Hello again! I recently joined Henry Chiwetelu on his podcast, Telling My Story, for a conversation about accessibility, resilience, and how the two connect more than most people realize.
This episode had an unusual backstory: a thunderstorm rolled in right as we started recording, and partway through it knocked out Henry’s internet connection mid-conversation. Rather than let the interruption derail things, I ended up singing to fill the gap which turned into one of the moments Henry said he’ll remember most from the episode.
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From Vision Loss to Accessibility Advocate
Henry and I talked through my personal journey with vision loss, and how that experience shaped the path I’ve been on since from running a family carnival business, to brokering used amusement rides, to life coaching, podcasting, and now nearly two decades spent helping businesses and individuals understand accessibility.
Choosing to Keep Going
A theme that ran through the whole conversation, especially once the storm hit: resilience isn’t about circumstances being perfect. It’s the decision to keep showing up anyway in a recording session, in a business, or in facing vision loss itself. Adversity doesn’t have to define what comes next.
Why Accessibility Is for Everyone
We also got into the broader case for accessibility not as a compliance checkbox, but as something that benefits every kind of business, creator, developer, and marketer, not just people with disabilities.
About Henry Chiwetelu
Henry Chiwetelu hosts Telling My Story, a podcast that explores real journeys of business growth, career development, entrepreneurship, and personal transformation through conversations with entrepreneurs, coaches, and professionals about the lessons behind their biggest breakthroughs and challenges.
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You can find more episodes of Telling My Story on Apple Podcasts.
Listen to the Full Conversation
This recap only covers the highlights. You can catch the full episode using the players above.
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Accessibility benefits everyone.
