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The Untapped Workforce of Visually Impaired - HR Tips for Incorporating Blind Employees Into Your Organization with Mike May (William L. Hudson BVI Workforce Innovation Center)
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In this episode of The Executive Innovation Show Podcast, Carrie Chitsey and Daniel Miller speak with Mike May. Mike May is Executive Director of the William L. Hudson BVI Workforce Innovation Center, an initiative launched early last year to tackle the 70% unemployment rate among people who are blind and visually impaired through training, job placement and the provision of accessibility inclusion expertise to businesses throughout the United States. Blinded by a chemical explosion at the age of three, he regained partial vision at the age of 46 via cornea transplants and a pioneering stem cell procedure. His career has included roles as a political analyst for the CIA and as the founder of the Sendero Group, a tech company staffed almost entirely by individuals who are visually impaired. Mike is the subject of the book, “Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure and the Man Who Dared to See,” by journalist and New York Times best-selling author Robert Kurson. Listen in on topics discussed during thi