Blind Abilities Podcast

Show Summary: State Services for the Blind hosted a Career Expo for high school and college students who are blind, low vision, or DeafBlind. The event took place on Saturday, April 27. Throughout the Expo students had the opportunity to: Connect with adults with a vision loss from a variety of professions and careers. Hear from college representatives about what college is like. Learn why diversity matters from an employer’s point of view. Share and learn about assistive technology Sign up for individual informational and/or mock interviews. In this interview, Jeff Thompson caught up with Alyssa Gourley:   Alyssa Gourley Accessibility Tester, Siteimprove  Alyssa has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Forensics from Metropolitan State University. She’s had varied internships, mainly involving project coordination and research. In her job, she tests websites to discover accessibility barriers, and she helps customers work through them.  If you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Servic