Insight Blog: “Giving Back”
In high school, as her friends were getting summer jobs, Cindy Wentz found herself rejected by employers time and time again, who told her in no uncertain terms that she couldn’t do the job because of her visual impairment. Today, Cindy is recently retired from a 40-year career in human services, the last 23 of which were spent at the Mass Rehabilitation Commission, and volunteering some of her time with the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) as a way of giving back.
Through a combination of vision rehabilitation services such as Orientation & Mobility training, assistive technology such as screen readers, and Volunteer support from MABVI, Wentz is living proof that with determination, adaptive strategies, and the right support, people who are blind or visually impaired can not only be productive but truly excel in the workforce.