My Blind Spot Inc

Mission

Our Mission:

My Blind Spot’s mission is to advance equal access and promote understanding, respect,
and opportunity for the blind, the visually impaired, and the print disabled.
My Blind Spot believes that all individuals are entitled to acceptance, encouragement, and
respect, as well as freedom from discrimination, labeling, and stereotyping, regardless of
their challenges in life. We believe that every person, at every age and level of ability, has
the potential for growth.


Our Vision:
Through its programs, services, and Web site, My Blind Spot seeks to:
• Preserve and expand the rights and supports ensured to the blind and visually impaired under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Promote the development and dissemination of adaptive technologies that will allow the blind, visually impaired, and print disabled full access to information, communication, and participation.
• Demystify technologies and equipment used by the blind, visually impaired, and print disabled,
so these will be seen as purposeful tools that empower the individuals who use them, instead of badges of abnormality.
• Promote and publicize services to ensure that the blind and visually impaired can learn the skills they need in order to be independent.
• Dispel misinformation and negative stereotypes and promote positive images of the blind and visually impaired.
• Reduce structural and emotional obstacles that confront the blind and visually impaired.
• Foster a social paradigm shift through increasing public awareness of the challenges faced by the blind and visually impaired, and all people with disabilities.
• Convey a message of empowerment and self-efficacy to the blind and visually impaired, and by extension to all who are disabled.

Our Objectives:
• Prepare and Equip the Blind and the Print Disabled with usable skills, that facilitate the pursuit of employment opportunities and community involvement, ensuring continued independence, value, and inclusion in society.
• Provide useful and relevant resources, tools, and educational training opportunities to empower individuals living with blindness and visual impairments.
• Educate School Aged Students and Adults transitioning into the community about the possibilities and opportunities for gainful employment through the use of adaptive and assistive technologies.
• Educate businesses and organizations about value of employing individuals utilizing adaptive and assistive technologies in our growing diverse workforce and community.
• demystify the misunderstanding and misperceptions about the technologies and equipment used by the blind and the print disabled, to see these resources as useful and purposeful tools used to empower and strengthen the individuals who use them , rather than seeing them as badges of abnormality.
• Pursue opportunities to enhance or improve interface capabilities of assistive technologies with internets, intranets, and software programs.
We believe that every person, at every age and level of ability has the potential for growth and a richer life. We hold that every individual is entitled to the same dignity, respect, and opportunities as inalienably afforded under the Constitution of the United States, regardless of their specific challenge in life.