Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week…

We head Stateside to talk to author, publisher and equal rights activist Belo Miguel Cipriani.

In his early twenties, Belo moved to San Francisco where he thrived both professionally and socially.

Until one night, out of the blue, where he was set upon by group of men, who kicked him in the head so violently so many times his retinas became detached and he was left blind.

Where many of us would have curled up in a ball after such a life-shattering event, if anything, Belo became more driven.

He’s now an author, a digital accessibility consultant/advocate and a publisher - specialising in helping authors with disabilities to make their voices heard.

If any of the issues covered in this episode strike a chord with you or if there’s a topic you feel we should please get in touch with the show:

CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834

EMAIL: [email protected]  

TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork  and 

http://twitter.com/whingeingpom 

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[PHOTO CAPTION: A warm, friendly portrait of Belo Cipriani, arm around his canine companion, in a park in the magic hour. Stolen from Belo’s twitter feed - https://twitter.com/beloism]

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GUESTS AND RESOURCES

Belo Miguel Cipriani - https://belocipriani.com/

Oleb Books - https://olebbooks.com/

Tammey Candeloro - Counselling 4 You WA - 0423 93 15 74 - www.tammey.com.au 

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