Born with Retinitis Pigmentosa a genetic degenerative eye condition Retinitis Bernard Akuoko at first struggled with what to do once he finished high school due to low vision but after taking the colour personality test Benard recognized that he wanted to help other individuals in need a feel properly understood through social work. On this episode join us as we share Bernard 's journey toward creating more representation within the disabled and African American community to follow along on his journey or to check out his podcast “The Lens: Living Diverse, " click the links below
https://brightsidescope.com/about/
https://soundcloud.com/user-682828220/sets/the-lens-living-diverse
https://soundcloud.com/user-682828220/sets/the-lens-living-diverse
https://www.instagram.com/brightside_scope/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556694116665&sk=about
This episode is sponsored by Community Living Trent Highlands and Job Quest https://www.clth.ca
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