Florian Beijers is blind and lives in the Netherlands. He now works as a programmer, after completing a degree at university.
I met with him to find out what life is like for blind people in the Netherlands and to ask what his experiences were in education. He also offers useful advice for blind people who are looking for a job.
Follow Florian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zersiax
A transcript of this episode can be found at: http://catchthesewords.com/working-blind-episode-1-meet-florian-a-blind-programmer/
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