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Why I Would Leave a Job I Love
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 made it,...
The Power of Friendships
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 side, my...
How I Started to Live my Life!
“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...
How my Uber Opened My Eyes to the Disability Tax (The Hidden Cost Most People Never See!)
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...
How the White Lotus Opened a Blind Guy’s Eyes
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...
Why the Blind Guy Chooses to Drink Vodka Sodas
When people hear that I almost always order a vodka soda, they usually assume it’s a healthy thing. Or that I really love vodka. Or that I’m trying to be low maintenance. The truth? It’s mostly strategic! This January, my wife and I have decided to do a modified...