I'm legally blind myself. I've had to do what I had to do make ends meet when I was homeless for six months many years ago. Sometimes you have to take jobs that nobody wants, in order to live and pay bills. It's really tough out there, when it comes to a blind or visually person getting a full-time job. Disabled folks have bills to pay and have to live. It's really sad that we disabled folks have to live hand to mouth, with or without a college degree or prior employment experience. I've worked all my life and I refuse to work for sub minimum wage. Everyday I feel blessed to have what I have.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching and commenting on this video! It is so nice to hear from you and meet you too! I love your attitude, you are so positive and you continue to work even though you were legally blind. You’re right, it is tough out there, but with a great attitude and perseverance we can definitely push through and do anything we want. Thank you so much for your comment on this video I really enjoyed hearing your story and hearing from you. May I ask, what type of work do you do when you work? Thank you again, I look forward to hearing from you! Matt
Hi, I wanted to say one more thing, just because we are blind that doesn’t mean we need to work for less money per hour or per job than what we actually deserve. I love how you say that you won’t work for minimum-wage or less than minimum-wage just because you’re legally blind. I completely agree, great point! I really enjoyed hearing from you and reading your comment, thank you so much! Talk to you again soon! :-) Matt
Hi Holly! I feel ya. I do work for trade items like clothes or food. Watching a dog or child. Odd jobs. It can be awkward to explain to new people. I am blind too. It happened while in college. I did get my degree, but with heart defects and illness that lead to my vision loss it has been tough to get regular work. I feel ya.
Thank you Katie, I completely agree with this entire conversation, it can definitely be very tough. The interesting part is that just about every blind or visually impaired person I have encountered wants to work and contribute so badly. I just wish that there was an easy solution and easy answer for all of us. But unfortunately, there’s not. I also do not work at traditional job, but I do as much as I possibly can to contribute financially. Thanks, great conversation! Matt
My friend is both mostly blind and mostly deaf. We are both massage therapists and he is a musician as well. I appreciate your videos a lot Matt. I just found them.
Good morning, thank you so much for the message. I’m glad that you are enjoying the videos. Thank you so much for reaching out to me and telling me more about yourself and your friend! Thank you again and please say hi to your friend for me :-) matth
I'm so glad to see you're enjoying your life to the fullest. You don't have to explain to people how you make money because you are entitled to your privacy in that respect. Happy travels.
Hi! Thank you very much for this comment, I’m very glad to hear that you agree with me and her giving me support. You’re right, I don’t need to explain to people how I make money since that is my own privacy. But, it seems that so many people are interested and ask 1 million questions about what I do for work and or how I make money. But just like you said, I definitely don’t need to tell people that. Thanks again for all the support! See you again soon, probably tomorrow, Matt
My mother is blind by cataract hopefully I can get her surgery done soon but for now I am just searching to see other who are going through the same or similar issues but I came upon your video. Your videos are very informative my mother is listening keenly to you. I am new subscriber thank you for this video. My mother was feeling so depressed but after I went on your video she is feeling a whole lot better. Thanks again
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the very nice comment. I am so happy to hear that my videos are helpful and that your mother is feeling less discouraged after watching my videos. I just want you to know, I created this community as a place for all of us who are blind or visually impaired or who have family or friends that are blind or visually impaired as a place to come to connect with others, have support, have friendship, and a safe place for all of us can talk with each other and discuss anything we want. I am always here to talk if she ever needs to. She can always reach out through TH-cam comments and I always respond personally to every single comment that comes in on my videos. Thank you again, I look forward to connecting with you and your mom again sometime very soon! I have a lot of videos here and I hope many others are helpful to you and your mother. We are always here, thank you so much for your continued support and for subscribing, it means a lot to me! Talk to you again soon, Matt
I'm legally blind from birth, and I'm 77 years old. I have actually only had two jobs in my life. The first at a retail store from which I was fired. Then I went to college and then taught elementary school for 30 years, retiring at the age of 52. I did a remodeling business for 8 years while owning and maintaining a rental property. I have remodeled all sis houses we have owned. Competing with sighted people is usually a losing proposition, so accept what you can't do and figure out what you can do and do it!!
Hey Larry, thank you so much for watching and commenting on this video. It is so nice to hear from you and meet you too. That is so cool that you taught elementary school for 30 years and were able to retire at 52. I also think it’s even more cool that you remodeled all six houses that you owned along with only I can I remodeling business along with maintaining a rental property. All of those things sound exactly like what I enjoy too. Did you actually physically go out and do the remodeling in the houses, or were you more of the general contractor for the projects? Thank you again for reaching out to me, it is really nice to hear from you. I look forward to talking and getting to know more about you. Talk to you again soon, Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire Yes, I did do all of the work myself. Since teaching school gives you three months lay off and we couldn't afford to hire people, so was learn how to do it or it wouldn't get done. I also couldn't find summer jobs. It great to learn that we are not alone, since all of my friends are sighted. I love these you tube chanels.
Hey Larry! Wow, that is so cool that you did all the work yourself. You definitely learn a lot of valuable skills doing all this work on your own. I admire you for taking on all those projects and troubleshooting everything as well as working all of the jobs yourself. Very cool! And very inspiring to. Thanks again for sharing and for reaching out to me. Matt
Thank you for being a teacher. It’s one of those jobs that never can be thanked enough. Growing up I was blessed to have a lot of friends with disabilities. The greatest lessons I learned from my friends was persistence and the ability to adapt quickly. I believe that children have very open hearts and minds and having exposure to successful people that have disabilities is enlightening and teaches them empathy. Watching my friends grow up made me really want a environment that was accessible to everyone, and I’m sure that your students left your classroom with the same feeling.
I absolutely agree with you! A child growing up around someone with a disability or suffering from some type of affliction is going to make that child grow up to be a much more understanding and well rounded person versus the child who has no exposure to anyone who is different. I mean, everybody is different in their own way, but it seems that most people just fall into a cookie cutter form. Either way, I absolutely agree with you about teachers, a valuable skill set that is so necessary in so many ways. I don’t think enough people recognize teacher for all of the amazing things that they are doing. Great comment! Mad
I still work retail. I do not disclose my "impairment" when applying for jobs. I am in management. I work 40- 60 hours a week. I use my experiences and techniques I have learned to train others. Using strengths and acknowledging weaknesses and adjusting where needed. Here in the past year or 2 I have opened up to others (my supervisors) about the severity of my eyesight. They are very supportive and surprised. I am at 20/200 left eye and 20/40 in my right. I still have my license but have to test every year for it
I'm visually impaired and used to work at Goodwill. I am planning to work there again hopefully soon. One of the things that helped me was getting a feel for the place. Working in the back was a bit of a challenge though, because I had to work without my cane and had to be extremely aware of everything.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me, it is great to hear from you! That is so cool that you work at Goodwill. I completely understand what you mean by getting a feel for the place, I am the same way. I am completely disoriented when I go into a new place, but after spending some time there and getting oriented, I am much better and get a get around a lot easier. It’s great that they allow you to use your cane while out on the floor. It sounds like you were very skilled at what you do and they are lucky to have you! Thank you so much for watching this and for reaching out, it is very nice to hear from you and hear your story. I look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon! Matt
It is really great to have the opportunity to share my experiences related to this topic. I am a 37-years old man with a visual impairment from INDONESIA. Foer living, currently, I am working as a disability advisor in Center for Disability Studies and Services at a public university as well as a counselor at an inclusive school. I also work as a researcher in a collaboration program with Australian scholars called AIDRAN. I have married, and have one little girl. My wife work as a pharmacist in two places. I do think that having a higher degree of education will open a wider opportunity to a full-time job as well as better social-economics.
Hi, thank you for watching this video and for subscribing. It is fun to meet you and get to know more about your situation and what you were doing, thank you so much for reaching out with all this information, that is a lot of fun! Congratulations on everything you were doing and with your family, it sounds like all of you are great people :-) I hope you’re doing well and thank you so much for being here. Matt
RP here as well. I always answer with "I'm a stay at home dad." It can be a bit interesting how people react. There is still a bit of a stigma to stay at home dad which is a shame, sometimes the conversation goes deeper and I'll explain my vision and they'll sort of "that explains why" like no normal dude would do it out of choice. I love it but it helps that I, like you, have a strong family support system. As for income, I do the eBay thing as well, often I'll sign up email newsletters of items that in hot demand, say watches, set an alarm, buy them on pre-order and flip them and other things like that. I live rural so transportation is always an issue. Digging the channel man!
Good morning! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the great comment. It is so much fun to hear from you and get to know a little bit more about you too. I sincerely Appreciate your support, friendship, and for subscribing :-) I bet there is some kickback when people say you are stay at home dad. It is unfortunate, but it is awesome at the same time that you can be that person who has the luxury of staying home with the kids. It is awesome to hear that you are creative and figure out ways to still supply income to the family, I absolutely love that! You sound like an awesome person, I look forward to talking and getting to know more about you! Once again, thank you so much for being here, I’m very happy that you enjoy the videos :-) see you again soon. Matt
Hello I'm legally blind. I have some vision, can see enough to get around in my town. I can see steps, curbs, etc. Due to health I had to stop working, so I'm at home. I'm mid 50s, but still active. Grandmother of 3, one stayed with me, 9yrs old. I am teaching myself to paint on canvas, and sketching. I cook, have a few recipes I'd love love to market, funds are scattered. My sister sings and in the process of putting a show together for one woman entertainer. That's a big project for our family. We love God and using the Secret to change old ways of thinking....
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. It is so nice to hear from you. Wow, it sounds like you stay very busy and have a lot of hobbies which is awesome to hear. It’s really cool that you’re teaching yourself how to paint on canvas and that you enjoy sketching. What do you enjoy painting? What are some of your favorite dishes to cook? Thanks again for reaching out to me, it is really nice to hear from you and meet you. I look forward to connecting with you more soon! Have a great weekend, Matt
I cook mostly Southern cuisines taught at an early age. I love trying delicious recipes here in TH-cam. With painting its been abstract. I also like flower scenes, trees, bottles,etc. I also help with homework daily. Thank you for reading my comment and replying. God bless.
Hi, that is so cool! It’s so cool that you learned how to cook recipes at such a young age. It’s also very neat to hear about your passion for painting and sketching. I love that! You’re very welcome, I thank you for reaching out to me and for watching my videos. I sincerely appreciate all of your support! It has been fun talking with you! :-) Have a great day, Matt
Matt, you are an inspiration to me. Bless you Matt and your family!! I am 60 years old going to be 61 August 22nd. And I'm disability, mentally and physically, Limited other things I can do.. this video makes me want to run out and start looking for part-time work!! You're awesome man!! You send the message, never give up!!
