Jumping head first in to the technology & digital accessibility world!!
Cary, NC
Joined June 2010
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If you are interested in learning more about our accessibility analyst program, please visit ablr360.com #AXSChat
A5 It gives people like me autonomy to do things on my own, like look at my investment portfolio, and take part in data analysis at work - it helps level the playing field #AXSChat
A4 Throughout my life I was told by my parents that I was going to have to work twice as hard as everyone else, because I was a brown kid growing up in the US. That mentality stayed with me even as I lost my sight, and I think it has helped me prove my doubters wrong #AXSChat
In case anyone wants to connect on LinkedIn please do! linkedin.com/in/johngsamuel/ #AXSChat
A3 From my own experience, I've learned that we can't let anything stop us from connecting with folks who inspire us - and because of that, I try to be as accessible to others and pay it forward to all of the people who have inspired me in my life #AXSChat
A2 Traveling for accommodations defined a big part of my life, and it allowed me to move up in my career. It wasn’t what I had planned out for myself when I was in college, but it has benefited me more than I could ever imagine #AXSChat
Bummed that I wasn’t able to keynote today is #NCTech #Diversity + #Inclusion Summit, but I’m hopeful that the “stay at Home” economy will have a positive impact on the inclusion of people with disabilities in the knowledge economy. lcitech.com/finding-the-silv…
Had a great time at #RHIsummit this weekend, and shared my story how I struggled to find a drink at the bar got me invited to participate on a #diversity and #inclusion panel lcitech.com/accessible-and-i…
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Exxited to be sharing my personal experiences at the Responsible Hospitality Conference in Seattle this weekend! Checkout the blog to see how I got invited in the first place
Learn about our very own @JohnGSamuel's experiences with night life as a person with a visual disability, and don't forget to come to his session at the RHI 2020 @SociableCity Leadership Summit to hear more from him and the other facilitators! #RHISummit
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Sharing my story why I got involved with wanting to help make the websites of Arts orgs in #Raleigh accessible #accesslead lcitech.com/leading-the-way-…
Super excited to be participating and raising the awareness of people with #disabilities after dark! @LCI_Tech 1kk`
Cities are promoted for their diversity. But are they inclusive and equitable, too? Who’s missing out on nightlife? Hear from panelists @GregPHLCVB and @JohnGSamuel about #DEIinNightlife and #InclusiveNightlife bit.ly/RHIsummitDEIinNightli…
Such an obvious answer, but so many people don’t realize this! At @LCI_Tech we provide usability testing, leveraging the fact that we are the largest employer of people who are blind
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When cities think about accessibility , they are primarily thinking about physical barriers. However, we live in a #digital world, where we rely on websites and mobile apps, even before we place a single foot on a sidewalk lcitech.com/contributing-to-… #OurStoryOurDowntown #IDABATL19
How spending time and working with others with #disabilities helped me be Epithetic #Diversity #Equity #DEIConf19 #inclusivity y lcitech.com/how-proximity-bu…
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I'm a huge fan of KJ and #lcf_Orlando, and I expect great things from the team under his leadership!h wmfe.org/?p=94997 via @wmfeorlando #blindness
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Farther Together: The Importance Of Allies In Diversity And Inclusion via @forbes forbes.com/sites/forbescoach…
A glimpse at what LCI does, and impact it has on the #blindness & #visuallyimpaired community #ndeam totalengagementconsulting.co…
Glad that I was able to participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month , Part 1 #ndeam totalengagementconsulting.co…
Machines are increasingly moving in on jobs done by people, projecting that more than 1/2 of all workplace tasks will be done by machines by 2025 loss of 75 million jobs worldwide by 2022, but 133 million new jobs will be created businessinsider.com/ap-repor…