by Belo Cipriani | Sep 23, 2019 | Belo Cipriani, Oleb Books
By Belo Miguel Cipriani For some folks, packing for a trip is not a big deal, but for two blind guys and one guide dog, it’s a process. My partner, James, my guide dog, Oslo, and I begin our packing routine by adding adhesive bumps and rubber bands to label bottles...
by Belo Cipriani | Oct 7, 2014 | Belo Cipriani, Midday Dreams, Writing
I was 16 years old when I happened to find an Amália Rodrigues CD accidentally nestled between Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn at Tower Records in San Jose. The guy at the music store didn’t know who she was and was about to take the CD from me when I realized the...
by Belo Cipriani | Jul 23, 2014 | Belo Cipriani, Writing
Most of my recent writing has happened in the city due to travel, teaching, and other time constraints. When I told my students, they struggled to believe that I got the ideas for my essays and fiction from a metropolitan area. They assumed that I — like many writers...
by Belo Cipriani | Jun 4, 2014 | Belo Cipriani, Mobility/ Disability
As a child, one of my most frustrating moments came when Mario froze mid-jump. Just as I was about to avoid the last fiery ball in the concrete castle to save Princess Peach, the game suspended, and no amount of punishing to the red and black buttons made the action...
by Belo Cipriani | May 7, 2014 | Adaptive Technology, Americans with Disabilities Act, Belo Cipriani, Blind Technology, Employment, Writing
It was never tough for me to get a job when I was sighted. Even when I got laid-off from a start-up after the Dot Com bust, I was hired as a bartender, with no experience, at the first club I walked into with my pink slip. As a college student, I worked at a payroll...
by Belo Cipriani | Apr 23, 2014 | Belo Cipriani, Interviews
The Disability Tribune welcomes San Francisco-based artist Simone Guimaraes. Belo Cipriani: At what age did you start to paint? Simone Guimaraes: I first began to show an interest in art when I was 7 years old. By the age of 8 years old, I was already taking private...