As a visually impaired person I work at Goodwill hanging clothes I have trouble seeing how to sort the clothes so the staff at Goodwill sort the clothes for me and I just hang them sometimes they are pre-sorted and sometimes they are not but I just do the best that I can
Hi Larry! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to us. You’re right, you can do your best, that’s all you can do. It’s cool that you were working and you found something that you enjoy. It’s all right if you were not able to sort the clothes perfectly, I’m sure they will get over it. That’s really great, I’m glad that you have that job and it was fun learning to know more about what you do! Thanks again Larry, I appreciate hearing from you! Matt
Yes I've learned how to hang the clothes up on the rack without looking at it for instance if I was looking at something else and wanted to still able to work I can do that as well
Hi Larry, that’s Great to hear that you are very talented and able to do your job. I’m very happy to hear these types of stories, I’m always excited to hear it when I blind or visually impaired people person is able to do a job that they enjoy. It sounds like you are very talented and good at what you do. Thanks again for watching this video and for reaching out to me, it’s great to connect with you XO! Matt
Thank you for your honesty. It is hard sometimes. I am borderline legally blind. I am working at a school as a para and studying web development. It's not for everyone but I think there are a lot of opportunities in programming and computer science. I want to be able to freelance from home.
Hi Rebecca! Thank you very much for watching this video and for subscribing to the channel, I sincerely appreciate all of your support! Yes I completely agree, I can definitely be tough sometimes. It is so cool that you were working at a school and studying web design, that is awesome! I definitely think there’s opportunity and availability for you to work from home as a freelance developer. That is a great path as that is the direction our society is moving! Thanks again for reaching out, I look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon! Matt
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to us. In my opinion as a visually impaired person, it seems that the majority of people in this community would prefer to work from home if possible. Maybe some people in this community do not have the skills to navigate out on their own or just feel more comfortable at home working in a position versus reporting to a job. Not only that, sometimes it can be difficult to fit in at a workplace with our visual impairment as many of us in this community feel secluded and like we are left out in conversations because the majority of conversations are nonverbal versus verbal and we rely on what we hear versus what we can see, since we cannot see. LOL. I hope that makes sense. Thanks again for being here! Matt
Wow great story! This post was very inspirational for me. I am new to being visually impaired and trying to figure out what to do and how to do it. I thank you for giving me hope and something to look into doing thank you
Hi! Thank you so much for the nice message, I’m so glad this was helpful to you! I always am available to connect with you if you ever need anything, please never hesitate to send a message here and I’m always here to talk. That’s why I have this community, to be here to offer my support and be of assistance to anybody. Thank you once again, I hope you enjoy some of my other videos as well. :-) Enjoy your afternoon I’ll see you
Hi Katie! Thank you so much for being on the live stream yesterday, that was so awesome to connect with you live! LOL, that was funny you were doing yoga while watching the live stream. Too bad we don’t live closer, it would be so much fun for you to attend the class at our gym with us! The three of us could go! That would be so much fun :-) thank you for all of the nice words on this video, I’m really glad that you enjoyed it. I want to be as transparent and honest as I possibly can with these videos because I know that there are a lot of other people out there who want to know that they are not alone, so I always want to provide my experiences so that everyone understands they are not going through this alone. Thanks again Katie, you’re such a great person and I always love connecting with you! Have a great Saturday and enjoy riding your horse :-) Matt
I am not blind nor visually impaired. My problem is severe anxiety and agoraphobia. I want to be able to work from home and make an honest living. Thanks to you Matt, and my visually impaired friends, I think I can do ANYTHING I set my mind to! God Bless All❤
Good morning, that’s awesome! Thank you so much for reaching out to me. We just wanna do whatever we can to help everybody in this community, and I hope that some of my videos have been helpful to you. I’m always here for you, thank you so much :-) matt
I’m visually impaired I watch pets & house sitting I don’t make a bunch with that but it keeps me busy I like to draw a lot & trying to figure out how to start a TH-cam channel drawing but thinking of starting a vlog channel, then just sale my art
Hi, thank you for watching this video. I like all those ideas. Those are great! I think you should deathly start a TH-cam channel, that would be very interesting and I think a lot of people would find it to be very helpful. I’m glad that you’re doing something and enjoying what you’re doing currently, and looking for other ways to expand. This is great! Have a great afternoon, thank you for watching this and for reaching out. Matt
Hi Michelle! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. I’m so happy to hear that you love being a massage therapist. I actually considered going to school for massage therapy, but then decided against it. I have actually given numerous massages in my life and thought it would be an interesting profession for me. May I ask, are you also blind or visually impaired? I’m glad to hear that you love it, that is very encouraging. Thank you for reaching out to me, it is very nice to hear from you and I look forward to connecting with you again. Have a great day, I’m excited to hear from you! Matt
Blind to Billionaire hi Matt, yes, it’s a good career especially if you have a spouse that can provide medical insurance. But to be fair, my husband was also a massage therapist and sometimes it is harder for the guys. Sometimes women feel awkward about seeing a male therapist and sometimes men feel awkward about seeing a male therapist. I am legally blind now but when I went to massage school I did have a lot more vision than I do now. Another side hustle I have thought about doing is pet sitting in our home but have not started that venture yet. Thanks for the great video!
Hi Michelle! It is great to hear from you. I completely agree with what you said about your husband being a massage therapist. You’re right, some women are not comfortable with that and some men massage therapist are not comfortable seeing other men. That makes perfect sense. Oh nice, I love that second idea for a side hustle. That is great. If you start doing that, let me know how it goes. Thanks for reaching out to me, it has been fun talking with you and getting to know more about you and your career. Talk to you again soon :-) Matt
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video, reaching out to us, and for subscribing! I sincerely appreciate all of your support and for sharing the video, that is so cool of you! I’m super excited to hear that you are from Brazil, you are our first South American subscriber that I am aware of! This is so cool! I love that you are from Brazil, I would love to visit your country! Thank you once again, I’m excited to continue talking and getting to know more about you! Have a great evening, I’ll see you again tomorrow in the next video :-) Matt
You sure gained one more subscriber and I'll also recommend your channel to all of my frieds! At least those ones who speak English because I don't even live in a native country... however, I intend to live abroad one day but I sometimes wonder if I'll ever be able to make this come true due to the challenges we all face as visually impaired people. On the other hand, I won't give up on it that easy! I didn't get at this stage of the game for that! I mean, I managed to learn English as a second language and overcame my visual limitations... I believe that when there's a will there's a way and you can do anything you set your mind to, isn't it? I'm sorry for my long comment... I think I got a little carried away... hahaha see you!
Hi, wow, you were way too nice! Thank you so much, I cannot thank you enough for how generous you are! I love your attitude and your mindset toward visual impairment, I completely agree with you, we can literally do anything that we set our minds to, provided we do not give up. I love your attitude and your perseverance! You’re an amazing person, I’m excited to talk and get to know more about you, you seem like such an amazing person! Once again, thank you for recommending this channel to all of your friends! I will see you again tomorrow in the next video! Matt
Love your channel. I am not legally blind, but my brother is. We are a family that has LHON. My brother has alway owned his own commercial charter fishing boat business, and has done extremely well with it. A year ago he lost his vision to now being legally blind. He can not operate his charter boat business any longer, so he has decided to sell that business. We live on an island off the coast of MA, and working on the water has been his life (he is now 55 years old) so giving up his commercial captains license, he has found another way to continue to work on the water and make an income. He has filed for all the permits he needs to open and operate a oyster farm. It will be in a pond in the town he lives in. He will not be able to run it alone, but will be able to make the entire oyster farm be operable with just him and one other person. Believe it or not, there is a lot of money to be made in the oyster farming business. The best part is he will not be in very deep water to run the business. The one person he will hire will do the tasks that my brother can just not do. I'll keep you posted how it does.....hoping all the permits will be signed off in the next 90 days, then he is good to go! Even though he went legally blind so quickly, he refused to stop working on the water.....it's in his blood! I'll keep you posted how it goes this summer....."all the best to you"
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. I absolutely love this story! This is a perfect example of someone who was doing what they love when suddenly losing their vision and now finding a way to adapt and still do what they absolutely loved and create an income. I absolutely love this story! Thank you so much for sharing, I love the resilience and persistence to continue with the business in a different avenue after the vision loss of your brother has experienced. Yes, please keep me informed on how it is going, I would absolutely love to connect with you and him a little bit more and learn more about the business! That sounds so cool, right up my alley!I read through your comment a couple times because I found it to be so interesting, I just love the creativity that your brother has to figure out a way that he can still do what he loves and what he knows even after not being able to charter his boat anymore. Thanks so much for being here, I appreciate your support and look forward to hearing from you sometime soon
@@BlindtoBillionaire Your welcome! If you are interested, if you have an email address, I would be happy to email you a link to my brothers commercial charter boat business here on MV Island. Your wife can read and describe the boat and some of the pictures of his customers holding up some huge fish. This is the business he will be selling now, and gearing up for oyster farming. Will be much safer for him. Some of his charters were 100 miles off shore for overnight. Catching yellow fin tuna or swordfish. Now he will be working in a small pond. By the way, I just ordered him a pair of Heist 2.0 polarized sunglasses. In a way, he is very lucky, we were born and raised on this small island, he knows the little towns and streets well, and everybody knows him, so even now becoming legally blind, he can get around a little. With LHON, it is central vision loss. He does have some peripheral vision. So, I would love to email you charter fishing website....by the way, his name is Jeffrey.
Hi! That sounds so amazing. I love the business aspects as well as so many other aspects of what you and your brother are doing, it is just so cool! Actually my email address is the same as my channel name here on TH-cam, blindtobillionaire@gmail.com. Thanks for another great comment, it is so much fun getting to know more about the business operations
Hi! Thank you very much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. It’s great to hear from you and I sincerely appreciate all of your support and for subscribing to the channel! That is interesting that you have tunnel vision, and that you were losing your vision. That is exactly why this community exists, for all of us to connect with each other and have a supportive place to go where all of us understand each other. Just know that I am here as a friend and to give you support in anyway that I can if you ever need it. Otherwise I’m always here as a friend! Thanks again for subscribing, I look forward to talking with you again soon! Matt
Hey Randy, yes, people absolutely do care! I do! I am here for you as a friend and for support at any time that you may need it if ever! Thanks again for all of your continued support, it’s great to hear from you! Matt
That’s awesome that you have found so many revenue streams. I’m sighted and groom dogs for a living. One day I would love to own a salon of my own. I would love to hire people for different life backgrounds. I think that maybe a low vision or blind person could be a really good dog bather or groomer’s assistant. Most of the washing, drying and brushing is very hands on and doesn’t require vision and can be done by feel alone. I’m -8.5 without glasses and at times with wild/splashing dogs I have to take off my glasses as I wash and dry. I just have to keep my workspace extremely organized so I can grab tools as I need them. Once you bathe dogs for a while you can quickly feel if a coat is clean or properly dried and brushed.
