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In Season two of Dangerous Vision, Randy Cohen talks about work. What people do for work, how we are defined by work, and why it is tough for some in the blind community to gain competitive employment. As a professor, Randy gets students enrolled at Harvard Business School ready to enter and be become leaders in the workforce. But when you are blind it isn't easy. Randy talks to other blind people about their jobs and to those with sight who either stand up or stand out. Randy, who has Retinitis Pigmentosa, loves to learn and talk and he applies all of his professorial skills that reveal remarkable insights about what it's like to be blind.
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Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
What does Randy Cohen and Cyrus Habib have in common? Vision loss /blindness is top of mind. Both went to Ivy League schools--Randy went to Harvard and Cyrus to Columbia then Yale Law School. But it is something called parliamentary debate that they bond over. Cyrus opens up about his decision to leave politics, the pull of becoming a Jesuit Priest, and the importance of being a mentor. Cyrus calls out his friendship with Erik Weihenmayer as being a pivotal relationship in his adult life. Cyrus encourages us all to be a mentor to someone.
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No Barriers By Erik Weihenmayer
Far From The Tree By Andrew Soloman
Mountains Beyond Mountains By Tracy Kidder
Soul of the New Machine By Tracy Kidder
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