Dr. Susan D'Mello has been legally blind from a young age as a result of Retinitis Pigmentosa.  She knew by the time she was in high school that she wanted to be a Psychologist, and refined that dream in college when she discovered her passion for Industrial Organizational Psychology.  She is now a Sr. Research Scientist at HumRRO.

Rich Ruffalo lost his sight due to Retinitis Pigmentosa over many years, and lost his remaining useable vision in his 30's.  He always wanted to be a teacher and he wasn't going to let anything stop him from fulfilling his dreams.  He ultimately became an award winning teacher, and paralympic gold medalist several times over.  He has also shared his positive approach to life through his motivational speaking.

Al Lost his sight gradually due to Retinitis Pigmentosa.  He started out as a Software Engineer, but once his vision finally failed him in his 30's, he decided to go to Law School for a career change.  

Anthony lost his sight to Retinitis Pigmentosa over roughly a 20 year period.  it wasn't until he was in his 20's that a truck accident and eye injury, caused him to get an eye exam and be diagnosed.  A career change was in order and he found his passion of helping others as a mental health counselor.

Sherlock lost his sight gradually from a young age due to Retinitis Pigmentosa.  He found a passion for computers and received a Computer Science degree from Ryder University.  He struggled to find work at first, but ultimately excelled so much in the positions he held that he started his own company.  He can be found at www.SWUnlimited.com 

Evelyn lost her sight to Retinitis Pigmentosa over several years starting in her late teens.  She struggled with not knowing what was happening to her sight at first, but ultimately attended the Louisiana Center for the Blind, and became a Logistics Management Specialist for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Follow up discussion with John Bailey.  How he became a computer programmer. 

John lost his sight gradually to Juvenile Macular Degeneration.  Even though he didn't go to school for computer programming, his passion for computers motivated him to pursue a career with computers that evolved into computer programming.  John shares with us that accepting reality and no longer pretending to be something your not, will enable you to start succeeding in all aspects of life.  

Ameenah lost her sight at a very early age, but her mother motivated her to never give up and pursue a fulfilling life that included gainful employment.  Ameenah has held various jobs working with accessible technologies, and ultimately found her passion helping other blind people at the Department of Defense utilize those technologies to continue their careers.