Good morning! Thank you for watching this video. Yes, setting up multiple sources of income is very important to me. I am actively setting up as many as possible at all times and maintaining them so that they continue to flow. As for your comment about dog grooming, that’s actually a really good come in because you’re accurate in saying that it is hands-on, I mean I’ve never done the job but I imagine it is very hands-on and probably something that a visual impaired or blind person could do. I am not saying it is an easy job by any means, but rather since it is such a tactile job, it is something that potential he a visually impaired person could do because you were literally using your hands, it is almost like massage, the stereo typical profession for blind people. But yet it would just be with an animal and preparing it’s for. LOL. It’s cool to hear that you keep such a clean workspace, I think that isn’t very important! Thanks so much for watching this, it has been fun learning more about you :-) Matt
I live in London and I guess the system is slightly different over here compared to the USA but it's not really any easier. I have a degree but work for pretty much minimum wage. I've been thinking of quitting my job for months now because this so stressdul and I feel it's not the most appropriate job for me as I work with people who have disabilities so it's not the ideal situation being that I have my own disability. This video has given me a few ideas however I don't exactly have a great deal of savings or come from a rich family so it'll take some time to work it all out
Hi! Thank you so much for watching and commenting on this video, it is so nice to hear from you! It is very stressful to have a job because you watch so much stress and that you don’t get paid very much. That is a tough situation, but I’m glad to hear that this video was helpful and gave you some ideas. May I ask what you do for work? You said that you work with other disable people? May I ask do you also have RP? Thank you again for all of your support on this channel and for subscribing, it is so nice to meet you. I look forward to getting to know more about you! Thanks again, Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire hi, I'm not sure what an RP is? I'm not sure what the job title would be in the States but over here we call it a carer or support worker, so essentially I support the people to do their day to day tasks and make sure they take their medication etc. Basic but quite demanding.
Hi! It’s nice to hear from you again! It does sound like your job is very demanding, but those people are relying on you, which is very rewarding. I’m not sure either, but I think your job would be called PCA here in the United States. How many patients do you take care of each day? Thank you again for all of your support, it’s nice to get to know you. I’ve enjoyed talking and getting to know you over the last couple days. Talk to you again soon! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire hi, yeah people tend to assume it's rewarding but isn't really lol.. I guess it's one of those things where if you've not experienced it yourself you won't really get how the job can be at times. I typically will look after 5+ people Inna day so it can be quite demanding. What kind of work are you doing at the moment? Nice chatting with you again.
Hi exclamation point thank you so much for replying. It is great to hear more about what you do. Oh yes, that does sound very demanding and stressful. Wow, you look after a lot of people each day. That is a lot of responsibility. You’re right, without actually doing the job it would be hard to say if it’s rewarding stressful or anything else that you’re dealing with with that job. I just hope that if you were unhappy in the job that possibly you pursue something else. I just want you to be happy and enjoy what you do! :-) As for me, I don’t work a traditional job. I manage our rental properties and do some contract work with my dad mostly home remodel type work. What do you enjoy doing with your time when you’re not working? Thank you again, I look forward to hearing from you! Matt
I am visually impaired and considered legally blind... Even if i wear glasses my eyes wont improve since i have a black spot on my optic nerve.. ever since i learned about it i become depress, since finding a work for myself is hard..
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. It is so nice to hear from you and meet you too. I’m glad to have you here on this community since this is such a great place for everyone who is blind or visually impaired, or legally blind. It can definitely be difficult to find work as a legally blind person. Hopefully my videos will give you the support and friendship as well as connections that you need. I am always here for you if you ever want to talk or discuss anything, that is why I am here and why this community exists. It is interesting to hear how you lost your vision, thank you so much for sharing that with me. I hope you’re having a great day, thank you again for being here and for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your support! Talk to you again soon. Matt
Great info. Great ideas. Being asked what you do for work truly is the WORST question. I am new to this and struggling a bit. I do a lot of mechanical side work as i was always pretty handy with a wrench. How are things in the twin cities as far as services and accessibility? I lived in Minnesota before my vision loss and miss it quite a bit.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. That is so cool that you do some interpreting and that you’re also a musician. That takes a lot of talent! May I ask, which languages do you interpret? I also have another friend on this channel who is Iraq he and he interprets Arabic. It is so cool! That is definitely one job that people who are blind or visually impaired can still do. That is so cool. Very inspiring. Thank you for reaching out to me, I look forward to hearing from you again! Matt
Hi! Wow, that is so cool that you know multiple languages. I wish I was fluent in Spanish. I know a very little bit of Spanish, but not very much at all. I would love to learn Spanish and be fluent. That is so cool! There’s probably a lot of demand for your services for interpreting Spanish and Guatemalan language. Thank you so much for sharing this information about yourself, this was very fun to learn. And again thank you for the conversation and for reaching out to me, it has been fun communicating and connecting with you. Thanks again, I look forward to talking with you again soon. Matt
Hi Matt, nice video. I have low vision. I am working on starting my own freelance business. VR is trying to help me. Part of my freelance work I would like to do is continue to make TH-cam videos.
Hi Amanda, wow, that is so awesome! Congratulations on your venture. I’m very excited about that for you, please let me know how it goes, I would love to hear about it as you build the business, that is so amazing! Congratulations once again, this is very exciting :-) Matt
Blind to Billionaire Thank you. I will. May I email you? I am looking for feedback on a series I am doing; and I think you would be the perfect person to provide me the feedback I am looking for.
Hey Amanda, yes, you may email me. Just be prepared, it may take a couple days to get back to you. As of right now, I am very backed up on comments from my latest couple videos. I am working a very feverishly right now to reply to all of them. LOL.
After 3 years I was diagnosed with Sixth Nerve Palsy. In mid-2015 I got a floater in my right eye, I started seeing double vision, and a year later macular generation (early stages) in the right eye, glaucoma, and cataracts. My optic nerves have no blood supply now. I am 57. After several MRIs to rule out a brain tumor my Eye Specialist stated my vision loss was autoimmune related. My biological dad had Cerebellar Ataxia and so did my Aunt. I found out in 2000 that my Dad had been to Duke Hospital and had multiple tests done (Neurology) and there is a chromosome defect passed down due to his parents (my grandparents) being first cousins. The Specialists at Duke said this DNA chromosome could skip or not in the next generation but would never go away and is why I chose never to have children. I have many cousins and other family members who have various autoimmune diseases. My twin had to stop working in 2016. So with this being said I had always worked beginning at age 15 (1979) with a work permit and continued working in the public through the end of 2014. It took me 29 months to get my SSDI disability. I really miss working and earning wages because it is hard to live off less money even though I had more than enough work credits when your Insurance for Part B and D come out and premiums you bring home much less. I want people to understand that your health can be taken in an instant. I am so glad I found your page, Matt. Previously found you and your wife watching the Stimulus updates. Thanks for your insight and informative videos. P.S I live in NC but my husband was born in Minnesota and transplanted to NC in 1981.
Hi, you are very welcome, and thank you so much for watching and for being here. This community is not only for the blind and visually impaired, but people that are disabled in anyway, and those who are not. It is a great community to help raise awareness for all of us out there. You’re doing an amazing job, thanks for being here and part of this community! Matt
Hi, thank you, I really appreciate it :-) that is so nice of you, I hope you’re having a nice day so far, I’ll continue to be here for you and I’ll see you in the morning :-) matt
Hi, I just saw your video. It was very inspiring for me. I am totally blind. I am a teacher of the visually impaired. Many people Are in disbelief when I tell them. I also avoid telling people what I do because I don’t like to brag. But yes I have come across many people who assume that I can’t work or I don’t do anything. How did you get into buying and renting properties? That is very impressive any lucrative business. Starting must be the most difficult part I imagine. I really enjoyed your video, thanks.
Hi! Thanks so much for watching this video. It’s awesome that you are a teacher and we’re also blind, it’s always nice to connect for people in this community. I really appreciate it! I always enjoy connecting with other people who are blind originally., Thanks much for reaching out, I’m glad to have you as part of this community :-) have a nice day and see you soon
Hi I am Sunil from India and belongs to a middle class family I am now 44 year old completed my 12th in year 1997 and left my education in Bcom 2nd year due to extremely low vision because at that time I did not have awareness about the facilities provided to blind I joined a retail shop as a salesman in garments and later I join in a toy store somehow I manage to earn my livings with very minimum salary as in India competition is too high and many normal peoples are also unemployed and working for mayor 10000 rupees per month in unorganised sector and the past 3 years version even the situation because of Corona shopkeeper wind up his shop and I lost my job
In my previous reply I just introduced myself now I am currently pursuing graduation online and also acquiring some form of skills from the NGOs in Different cities I have learnt basic computer + using mobile also learn Python HTML and now I have joined a tele calling course and I am very optimistic for my future I have to complete my graduation which will take to more years from now and till then I will acquire various other skills and I am also planning to start and NGO in India for visually disable person
Iwas watching the beach scenes and it brought back a memory of a friend of mine who had been blind from birth one day we was going somewhere he ask me what the weather was like i told him it was sunny and the sky was blue he ask me to explain .i could not do it he sensed my dilemma and laughed you just cant explane blue or sunlight to some one who has no reference to draw on.
I also hate this question as well. I have a condition due to being born premature. It is called retinal Pigmentosa which means that the retina in my eyes are detached and I have cataracts in both causing me to be legally blind. I try to look for something to do as far as jobs under the table but it's hard for me because Social Security screws me over here in Texas. Plus I wasn't always legally blind. I was but my vision has gradually gotten worse over the years and there is potential that I could go completely blind. I'm covered in tattoos and I have somewhat of a criminal background which really screws me over and I have no idea what to do or how to make money. I really appreciate this video. Hopefully I can figure out a way out of my dilemma. I just wish people were more understanding of my situation.
