by Belo Cipriani | May 28, 2014 | GLBT, Interviews
The Disability Tribune is pleased to bring you an interview with film critic and writer David-Elijah Nahmod. Belo Cipriani: Who was the first gay person you looked up to and why? David-Elijah Nahmod: Quentin Crisp. Born in England in 1908, Crisp coined the phrase...
by Belo Cipriani | May 21, 2014 | Adaptive Technology, Blind Technology, Employment, Interviews
The Disability Tribune is stoked to bring you an interview with Mike Hess, the CEO and Founder of the Blind Institute of Technology. Belo Cipriani: What is your background and why did you establish the Blind Institute of Technology? Mike Hess: An English proverb...
by Belo Cipriani | May 14, 2014 | Mobility/ Disability, Travel
I buckled my seatbelt and reached toward the floor to caress Madge’s velvety ears. The flight attendants began to voice the emergency exits and I could feel the plane slightly glide up and down, reminding me we were actually moving. The ticket agent instantly fell in...
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 30, 2014 | Writing
The Disability Tribune is excited to share a post from singer Trent Park. If you haven’t listened to this soulful artist, I highly encourage you to download his music today. I am contributing this writing not in expertise, but in knowing that to become a writer you...
