How this 26-year-old who has been blind since birth got a job writing code at Amazon
Publishing timestamp: 2018-04-24 13:25:06
Summary
Michael Forzano, who is blind and partially deaf, scored a software engineer position at Amazon in 2013. He writes code to make online shopping more accessible to those with disabilities. Forzano uses his personal laptop with screen reader software to write code. He is grateful for the opportunity and feels empowered by not letting his disabilities hold him back.
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Keywords: disability rights, amazon.com inc, internet technology, careers, career advice, early career, technology, software, jeff bezos, software development,
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/24/this-blind-26-year-old-got-a-job-writing-code-at-amazon.html