Hey Peter, thank you so much for watching this video into reaching out to me, that is a really unfortunate situation. I do not want to say that I know what you are going through, because I don’t, but I do have an idea of what it is like not being able to find it meaningful work or being lost on what to do for employment or income. Nobody understands what it is actually like unless they are blind or visually impaired like we are. Also, I feel bad that people judge you without giving you a chance. That is one nice thing about being someone who is visually impaired, we do not judge people based on what they look like, but rather what comes out of their mouth like I was saying in some of my videos. Hopefully you can find more helpful information from all of my other videos and future videos. I always want to do as much as I can to help everybody in this community and provide valuable content as well as serve people. Hopefully I can give you some ideas to help you out in someway. Thanks again Peter, you seem like a great guy and I’m excited to talk and get to know more about you. Have a nice evening and Sunday, talk soon. Matt
Hi, I am 62, and have a retinal disease called myopic degeneration. I did drug and alcohol counseling for many many years. I do not work anymore. However, I do a lot of volunteering in the community. Homeless advocacy. And, I'm on the Board, amd volunteer coordinator of Blindconnect, a nonprofit here in vegas. We offer independence living skills training for folks that are blind or visually impaired in NV.
A very close friend of mine when I was in graduate school was totally blind. He had been an accountant, and when he suffered from detached retinas, he could no longer work in the field. He was in graduate school with me in a masters program in counseling psychology. His wife was a nurse and also in the program. My ex-husband and I became very close to them, and we double dated quite frequently. When my marriage ended, I talked to him, since I knew he was an exceptionally bright, great therapist. Unfortunately he was denied many jobs back in the 70's due to his disability. He was told a job was filled, and I was called in to interview for the same job 2 days after they denied it to him. That was so unfair, since he was a very astute, kind man and highly qualified for jobs in the field. I lost contact with he and his wife, after I moved to Florida from NJ, and I heard he died young from complications of his diabetes. That was so sad, he was such a great and loyal friend.
Hey Matt, I am completely blind, but I’m wondering how I can start my OWN TH-cam channel as a source of income. Also, those skills you mentioned, how does one go about learning said skills if you don’t have them?
Hi! First of all, thank you very much for watching this video and for reaching out to me, I’m happy to hear from you and I am willing to do whatever I can to help you answer any questions that you may have. Thank you so much for subscribing to this channel, I’m very happy to have you here! As for your questions, you can start a TH-cam channel, but I have to say, it’s definitely a very slow process and initially it will not result in much income at all. It takes a long time to build a base of subscribers, views, and to get exposure. I have been hit on TH-cam here for about 14 months, and you can see where I am right now. My channel is not small, but it is not huge either. It is growing at a respectable pace which I am happy with. There are a few ways to make money on TH-cam a couple being ads, ads that are run before at the video and after the video which you may have seen when you watch this one. The ads pay very little, literally a penny or less per ad that is run. There are other ways such as affiliates from Amazon or other places, and selling them merchandise among other ideas. Again, in order to do all of this, a person would need to have an established channel with some type a following and trust along with rapport with the audience. So although I am an advocate for starting a TH-cam channel and I think it would be great, I just want to tell you that it is definitely a very slow process. As for some of the other skills that I talked about in this video, I’m not sure exactly which ones you’re referring to, but I would like to help if you are able to elaborate more specifically what you would like me to talk about. Thanks again, I really hope this helps even though I didn’t give a whole lot of information. Please feel free to ask more questions and I will answer in anyway that I possibly can. Thanks again, talk to you soon! Matt
Thanks for that Blind to Billionaire. As for what specific skills, you mentioned things such as carpet removal and working for family members at times doing odd jobs. It seems like you’re pretty skilled in a broad range of things. So I’m not exactly interested in carpet removal, but using that as an example, how did you learn that skill?
Hi, thank you for elaborating. Actually, my aunt and uncle moved back to Minnesota where I am from a few years ago after living out of state for a couple years. They bought a house and decided they were going to replace the carpet in the entire upstairs. They got a bid from Home Depot to replace the carpet and it also included the carpet removal. We looked at the bed and I told him I would I would do it for 75% of the cost of Home Depot. They said sure, so I did it. Honestly, there aren’t exactly many skills needed, basically just cutting it in about five or 6 foot sections and then rolling it up. LOL. After doing that for them, I started advertising and started getting quite a few jobs. Over the last couple years, it has evolved into a pretty steady business that has evolved from flooring removal into interior home demolition. The majority of our work now is kitchen, bathroom, flooring, and other demolition inside homes and commercial buildings. We actually do a very little flooring removal anymore, the majority of our work is demolition of kitchens, bathrooms, and a variety of other demolition work. Once again, you don’t exactly need a whole Lotta skills to do this stuff, you just need to know how to break things. LOL. So I guess you could say learning the skills was somewhat of an accident. Well, I shouldn’t say accident, I should say I stumbled into it by helping a family member. And then I started advertising and found out that there is actually demand out there for the service I was offering and started picking up quite a few jobs. In fact, tomorrow we are going to demo our kitchen. We are tearing down the entire kitchen, everything in it goes. All the countertops, cabinetry, appliances, and even a couple walls, and the flooring. We will start tomorrow morning and be done in probably about five hours.I guess I just don’t let the low vision stop me from earning money. Don’t get me wrong, it definitely makes it difficult as we have far fewer opportunities than someone who is cited, but I also know that I do have skills, and that I am intelligent in different ways that allows me to send to still generate income. I just do what I can. I do know that there are a few things that I definitely cannot do, but I do as much as I possibly can and I love to stay busy, when I am not staying busy, I get very bored and agitated. I hope this explains in a little more detail. Please feel free to ask if you would like me to elaborate in more detail. Thanks again, I look forward to hearing from you again sometime soon! Matt
And on that note but different question, how would I go about learning, say, web development? I’ve been wanting to be basically in accessibility testing consultant but I assumed that I would need the knowledge on how websites work so that I can give companies advice on how to make their website accessible.
Hi, I love that idea, and great question. I have never investigated this, but I can give you a recommendation which I think would be worth checking out. There’s a website called Linda.com where you can learn just about anything. I’m not sure how Linda is spelled, but if you search around I’m sure you can find it very easily. It’s a website where you can learn like I said, just about anything and I think it is relatively inexpensive. Do some investigation on there and see what you can find. Otherwise another option would be you, start reading or listening to audiobooks that explains anything and everything discussing web development and anything else that might pertain to potential work that you would be doing in this field. I hope these recommendations are somewhat helpful. Please let me know if I can help in any other way. Matt
I have enjoyed watching your video. You have presented some insightful ideas to make an income as a visual impaired. I have low vision and one of the ways I make an income is testing websites and apps by voicing over my feedback by recording my screen activity of a prototype from an existing place of business. This is done by signing up with a testing service provider such as usertesting.com or userlytics.com as examples.
I hadn’t seen this video in the past, and I was always curious about how you got started in the demolition/removal business. I had just assumed that it was something your father did and you jumped on board when you wanted.
Hi, I’m glad that you enjoyed this video. Actually, no, I am the one that started this and I am the one who brought my dad on. LOL. He has been retired for a little over five years, and this is something that I stumbled across a couple years ago and brought him in with me to do these projects. LOL. My dad usually gets all the credit and everybody thinks that he’s the one who started it and then he brought me on, but it’s actually the other way around. LOL, glad that you enjoyed the video! Matt
Wow Matt! I didn't know you and corey live in Minnesota I too live in minneapolis minnesota and I've been following your page since the beginning and all this time I thought you guys lived in Cali or something 😅
I seen some of your newer videos or actually I did not see them because I am completely blind also but I did not know you were blind. But anyways yes I am completely blind no light perception no shadows I am 101% blind total retina detachment and what I’ve been doing for the last seven years is breeding dogs I am a dog breeder and I also go to dog shows it is more of a hobby but I do make money sometimes with litters of puppies that I have I keep the best and rehome the rest👍
I just came across your channel as I've lost most of my vision to where I'm unable to read. I lost my job as driving cars require vision and was about to start my own writing business when my vision had become quite bad. Since reading is nearly impossible, especially on a computer screen, I am trying to figure out other ways to sustain financially. I would appreciate your input if you have the time. Thanks
Awesome Matt I also own rental property n will be once I learn editing, posting renovations I had to do myself from drywall n reframing n plumbing. Pt job at Great American Cookies where I part cakes n scoop cookies by feel. Also the baker and unload 18 wheelers for cash. 2 mile hike each way by O n M...spent 4yrs in bed...got to 255, now down to 200 lbs. But I invested it all into Bitcoin n other cryptos since 2014. Want to show others how to invest while not affecting SSDI or Medicare...can elaborate or join via zoom to meet others blind on youtube...few ideas. Binge listening, Take care
Hello! Wow, that is incredible. Congratulations on all of your achievements. That sounds very interesting. I would love to get to know more about your story, you sound like a very interesting person and like someone who is very similar to me. Have a nice day, I definitely enjoy hearing from you and look forward to talking to you again soon. I hope you enjoy the weekend. Matt
Thank you for the video.about four years ago I became completely blind in my left eye and I would say at least 50 to 70% blind in the right eye from glaucoma. I was a cashier at a convenience store before that. I had also started making jewelry at home. I would really love to work again doing anything at this point. My only problem is I live in the middle of nowhere and really don't have the help or transportation I need to find something to do.
Hi, thank you so much for sharing more about yourself. It is really unfortunate that you lost so much of your vision due to glaucoma. However, it is nice that you were working up to that point and that you started making jewelry afterward. It is unfortunate if you live somewhere where there are not as many opportunities to receive services, but if there’s a way that you can reach out to your local agency, there may be a way that you can obtain services. I hope this is helpful in someway. Thanks again for reaching out, you seem like a great person and I look forward to hearing from you :-) Matt
Hi Matt and family I believe you ❤️ God is using him for his people Matt don't get dismays you in the right place iam grateful to have you in my life because I don't do computer you are my today's in times like this and I trust you iam the one kept tell the people to be patient and waiting and look how God changed the heart of man and woman thank God for Matt and his family God knows iam tell the truth from my heart ❤️❤️ and the heart. ,counts in the sight of God you all are in my prayers told you when a person do good for people the devil around the corner and he work though people no doubt wuv ya Matt waycross Georgia in the house
Hi! Thank you for watching this video and for reaching out to me. Congratulations on your job opportunity this summer, that is very exciting! May I ask, what will you be doing for work? I’m always curious to hear about other jobs from blind and visually impaired people. Also, thank you for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate all of your support! Thanks again for reaching out, I am very excited about your opportunity and to hear from you sometime soon! Have a great day, talk to you soon! Matt
I was wondering- Why is your name “blind to billionaire?” Was Corey or both of you billionaires? I was wondering because I know it’s disheartening to think about, but something that’s holding me back from pursuing a relationship with my blind friend is that I’m unsure of how we would make it financially. I’m scared of the pressures from my father, and I just am asking for any advice that you could offer.
