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SUMMARY:Connecting Dots @Central
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DESCRIPTION:Author\, Joshua Miele's\, discussion on blindness and disabili
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 iele" width="177" height="200" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 
 0px\;" />Join us for an author's event with scientist and adaptive technol
 ogist\, Joshua Miele. Joshua will discuss his recent memoir\, <em>Connecti
 ng Dots: A Blind Life</em>\, which was published this spring. Joshua\, who
  became blind at a young age\, shares how he navigates the world around hi
 m\, and how his contributions led to cuttingedge work in accessibility. Hi
 s memoir is packed with humor\, adventure\, and insights on life and disab
 ility.&nbsp\;He will be joined in conversation with&nbsp\;disability right
 s lawyer\, author\, and international speaker\, Lainey Feingold\, who has 
 worked with the blind community to make technology more accessible for ove
 r 30 years.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>More about the author: Dr. Joshua A. Miele is a
  prominent blind scientist\, designer\, and thought leader in accessible t
 echnology and disability. He is a recipient of the 2021 MacArthur Fellowsh
 ip\, an Amazon Design Scholar\, and Distinguished Fellow at UC Berkeley&rs
 quo\;s OBI.&nbsp\; He is known for creating inclusive technologies that ad
 dress critical needs and challenge societal assumptions\, and for speaking
  with frank humor about the lived disability experience. Dr. Miele helps g
 uide the non-visual customer experience for Amazon devices\, and advises w
 idely on accessible design\, research methods\, and disability inclusion. 
 He is the father of two adult children and lives with his wife in Berkeley
 \, California.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://berkeleypubliclibrary
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