Centered around career exploration through storytelling, Vision Towards Success highlights work stories and lived experience of members of the blind/low vision community. This show presents awareness of disability identity across the employment landscape as a resource for both employees and employers to embrace the disabled experience as a valuable contribution to workplace culture. Through interviewing professionals across a wide variety of occupations, we aim to educate and increase understanding and demonstrate the value of diversity.
Vision Towards Success
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18 episodes
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Centered around career exploration through storytelling, Vision Towards Success highlights work stories and lived experience of members of the blind/low vision community. This show presents awareness of disability identity across the employment landscape as a resource for both employees and employers to embrace the disabled experience as a valuable contribution to workplace culture. Through interviewing professionals across a wide variety of occupations, we aim to educate and increase understanding and demonstrate the value of diversity.
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June 30, 2026
S3E4 - Jonathan Mosen Part 1
<p>In today’s episode, we begin a two-part interview with Jonathan Mosen, an advocate, technology professional, internet radio broadcaster, and podcaster. In this first part, originally recorded in 2022, we get to know Jonathan by hearing about his experiences growing up in New Zealand, his time at the school for the blind, and his work with two of the leading blindness technology companies, HumanWare and Freedom Scientific.</p> <p>We also explore Jonathan’s determination to make opportunities happen, including his strong desire to work in the radio field. As Jonathan recalls:</p> <p>“We used to have, at the Foundation for the Blind as it was called then, these career counselors, and one of them told me that radio was not a career that was viable for blind people anymore, and this is the ’80s, because radio was becoming a lot more computerized and the computer technology wasn’t accessible. And so I refused to accept this. I really wanted to work in radio, and I thought I could do a good job. So I decided that I would just have to make it happen for myself.”</p> <p>We’ll also hear this key piece of advice from Jonathan:</p> <p>“The one opportunity you definitely won’t get is the opportunity that you don’t go for.”</p> <p>Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll hear about the changes in Jonathan’s life since this interview was recorded, including his new role with the National Federation of the Blind.</p> <p>Interviewer: Robert Evans</p> <p>Produced and edited by: Cameron Scott and Cullen Gallagher</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>
June 16, 2026
S3E3 - Michael Forzano
<p>From audio games and backend coding to advancing accessibility at one of the world’s largest tech companies, our guest, Michael Forzano, has built an impressive and impactful career.</p> <p>Growing up in Yonkers, New York, Michael’s parents noticed early on that his eyes were not responding as expected. A visit to the eye doctor led to a diagnosis of Norrie disease. Despite this, Michael quickly discovered a passion that would shape his future: computers.</p> <p>“I had really been interested in computers from an early age. I started using JAWS when I was, like, seven years old. I just gravitated towards it when I realized that there was something that I could do with it.”</p> <p>That early interest grew into a career in software engineering. Michael went on to develop audio games and eventually became a senior developer on the accessibility team at Amazon.</p> <p>Reflecting on his work, Michael shared, “What really draws me to programming today is the fact that I can build something and put it out into the world and have other people use it, it’s just amazing.”</p> <p>In this episode, we explore Michael’s journey into software engineering, his involvement with the National Federation of the Blind, his love of travel and his experience riding in a self-driving car.</p> <p>Interview and Voiceovers: Syed Safoola</p> <p>Post-production and Mixing: Cullen Gallagher</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>
June 2, 2026
S3E2 - Mike Hess
<p>A world where everyone with a disability is gainfully employed, that is the vision of Mike Hess, founder of the Blind Institute of Technology.</p> <p>Mike first learned about his vision loss in first grade during a school eye exam. When he was unable to see the balloons on the chart, he was referred to the Cleveland Clinic, where he was diagnosed with macular degeneration and told he would likely lose his vision by age 18. At the time, he didn’t fully understand what that meant, only what his mother told him: “It just means you’re going to be special, son.”</p> <p>Mike later found his path in technology while attending community college in Denver, where he participated in a computer training program for people with disabilities. He went on to work for several Fortune 500 companies, where he began to recognize the disability community as a largely untapped talent pool.</p> <p>This realization ultimately led him to found the Blind Institute of Technology, an organization dedicated to connecting talented individuals with disabilities to meaningful careers in tech.</p> <p>Join us as we get to know Mike, explore his educational journey, and hear the story behind the founding of BIT and the impact it continues to make today.</p> <p>As Mike said in the episode, “Let’s open up more doors for this amazing talent pool.”</p> <p>Links:</p> <p><a href="https://blindinstituteoftechnology.org/" rel="nofollow">BIT Website</a></p> <p>Interviewer: Khayree Lofton</p> <p>Edited by Cullen Gallagher</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>
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