Stories Archive
Previous customer profiles from ZoomNews:
ZoomText Helps Retiree Living With Macular Degeneration
September 15, 2006
In 1995, Aaron Beckwith was a retired businessman with a great life. Aaron and his wife Jane had moved from New Jersey to Boynton Beach, Florida where they could enjoy tennis and golf year round. Aaron also enjoyed marble sculpting and working with computers. One day while taking a golf lesson, Aaron noticed that the ball looked pebble-sized when viewed through one eye…
Vision Impaired Developer Finds a Home at Ai Squared
July 14, 2006
Born with Congenital Cataracts, Chris Millsap has been visually impaired all his life. With his vision corrected to 20/80 and his condition stable, Chris graduated from the University of West Florida with a degree in Computer Information Systems. After graduation he secured employment with the biggest name in computing – Microsoft…
Immigrant Loses Sight, But Not His Vision
June 13, 2006
At the age of 10, Jose Tamayo, who was born with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), moved with his parents from Cuba to America. Despite his young age and visual impairment, Jose adapted easily to what could have been a tough transition for any child. Jose and his family settled in Miami, where he grew up and attended public schools…
Doctor Forges Ahead with the Help of ZoomText
May 09, 2006
Dr. Joseph L. Fontenot has been a practicing cardiologist and vision rehabilitation specialist for over 26 years. In his early years he practiced cardiology exclusively, establishing himself in Alabama, the state he calls home. But the onset of a visual impairment would eventually change the course of his career…
ZoomText Keeps Teacher’s Career on Track
April 15, 2006
Cindi Brown’s story begins with an unusual family circumstance. She is one of three children in her family born with Stargardt’s Disease, a rare form of juvenile Macular Degeneration. Cindi and her affected brother and sister have varying degrees of vision loss. For Cindi, only recently has Stargardt’s begun to seriously effect her vision and her ability to perform at her job…
