I made lightly. To understand why I...
by johngsamuel | May 4, 2026 | Blog, Personal Stories
Hello Friends! Wow, another eventful month in the books – and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down in May! On the personal side, I was recently appointed to Governor Josh Stein’s newly formed Accessibility Commission in North Carolina. On the professional...
by johngsamuel | Apr 20, 2026 | Blog
“Do You Want Your Sight Back?” It’s a question I get asked more than you might think! And honestly, for a long time, I wasn’t sure how to answer it. Recently, I’ve been losing more of my sight – the result of a couple of tears from my retina and the multiple...
by johngsamuel | Mar 5, 2026 | Blog, Personal Stories
When I was moving back home to North Carolina from Washington, DC, and I didn’t yet have a job lined up, my friend Ed Summers gave me advice that stuck with me — though I didn’t fully understand it at the time. He told me not to buy a house until I had a job. On the...
by johngsamuel | Feb 17, 2026 | Blog, Personal Stories
I grew up loving TV. From TGIF, to MTV – I loved it all! However, as a kid growing up with Indian parents, I wasn’t allowed to watch much television, but rather I was expected to spend any free time I had reading books or studying. But when someone tells you, you...
Recent Comments