I work part time at Goodwill my vision has gotten pretty bad this last year but I can still see with glasses. I am mentally disabled but I have some physical disabilities to. I want to get into crafts so I can sell online but I've never done that before the online part so I really don't know how to go about selling the stuff I want to make.
I like your video. However, as a fellow blind person, I really want to know some examples of projects your relatives have you do, and what kind of gigs you do on Craigslist?
I have low vision, I still work full time as a care giver, I'm looking into other options because I don't want to wait until my vision gets worse to do something
Hi, thank you very much for watching this video, that is so cool that you do a computer programming! It takes a lot of skill, knowledge, and experience to be a computer programmer, I admire you for doing that type of work! Thank you so much for watching this video into reaching out, it’s great to hear from you and learn more about you! Mad
Thank you! That means a lot to me, I sincerely appreciate all of your very nice words and continued support. :-) I appreciate having you here on the channel! I hope you have a great weekend, hopefully you are able to join us for the live stream later tonight at 10 PM central time. See you then, Matt
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video. It is interesting that our lives are the same. At the same time, it is nice to resonate with someone else who also experiences the same things. This community is great and I’m always here for you if you ever need to reach out and talk about anything. Thanks again for being here and for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your friendship and support! Have a wonderful day and see you again on Thursday. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire ☺ Hi matt . I am living in india . Few years before i got tuberculosis. Because of their harmful medication. I got ethembutol optic nuritis. My vision is near about 50 percent . I am 34 years unmarried . Xompletely depended on my parents. I also tell everyone that i am accountant .😃 my education is 1st year in commerce . I wanted to make my carrer i as accountant . I am avoiding marriage as i do not earn anything . As i born in a rich family money is not a problem for me . My fathers house where i live . Its 2nd floor is also given on rent So in future i will take over same business . Thats why i said we have many commen things .😃
Hi! Wow, that is awesome! You seem like such a great person. I’m so happy to know you! You sound like a very cool and smart person! Thank you so much for reaching out, it is fun getting to know more about you :-)
Hi! Thank you, I’m glad that it looks that way to you. It is certainly not elegant work, but it is something that I can do without vision. We only do the tear out, we do a lot of demo work as well, we do not do any of the installs. I hope this answers your question, thank you again for watching this and for subscribing, it’s so great to connect with you! Matt
Hi, I am from India. I studied computer engineering with little interest and for last 2 years I was working as Software Engineer, And in last 2 years itself I got to know that I have stargardt disease. And not I have left the work and I am confused what should I do?!
I'm 24, male from the UK & registered blind. I'm honestly don't know how to find a decent job I can do dispite being vi. I was a personal trainer for 5 years & graduated with a Bsc in sports / Physical activity & struggle to find work I can do as a Personal Trainer. I don't see a way in which I can continue to be a personal trainer being vi. Does anyone have sone advice or can point me in the right direction? Thank you !
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. I enjoy staying pretty busy and having a lot going on at all times. I am always looking for more to do. LOL. Thank you so much for being here on this channel and for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your support! I look forward to talking to you again soon. Matt
Hey. I am doing some certificate courses in finance. But i am not pretty much sure if i would be able to pursue as my career as i am suffering from macular dystrophy and Retinitus pigmentosa. So can anyone suggest me what should i do
Hi, thank you very much for reaching out with these questions. Have you been in contact with a department in your state or country that helps assist blind and visually impaired people? That would probably be your best resource. They would be able to give you the resources and accommodations you need in order to work in the field that you would like. They may give you some specialized training or specialized technology that will help assist you in completing your job. That would probably be the best advice right now. Depending on where you were located, possibly do an Internet search for services for blind and visually impaired and your state or country and see what there is to offer. You may find a department they will be able to help you with all of your questions and concerns. I hope this is helpful. Thanks again, Matt
Hi, are you saying that you live in India and there are no organizations there that help blind or visually impaired? Have you ever thought about finding groups or meet up type groups in your area that consist of blind and visually impaired people that connect every so often maybe once every couple weeks or once per month that you could join to find it friends and other people in your area? This might also be very helpful. I’m guessing there are probably some type of meet up groups in your area with these people that you could join and visit. Just another thought, I hope it helps. Matt
Hi, I think that would be great if you started that community! I’m sure there are other people out there looking for this type of community in your country. That would be so awesome if you started it! I hope that you do :-) Matt
Hi my name is Matthew rodriguez, I am blind and I trying to get myself involved a unlin jobs and I don't no how can you help me please I don't have a job at this time and it is frustrating me please help me. Thank you very much, trinidad.
Hey my friend, thank you so much for the message and for reaching out to me! It’s great to connect with you and thank you so much for your support here on the channel and in this community. It’s really tough out there, I have to say, being a blind person because I am too, it’s hard to find at work. I guess my best question for you would be, what are you really good at, where do you have a lot of knowledge, where do you have a lot of skills and experience, or what are you passionate about doing or learning? Once you answer all those questions, maybe you can take all of that and come up with some ideas of where you can look for work or possibly even go into business by yourself! Those are just some ideas, I hope that helps you :-) thanks once again my friend, truly appreciate your friendship and support
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video, I appreciate you reaching out to me. My questions to you would be what are you were very knowledgeable about, what are you talented in doing? What do you love doing with your time, what are some of your interests, passions, or talents? I think once we get some of those answers, then we can figure out how we can transition those into some type of career or work that will produce monetary gain. Thanks again for being here, I appreciate your support on this channel
Hi! That is a great question and one that many of us in this community have been asking for a very long time. The majority of people who are blind or visually impaired do not work simply for the same reasons, we do not what know what we can do, or how we can do it for work. I actually do not work a traditional job for many of the same reasons, but I do a variety of other work and projects. I do some contract work where I do demolition of a variety of things, flooring, bathrooms, kitchen, and a variety of other demolition projects. I do not need my eyes in order to do this as I can feel what I am doing. It is not the ideal type of work, but it is something that I can do without vision. A lot of people in this community are continuously asking these questions about what we can do. I would recommend figuring out what you were passionate about and what you were interested in, and then seeing if there’s a way that you can earn income from doing something you’re passionate about or love to do. It may take some research and some digging, but there’s probably a way for you to do it. Also figure out and determine where you have a lot of skills, or education, and find a way to extrapolate those talents, skills, and education into income. I hope this is helpful! Matt
Hi! Thanks so much for watching this video and for the comment, I’m glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you for your support, it means a lot to me. I see you again on Monday in the next video. Matt
ahraz ali hi, thanks so much for watching this video and for reaching out with your comment. I feel really bad, I am not quite sure what you were asking with this question. Please let me know so I can answer this in a better way. I’m so sorry, thanks for the clarification. Matt
Actually i am also a diable person with my eyez bt i can see nd i can drive also..the problem is that i cant read properly from far..like usimg laptop nd mobile phone..so thts why my font size od my mobile is too big..nd i have a certifiacate of PWd wth 50% dissabled...nd now i hv complted my graduation also so i wnt to know from you...that which type of job iss suitable for me in foreign countries like cannada U.SA etc..so you give me tha right way.. Bro
Hi, thank you for the for the explanation. It is nice to get to know more about you and the extent of your vision loss. I’m so happy to hear that you still have pretty decent acuity and you can still see many things except for it with distance. That is very nice! I’m glad that you’ve learned so much from my videos and found inspiration from them as well, thank you for that feedback! It’s so great to have you here in this community, I sincerely appreciate your support and look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon. Enjoy the videos and look forward to your comments.
I'm legally blind myself. I've had to do what I had to do make ends
meet when I was homeless for six months many years ago. Sometimes you
have to take jobs that nobody wants, in order to live and pay bills.
It's really tough out there, when it comes to a blind or visually person
getting a full-time job. Disabled folks have bills to pay and have to
live. It's really sad that we disabled folks have to live hand to
mouth, with or without a college degree or prior employment experience.
I've worked all my life and I refuse to work for sub minimum wage.
Everyday I feel blessed to have what I have.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching and commenting on this video! It is so nice to hear from you and meet you too! I love your attitude, you are so positive and you continue to work even though you were legally blind. You’re right, it is tough out there, but with a great attitude and perseverance we can definitely push through and do anything we want. Thank you so much for your comment on this video I really enjoyed hearing your story and hearing from you. May I ask, what type of work do you do when you work? Thank you again, I look forward to hearing from you! Matt
Hi, I wanted to say one more thing, just because we are blind that doesn’t mean we need to work for less money per hour or per job than what we actually deserve. I love how you say that you won’t work for minimum-wage or less than minimum-wage just because you’re legally blind. I completely agree, great point! I really enjoyed hearing from you and reading your comment, thank you so much! Talk to you again soon! :-) Matt
Hi Holly. That's a great attitude to have. I wish you the very best in life.
Hi Holly! I feel ya. I do work for trade items like clothes or food. Watching a dog or child. Odd jobs. It can be awkward to explain to new people. I am blind too. It happened while in college. I did get my degree, but with heart defects and illness that lead to my vision loss it has been tough to get regular work. I feel ya.
Thank you Katie, I completely agree with this entire conversation, it can definitely be very tough. The interesting part is that just about every blind or visually impaired person I have encountered wants to work and contribute so badly. I just wish that there was an easy solution and easy answer for all of us. But unfortunately, there’s not. I also do not work at traditional job, but I do as much as I possibly can to contribute financially. Thanks, great conversation! Matt
My friend is both mostly blind and mostly deaf. We are both massage therapists and he is a musician as well. I appreciate your videos a lot Matt. I just found them.
Good morning, thank you so much for the message. I’m glad that you are enjoying the videos. Thank you so much for reaching out to me and telling me more about yourself and your friend! Thank you again and please say hi to your friend for me :-) matth
I'm so glad to see you're enjoying your life to the fullest. You don't have to explain to people how you make money because you are entitled to your privacy in that respect. Happy travels.
Hi! Thank you very much for this comment, I’m very glad to hear that you agree with me and her giving me support. You’re right, I don’t need to explain to people how I make money since that is my own privacy. But, it seems that so many people are interested and ask 1 million questions about what I do for work and or how I make money. But just like you said, I definitely don’t need to tell people that. Thanks again for all the support! See you again soon, probably tomorrow, Matt
My mother is blind by cataract hopefully I can get her surgery done soon but for now I am just searching to see other who are going through the same or similar issues but I came upon your video. Your videos are very informative my mother is listening keenly to you.
