David Paterson

David Paterson

male, 55 years old
Hofstra University alumni, Columbia University, 2004 democratic national convention, american foundation for the blind, juris doctor, legallyblind…blind
David A. Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of New York. He is the first African American...
Rachael Scdoris

Rachael Scdoris

female, 24 years old
dog musher, blind, visual perception, American with Disabilities Act of 1990, cross country runner, Race to the Sky…color blind, legallyblind
Rachael Scdoris (born February 1, 1985 in Bend, Oregon) is an American dog musher and cross country runner who became the first legally blind...

Hal McCoy

male
Cincinnati Reds, J.G. Taylor Spink Award, American, legallyblind, From Dayton, Ohio, sportswriter
Hal McCoy is a Cincinnati Reds beat writer for the "Dayton Daily News" (Dayton, Ohio). He was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002...
Amanda Swafford

Amanda Swafford

female, 31 years old
from North Carolina, Cycle 3, America's Next Top Model, Cycle 3, America's Next Top Model participant, retinitis pigmentosa, blind…legallyblind
Amanda Lynn Swafford (born October 30, 1978 in Hendersonville, North Carolina) is an American fashion model and television personality. She came in...
Richard B. Teitelman

Richard B. Teitelman

male
Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Missouri Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Missouri, Justices of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis alumni, blind…legallyblind
Richard B. Teitelman is currently a Judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is the youngest of three...
Dionne Quan

Dionne Quan

female, 31 years old
Rugrats in Paris The Movie, voice actor, The Fairly OddParents cast member, Shorty McShorts' Shorts, Rugrats in Paris, The Popular Kids…legallyblind, blind
Dionne Quan (born October 20 1978) is an American voice actress. Quan, a Chinese American, was born in Benicia, California to Lori and Daryl Quan....
Craig Oliver

Craig Oliver

male, 71 years old
University of Toronto alumni, Question Period, bureau chief, Public Affairs, From Ottawa, blind…legallyblind
Craig Oliver (born 1938) is a reporter for Canada's CTV television network. He is currently variously identified as chief political correspondent...

Robert Toye

male
bank teller, envelope stuffing, stuffing envelopes, Robert Vernon Toye, Metropolitan Correctional Center, mail fraud…legallyblind
Robert Toye, (b 1948?) nicknamed "Blind Bob" is a US bank robber who is legally blind. Robert Vernon Toye was born in San Pedro, California and...
Gempo Yamamoto

Gempo Yamamoto

male
monk, Buddhist, zen, abbot, mount fuji, legallyblind
Gempo Yamamoto (1866-1961), served as abbot of Ryutakuji Temple near Mount Fuji in Japan and was also temporarily head clergy of the Myoshin-ji...

Rob Essenberg

male
editor, legallyblind
Rob Essenberg Editor's note: Rob is legally blind.