A New Yorker Who Went Blind Helps Others With Vision Loss
JUNE 1, 2017 BY ANTHONY BUONASPINA
Photo Caption: BRIGHT FUTURE: Dixie Sanderson on the shore of Long
Island Sound with her guide dog, Jayla. My Blind Spot, a nonprofit
supported by The Trust, helped her get back to bookkeeping after she
lost her sight.
GIVING BACK | June 2017 Newsletter
Dixie Sanderson, a bookkeeper in Guilford, Connecticut, lost her sight
at age 41. She wanted to continue at her job, but the QuickBooks
software she used didn’t work for people with visual impairments. Enter
Albert Rizzi, an entrepreneur who became blind mid-career, then founded
My Blind Spot. The nonprofit ensures digital accessibility for people of
all abilities—by promoting inclusive technologies and corporate culture.
After Rizzi met Sanderson, My Blind Spot got Intuit to make QuickBooks
fully accessible.
Fortunately, David Warfield, a vaudeville actor, created a fund in The
Trust in 1951 to help those with visual disabilities.
Today, we’re using his bequest to fund My Blind Spot to train many
people like Sanderson. Sanderson is on the job again. And because of
David Warfield’s generosity, more New Yorkers will join her.
Originally posted on The New York Community Trust website in their
Grants at Work section
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