I am new subscriber thank you for this video. My mother was feeling so depressed but after I went on your video she is feeling a whole lot better. Thanks again
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the very nice comment. I am so happy to hear that my videos are helpful and that your mother is feeling less discouraged after watching my videos. I just want you to know, I created this community as a place for all of us who are blind or visually impaired or who have family or friends that are blind or visually impaired as a place to come to connect with others, have support, have friendship, and a safe place for all of us can talk with each other and discuss anything we want. I am always here to talk if she ever needs to. She can always reach out through TH-cam comments and I always respond personally to every single comment that comes in on my videos. Thank you again, I look forward to connecting with you and your mom again sometime very soon! I have a lot of videos here and I hope many others are helpful to you and your mother. We are always here, thank you so much for your continued support and for subscribing, it means a lot to me! Talk to you again soon, Matt
I'm legally blind from birth, and I'm 77 years old. I have actually only had two jobs in my life. The first at a retail store from which I was fired. Then I went to college and then taught elementary school for 30 years, retiring at the age of 52. I did a remodeling business for 8 years while owning and maintaining a rental property. I have remodeled all sis houses we have owned. Competing with sighted people is usually a losing proposition, so accept what you can't do and figure out what you can do and do it!!
Hey Larry, thank you so much for watching and commenting on this video. It is so nice to hear from you and meet you too. That is so cool that you taught elementary school for 30 years and were able to retire at 52. I also think it’s even more cool that you remodeled all six houses that you owned along with only I can I remodeling business along with maintaining a rental property. All of those things sound exactly like what I enjoy too. Did you actually physically go out and do the remodeling in the houses, or were you more of the general contractor for the projects? Thank you again for reaching out to me, it is really nice to hear from you. I look forward to talking and getting to know more about you. Talk to you again soon, Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire Yes, I did do all of the work myself. Since teaching school gives you three months lay off and we couldn't afford to hire people, so was learn how to do it or it wouldn't get done. I also couldn't find summer jobs. It great to learn that we are not alone, since all of my friends are sighted. I love these you tube chanels.
Hey Larry! Wow, that is so cool that you did all the work yourself. You definitely learn a lot of valuable skills doing all this work on your own. I admire you for taking on all those projects and troubleshooting everything as well as working all of the jobs yourself. Very cool! And very inspiring to. Thanks again for sharing and for reaching out to me. Matt
Thank you for being a teacher. It’s one of those jobs that never can be thanked enough. Growing up I was blessed to have a lot of friends with disabilities. The greatest lessons I learned from my friends was persistence and the ability to adapt quickly. I believe that children have very open hearts and minds and having exposure to successful people that have disabilities is enlightening and teaches them empathy. Watching my friends grow up made me really want a environment that was accessible to everyone, and I’m sure that your students left your classroom with the same feeling.
I absolutely agree with you! A child growing up around someone with a disability or suffering from some type of affliction is going to make that child grow up to be a much more understanding and well rounded person versus the child who has no exposure to anyone who is different. I mean, everybody is different in their own way, but it seems that most people just fall into a cookie cutter form. Either way, I absolutely agree with you about teachers, a valuable skill set that is so necessary in so many ways. I don’t think enough people recognize teacher for all of the amazing things that they are doing. Great comment! Mad
I still work retail. I do not disclose my "impairment" when applying for jobs. I am in management. I work 40- 60 hours a week. I use my experiences and techniques I have learned to train others. Using strengths and acknowledging weaknesses and adjusting where needed. Here in the past year or 2 I have opened up to others (my supervisors) about the severity of my eyesight. They are very supportive and surprised. I am at 20/200 left eye and 20/40 in my right. I still have my license but have to test every year for it
I'm visually impaired and used to work at Goodwill. I am planning to work there again hopefully soon. One of the things that helped me was getting a feel for the place. Working in the back was a bit of a challenge though, because I had to work without my cane and had to be extremely aware of everything.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me, it is great to hear from you! That is so cool that you work at Goodwill. I completely understand what you mean by getting a feel for the place, I am the same way. I am completely disoriented when I go into a new place, but after spending some time there and getting oriented, I am much better and get a get around a lot easier. It’s great that they allow you to use your cane while out on the floor. It sounds like you were very skilled at what you do and they are lucky to have you! Thank you so much for watching this and for reaching out, it is very nice to hear from you and hear your story. I look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon! Matt
It is really great to have the opportunity to share my experiences related to this topic. I am a 37-years old man with a visual impairment from INDONESIA. Foer living, currently, I am working as a disability advisor in Center for Disability Studies and Services at a public university as well as a counselor at an inclusive school. I also work as a researcher in a collaboration program with Australian scholars called AIDRAN. I have married, and have one little girl. My wife work as a pharmacist in two places. I do think that having a higher degree of education will open a wider opportunity to a full-time job as well as better social-economics.
Hi, thank you for watching this video and for subscribing. It is fun to meet you and get to know more about your situation and what you were doing, thank you so much for reaching out with all this information, that is a lot of fun! Congratulations on everything you were doing and with your family, it sounds like all of you are great people :-) I hope you’re doing well and thank you so much for being here. Matt
RP here as well. I always answer with "I'm a stay at home dad." It can be a bit interesting how people react. There is still a bit of a stigma to stay at home dad which is a shame, sometimes the conversation goes deeper and I'll explain my vision and they'll sort of "that explains why" like no normal dude would do it out of choice. I love it but it helps that I, like you, have a strong family support system. As for income, I do the eBay thing as well, often I'll sign up email newsletters of items that in hot demand, say watches, set an alarm, buy them on pre-order and flip them and other things like that. I live rural so transportation is always an issue. Digging the channel man!
Good morning! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the great comment. It is so much fun to hear from you and get to know a little bit more about you too. I sincerely Appreciate your support, friendship, and for subscribing :-) I bet there is some kickback when people say you are stay at home dad. It is unfortunate, but it is awesome at the same time that you can be that person who has the luxury of staying home with the kids. It is awesome to hear that you are creative and figure out ways to still supply income to the family, I absolutely love that! You sound like an awesome person, I look forward to talking and getting to know more about you! Once again, thank you so much for being here, I’m very happy that you enjoy the videos :-) see you again soon. Matt
I live in a farming community so transportation is not the best & expensive
Hello I'm legally blind. I have some vision, can see enough to get around in my town. I can see steps, curbs, etc. Due to health I had to stop working, so I'm at home. I'm mid 50s, but still active. Grandmother of 3, one stayed with me, 9yrs old. I am teaching myself to paint on canvas, and sketching. I cook, have a few recipes I'd love love to market, funds are scattered. My sister sings and in the process of putting a show together for one woman entertainer. That's a big project for our family. We love God and using the Secret to change old ways of thinking....
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. It is so nice to hear from you. Wow, it sounds like you stay very busy and have a lot of hobbies which is awesome to hear. It’s really cool that you’re teaching yourself how to paint on canvas and that you enjoy sketching. What do you enjoy painting? What are some of your favorite dishes to cook? Thanks again for reaching out to me, it is really nice to hear from you and meet you. I look forward to connecting with you more soon! Have a great weekend, Matt
I cook mostly Southern cuisines taught at an early age. I love trying delicious recipes here in TH-cam. With painting its been abstract. I also like flower scenes, trees, bottles,etc. I also help with homework daily. Thank you for reading my comment and replying. God bless.
Hi, that is so cool! It’s so cool that you learned how to cook recipes at such a young age. It’s also very neat to hear about your passion for painting and sketching. I love that! You’re very welcome, I thank you for reaching out to me and for watching my videos. I sincerely appreciate all of your support! It has been fun talking with you! :-) Have a great day, Matt
Matt, you are an inspiration to me. Bless you Matt and your family!! I am 60 years old going to be 61 August 22nd. And I'm disability, mentally and physically, Limited other things I can do.. this video makes me want to run out and start looking for part-time work!! You're awesome man!! You send the message, never give up!!
As a visually impaired person I work at Goodwill hanging clothes I have trouble seeing how to sort the clothes so the staff at Goodwill sort the clothes for me and I just hang them sometimes they are pre-sorted and sometimes they are not but I just do the best that I can
Hi Larry! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to us. You’re right, you can do your best, that’s all you can do. It’s cool that you were working and you found something that you enjoy. It’s all right if you were not able to sort the clothes perfectly, I’m sure they will get over it. That’s really great, I’m glad that you have that job and it was fun learning to know more about what you do! Thanks again Larry, I appreciate hearing from you! Matt
Yes I've learned how to hang the clothes up on the rack without looking at it for instance if I was looking at something else and wanted to still able to work I can do that as well
Hi Larry, that’s Great to hear that you are very talented and able to do your job. I’m very happy to hear these types of stories, I’m always excited to hear it when I blind or visually impaired people person is able to do a job that they enjoy. It sounds like you are very talented and good at what you do. Thanks again for watching this video and for reaching out to me, it’s great to connect with you XO! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire thanks
By the way! Your job is awesome. I feel like you shouldn’t be insecure about it!
Thank you for your honesty. It is hard sometimes. I am borderline legally blind. I am working at a school as a para and studying web development. It's not for everyone but I think there are a lot of opportunities in programming and computer science. I want to be able to freelance from home.
Hi Rebecca! Thank you very much for watching this video and for subscribing to the channel, I sincerely appreciate all of your support! Yes I completely agree, I can definitely be tough sometimes. It is so cool that you were working at a school and studying web design, that is awesome! I definitely think there’s opportunity and availability for you to work from home as a freelance developer. That is a great path as that is the direction our society is moving! Thanks again for reaching out, I look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon! Matt
Why work from home? Is it not easy to find a programming job for a visually impaired person?
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to us. In my opinion as a visually impaired person, it seems that the majority of people in this community would prefer to work from home if possible. Maybe some people in this community do not have the skills to navigate out on their own or just feel more comfortable at home working in a position versus reporting to a job. Not only that, sometimes it can be difficult to fit in at a workplace with our visual impairment as many of us in this community feel secluded and like we are left out in conversations because the majority of conversations are nonverbal versus verbal and we rely on what we hear versus what we can see, since we cannot see. LOL. I hope that makes sense. Thanks again for being here! Matt
I m learning python, in that case, can we share our knowledge
Wow great story! This post was very inspirational for me. I am new to being visually impaired and trying to figure out what to do and how to do it. I thank you for giving me hope and something to look into doing thank you
Hi! Thank you so much for the nice message, I’m so glad this was helpful to you! I always am available to connect with you if you ever need anything, please never hesitate to send a message here and I’m always here to talk. That’s why I have this community, to be here to offer my support and be of assistance to anybody. Thank you once again, I hope you enjoy some of my other videos as well. :-) Enjoy your afternoon I’ll see you
Feel ya Matt. Great video. I appreciate your honest responce. It it such a hard topic to discuss. I feel ya. I am proud of ya.
Hi Katie! Thank you so much for being on the live stream yesterday, that was so awesome to connect with you live! LOL, that was funny you were doing yoga while watching the live stream. Too bad we don’t live closer, it would be so much fun for you to attend the class at our gym with us! The three of us could go! That would be so much fun :-) thank you for all of the nice words on this video, I’m really glad that you enjoyed it. I want to be as transparent and honest as I possibly can with these videos because I know that there are a lot of other people out there who want to know that they are not alone, so I always want to provide my experiences so that everyone understands they are not going through this alone. Thanks again Katie, you’re such a great person and I always love connecting with you! Have a great Saturday and enjoy riding your horse :-) Matt
I am not blind nor visually impaired. My problem is severe anxiety and agoraphobia. I want to be able to work from home and make an honest living. Thanks to you Matt, and my visually impaired friends, I think I can do ANYTHING I set my mind to! God Bless All❤
Good morning, that’s awesome! Thank you so much for reaching out to me. We just wanna do whatever we can to help everybody in this community, and I hope that some of my videos have been helpful to you. I’m always here for you, thank you so much :-) matt
I’m visually impaired I watch pets & house sitting I don’t make a bunch with that but it keeps me busy I like to draw a lot & trying to figure out how to start a TH-cam channel drawing but thinking of starting a vlog channel, then just sale my art
Hi, thank you for watching this video. I like all those ideas. Those are great! I think you should deathly start a TH-cam channel, that would be very interesting and I think a lot of people would find it to be very helpful. I’m glad that you’re doing something and enjoying what you’re doing currently, and looking for other ways to expand. This is great! Have a great afternoon, thank you for watching this and for reaching out. Matt
Kitty do u have an account with Devianart its a good place to get ur name out there and to sell ur work
That is a great suggestion! :-)
I am also visually impaired and like to draw. I have a part time job at McDonald’s.
Hi you are a good person.Keep up the good work that you have.
Hi, I work part time as a massage therapist and I love it.
Hi Michelle! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. I’m so happy to hear that you love being a massage therapist. I actually considered going to school for massage therapy, but then decided against it. I have actually given numerous massages in my life and thought it would be an interesting profession for me. May I ask, are you also blind or visually impaired? I’m glad to hear that you love it, that is very encouraging. Thank you for reaching out to me, it is very nice to hear from you and I look forward to connecting with you again. Have a great day, I’m excited to hear from you! Matt
Blind to Billionaire hi Matt, yes, it’s a good career especially if you have a spouse that can provide medical insurance. But to be fair, my husband was also a massage therapist and sometimes it is harder for the guys. Sometimes women feel awkward about seeing a male therapist and sometimes men feel awkward about seeing a male therapist. I am legally blind now but when I went to massage school I did have a lot more vision than I do now. Another side hustle I have thought about doing is pet sitting in our home but have not started that venture yet. Thanks for the great video!
Hi Michelle! It is great to hear from you. I completely agree with what you said about your husband being a massage therapist. You’re right, some women are not comfortable with that and some men massage therapist are not comfortable seeing other men. That makes perfect sense. Oh nice, I love that second idea for a side hustle. That is great. If you start doing that, let me know how it goes. Thanks for reaching out to me, it has been fun talking with you and getting to know more about you and your career. Talk to you again soon :-) Matt
I live in England and I make soup and bath bombs and tanned body Charles hand washes shower gels that kind of thing for 11 that kind of thing for 11
Same here
That was an amazing video! I made a point of sharing it and I didn't even think twice!
This video portrays my reality for real!
Hugs from Brazil!
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video, reaching out to us, and for subscribing! I sincerely appreciate all of your support and for sharing the video, that is so cool of you! I’m super excited to hear that you are from Brazil, you are our first South American subscriber that I am aware of! This is so cool! I love that you are from Brazil, I would love to visit your country! Thank you once again, I’m excited to continue talking and getting to know more about you! Have a great evening, I’ll see you again tomorrow in the next video :-) Matt
You sure gained one more subscriber and I'll also recommend your channel to all of my frieds! At least those ones who speak English because I don't even live in a native country... however, I intend to live abroad one day but I sometimes wonder if I'll ever be able to make this come true due to the challenges we all face as visually impaired people. On the other hand, I won't give up on it that easy! I didn't get at this stage of the game for that! I mean, I managed to learn English as a second language and overcame my visual limitations... I believe that when there's a will there's a way and you can do anything you set your mind to, isn't it?
I'm sorry for my long comment... I think I got a little carried away... hahaha see you!
Hi, wow, you were way too nice! Thank you so much, I cannot thank you enough for how generous you are! I love your attitude and your mindset toward visual impairment, I completely agree with you, we can literally do anything that we set our minds to, provided we do not give up. I love your attitude and your perseverance! You’re an amazing person, I’m excited to talk and get to know more about you, you seem like such an amazing person! Once again, thank you for recommending this channel to all of your friends! I will see you again tomorrow in the next video! Matt
Love your channel. I am not legally blind, but my brother is. We are a family that has LHON. My brother has alway owned his own commercial charter fishing boat business, and has done extremely well with it. A year ago he lost his vision to now being legally blind. He can not operate his charter boat business any longer, so he has decided to sell that business. We live on an island off the coast of MA, and working on the water has been his life (he is now 55 years old) so giving up his commercial captains license, he has found another way to continue to work on the water and make an income. He has filed for all the permits he needs to open and operate a oyster farm. It will be in a pond in the town he lives in. He will not be able to run it alone, but will be able to make the entire oyster farm be operable with just him and one other person. Believe it or not, there is a lot of money to be made in the oyster farming business. The best part is he will not be in very deep water to run the business. The one person he will hire will do the tasks that my brother can just not do. I'll keep you posted how it does.....hoping all the permits will be signed off in the next 90 days, then he is good to go! Even though he went legally blind so quickly, he refused to stop working on the water.....it's in his blood! I'll keep you posted how it goes this summer....."all the best to you"
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. I absolutely love this story! This is a perfect example of someone who was doing what they love when suddenly losing their vision and now finding a way to adapt and still do what they absolutely loved and create an income. I absolutely love this story! Thank you so much for sharing, I love the resilience and persistence to continue with the business in a different avenue after the vision loss of your brother has experienced. Yes, please keep me informed on how it is going, I would absolutely love to connect with you and him a little bit more and learn more about the business! That sounds so cool, right up my alley!I read through your comment a couple times because I found it to be so interesting, I just love the creativity that your brother has to figure out a way that he can still do what he loves and what he knows even after not being able to charter his boat anymore. Thanks so much for being here, I appreciate your support and look forward to hearing from you sometime soon
@@BlindtoBillionaire I will certainly keep you posted as things progress....
MVIsland Thank you, I am excited to hear more! Thank you
@@BlindtoBillionaire Your welcome! If you are interested, if you have an email address, I would be happy to email you a link to my brothers commercial charter boat business here on MV Island. Your wife can read and describe the boat and some of the pictures of his customers holding up some huge fish. This is the business he will be selling now, and gearing up for oyster farming. Will be much safer for him. Some of his charters were 100 miles off shore for overnight. Catching yellow fin tuna or swordfish. Now he will be working in a small pond. By the way, I just ordered him a pair of Heist 2.0 polarized sunglasses. In a way, he is very lucky, we were born and raised on this small island, he knows the little towns and streets well, and everybody knows him, so even now becoming legally blind, he can get around a little. With LHON, it is central vision loss. He does have some peripheral vision. So, I would love to email you charter fishing website....by the way, his name is Jeffrey.
Hi! That sounds so amazing. I love the business aspects as well as so many other aspects of what you and your brother are doing, it is just so cool! Actually my email address is the same as my channel name here on TH-cam, blindtobillionaire@gmail.com. Thanks for another great comment, it is so much fun getting to know more about the business operations
I'm visually impaired have tunnel vision in one eye the eye doctor just declared me legally blind in both eyes two years now glad to find your channel
Hi! Thank you very much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. It’s great to hear from you and I sincerely appreciate all of your support and for subscribing to the channel! That is interesting that you have tunnel vision, and that you were losing your vision. That is exactly why this community exists, for all of us to connect with each other and have a supportive place to go where all of us understand each other. Just know that I am here as a friend and to give you support in anyway that I can if you ever need it. Otherwise I’m always here as a friend! Thanks again for subscribing, I look forward to talking with you again soon! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire Thanks Matt it's very comforting to that people do care, in big way my eyes were opened, it humble me in all ways.
Hey Randy, yes, people absolutely do care! I do! I am here for you as a friend and for support at any time that you may need it if ever! Thanks again for all of your continued support, it’s great to hear from you! Matt
Wow, that craigslist gig sounds like a good idea. I'm disabled, so that's a good idea.
That’s awesome that you have found so many revenue streams. I’m sighted and groom dogs for a living. One day I would love to own a salon of my own. I would love to hire people for different life backgrounds. I think that maybe a low vision or blind person could be a really good dog bather or groomer’s assistant. Most of the washing, drying and brushing is very hands on and doesn’t require vision and can be done by feel alone.
I’m -8.5 without glasses and at times with wild/splashing dogs I have to take off my glasses as I wash and dry. I just have to keep my workspace extremely organized so I can grab tools as I need them. Once you bathe dogs for a while you can quickly feel if a coat is clean or properly dried and brushed.
Good morning! Thank you for watching this video. Yes, setting up multiple sources of income is very important to me. I am actively setting up as many as possible at all times and maintaining them so that they continue to flow. As for your comment about dog grooming, that’s actually a really good come in because you’re accurate in saying that it is hands-on, I mean I’ve never done the job but I imagine it is very hands-on and probably something that a visual impaired or blind person could do. I am not saying it is an easy job by any means, but rather since it is such a tactile job, it is something that potential he a visually impaired person could do because you were literally using your hands, it is almost like massage, the stereo typical profession for blind people. But yet it would just be with an animal and preparing it’s for. LOL. It’s cool to hear that you keep such a clean workspace, I think that isn’t very important! Thanks so much for watching this, it has been fun learning more about you :-) Matt
I live in London and I guess the system is slightly different over here compared to the USA but it's not really any easier. I have a degree but work for pretty much minimum wage. I've been thinking of quitting my job for months now because this so stressdul and I feel it's not the most appropriate job for me as I work with people who have disabilities so it's not the ideal situation being that I have my own disability. This video has given me a few ideas however I don't exactly have a great deal of savings or come from a rich family so it'll take some time to work it all out
Hi! Thank you so much for watching and commenting on this video, it is so nice to hear from you! It is very stressful to have a job because you watch so much stress and that you don’t get paid very much. That is a tough situation, but I’m glad to hear that this video was helpful and gave you some ideas. May I ask what you do for work? You said that you work with other disable people? May I ask do you also have RP? Thank you again for all of your support on this channel and for subscribing, it is so nice to meet you. I look forward to getting to know more about you! Thanks again, Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire hi, I'm not sure what an RP is? I'm not sure what the job title would be in the States but over here we call it a carer or support worker, so essentially I support the people to do their day to day tasks and make sure they take their medication etc. Basic but quite demanding.
Hi! It’s nice to hear from you again! It does sound like your job is very demanding, but those people are relying on you, which is very rewarding. I’m not sure either, but I think your job would be called PCA here in the United States. How many patients do you take care of each day? Thank you again for all of your support, it’s nice to get to know you. I’ve enjoyed talking and getting to know you over the last couple days. Talk to you again soon! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire hi, yeah people tend to assume it's rewarding but isn't really lol.. I guess it's one of those things where if you've not experienced it yourself you won't really get how the job can be at times. I typically will look after 5+ people Inna day so it can be quite demanding. What kind of work are you doing at the moment? Nice chatting with you again.
Hi exclamation point thank you so much for replying. It is great to hear more about what you do. Oh yes, that does sound very demanding and stressful. Wow, you look after a lot of people each day. That is a lot of responsibility. You’re right, without actually doing the job it would be hard to say if it’s rewarding stressful or anything else that you’re dealing with with that job. I just hope that if you were unhappy in the job that possibly you pursue something else. I just want you to be happy and enjoy what you do! :-) As for me, I don’t work a traditional job. I manage our rental properties and do some contract work with my dad mostly home remodel type work. What do you enjoy doing with your time when you’re not working? Thank you again, I look forward to hearing from you! Matt
Matt, You are awesome! 😉
I understand your being insecure, but you shouldn't. You have been so helpful to me over the past year,... Thank you for that! ,
I am visually impaired and considered legally blind... Even if i wear glasses my eyes wont improve since i have a black spot on my optic nerve.. ever since i learned about it i become depress, since finding a work for myself is hard..
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. It is so nice to hear from you and meet you too. I’m glad to have you here on this community since this is such a great place for everyone who is blind or visually impaired, or legally blind. It can definitely be difficult to find work as a legally blind person. Hopefully my videos will give you the support and friendship as well as connections that you need. I am always here for you if you ever want to talk or discuss anything, that is why I am here and why this community exists. It is interesting to hear how you lost your vision, thank you so much for sharing that with me. I hope you’re having a great day, thank you again for being here and for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your support! Talk to you again soon. Matt
You doing really good God bless you stay strong keep faith God knows what he is doing amen
Great info. Great ideas. Being asked what you do for work truly is the WORST question. I am new to this and struggling a bit. I do a lot of mechanical side work as i was always pretty handy with a wrench. How are things in the twin cities as far as services and accessibility? I lived in Minnesota before my vision loss and miss it quite a bit.
I'm glad that you enjoying your your life and and at least your wife helps you around and you have a beautiful wife that she helps you God bless you
I do a little interpreting, also I am a musician.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. That is so cool that you do some interpreting and that you’re also a musician. That takes a lot of talent! May I ask, which languages do you interpret? I also have another friend on this channel who is Iraq he and he interprets Arabic. It is so cool! That is definitely one job that people who are blind or visually impaired can still do. That is so cool. Very inspiring. Thank you for reaching out to me, I look forward to hearing from you again! Matt
I speak English, Spanish and a Guatemalan language.
Hi! Wow, that is so cool that you know multiple languages. I wish I was fluent in Spanish. I know a very little bit of Spanish, but not very much at all. I would love to learn Spanish and be fluent. That is so cool! There’s probably a lot of demand for your services for interpreting Spanish and Guatemalan language. Thank you so much for sharing this information about yourself, this was very fun to learn. And again thank you for the conversation and for reaching out to me, it has been fun communicating and connecting with you. Thanks again, I look forward to talking with you again soon. Matt
Im proud of you Matt God Bless you and your wife🙏🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕💕💯💯💯💯
Hi, thank you, that is so kind of you :-) hope you’re doing well, will always be here for you :-) matt
Hi Matt, nice video. I have low vision. I am working on starting my own freelance business. VR is trying to help me. Part of my freelance work I would like to do is continue to make TH-cam videos.
Hi Amanda, wow, that is so awesome! Congratulations on your venture. I’m very excited about that for you, please let me know how it goes, I would love to hear about it as you build the business, that is so amazing! Congratulations once again, this is very exciting :-) Matt
Blind to Billionaire Thank you. I will. May I email you? I am looking for feedback on a series I am doing; and I think you would be the perfect person to provide me the feedback I am looking for.
Hey Amanda, yes, you may email me. Just be prepared, it may take a couple days to get back to you. As of right now, I am very backed up on comments from my latest couple videos. I am working a very feverishly right now to reply to all of them. LOL.
Blind to Billionaire That’s fine.
After 3 years I was diagnosed with Sixth Nerve Palsy. In mid-2015 I got a floater in my right eye, I started seeing double vision, and a year later macular generation (early stages) in the right eye, glaucoma, and cataracts. My optic nerves have no blood supply now. I am 57. After several MRIs to rule out a brain tumor my Eye Specialist stated my vision loss was autoimmune related. My biological dad had Cerebellar Ataxia and so did my Aunt. I found out in 2000 that my Dad had been to Duke Hospital and had multiple tests done (Neurology) and there is a chromosome defect passed down due to his parents (my grandparents) being first cousins. The Specialists at Duke said this DNA chromosome could skip or not in the next generation but would never go away and is why I chose never to have children. I have many cousins and other family members who have various autoimmune diseases. My twin had to stop working in 2016. So with this being said I had always worked beginning at age 15 (1979) with a work permit and continued working in the public through the end of 2014. It took me 29 months to get my SSDI disability. I really miss working and earning wages because it is hard to live off less money even though I had more than enough work credits when your Insurance for Part B and D come out and premiums you bring home much less. I want people to understand that your health can be taken in an instant. I am so glad I found your page, Matt. Previously found you and your wife watching the Stimulus updates. Thanks for your insight and informative videos. P.S I live in NC but my husband was born in Minnesota and transplanted to NC in 1981.
I am not blind but I am disabled and a veteran. It is hard to find work so I relate to that as well. Thank you, Matt for the video.
Hi, you are very welcome, and thank you so much for watching and for being here. This community is not only for the blind and visually impaired, but people that are disabled in anyway, and those who are not. It is a great community to help raise awareness for all of us out there. You’re doing an amazing job, thanks for being here and part of this community! Matt
WOW MATT YOU DONOT LET ANYTHING HINDER YOU EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE BLIND AWESOME MUCH LOVE & GBY.
Hi, thank you, I really appreciate it :-) that is so nice of you, I hope you’re having a nice day so far, I’ll continue to be here for you and I’ll see you in the morning :-) matt
Hi, I just saw your video. It was very inspiring for me. I am totally blind. I am a teacher of the visually impaired. Many people Are in disbelief when I tell them. I also avoid telling people what I do because I don’t like to brag. But yes I have come across many people who assume that I can’t work or I don’t do anything. How did you get into buying and renting properties? That is very impressive any lucrative business. Starting must be the most difficult part I imagine. I really enjoyed your video, thanks.
Hi! Thanks so much for watching this video. It’s awesome that you are a teacher and we’re also blind, it’s always nice to connect for people in this community. I really appreciate it! I always enjoy connecting with other people who are blind originally., Thanks much for reaching out, I’m glad to have you as part of this community :-) have a nice day and see you soon
I am interested in teaching blind children would love to chat sometime
Hi I am Sunil from India and belongs to a middle class family I am now 44 year old completed my 12th in year 1997 and left my education in Bcom 2nd year due to extremely low vision because at that time I did not have awareness about the facilities provided to blind I joined a retail shop as a salesman in garments and later I join in a toy store somehow I manage to earn my livings with very minimum salary as in India competition is too high and many normal peoples are also unemployed and working for mayor 10000 rupees per month in unorganised sector and the past 3 years version even the situation because of Corona shopkeeper wind up his shop and I lost my job
In my previous reply I just introduced myself now I am currently pursuing graduation online and also acquiring some form of skills from the NGOs in Different cities I have learnt basic computer + using mobile also learn Python HTML and now I have joined a tele calling course and I am very optimistic for my future I have to complete my graduation which will take to more years from now and till then I will acquire various other skills and I am also planning to start and NGO in India for visually disable person
Iwas watching the beach scenes and it brought back a memory of a friend of mine who had been blind from birth one day we was going somewhere he ask me what the weather was like i told him it was sunny and the sky was blue he ask me to explain .i could not do it he sensed my dilemma and laughed you just cant explane blue or sunlight to some one who has no reference to draw on.
Great job my bro keep it up ❤❤❤💪💪💪
I also hate this question as well. I have a condition due to being born premature. It is called retinal Pigmentosa which means that the retina in my eyes are detached and I have cataracts in both causing me to be legally blind. I try to look for something to do as far as jobs under the table but it's hard for me because Social Security screws me over here in Texas. Plus I wasn't always legally blind. I was but my vision has gradually gotten worse over the years and there is potential that I could go completely blind. I'm covered in tattoos and I have somewhat of a criminal background which really screws me over and I have no idea what to do or how to make money. I really appreciate this video. Hopefully I can figure out a way out of my dilemma. I just wish people were more understanding of my situation.
Hey Peter, thank you so much for watching this video into reaching out to me, that is a really unfortunate situation. I do not want to say that I know what you are going through, because I don’t, but I do have an idea of what it is like not being able to find it meaningful work or being lost on what to do for employment or income. Nobody understands what it is actually like unless they are blind or visually impaired like we are. Also, I feel bad that people judge you without giving you a chance. That is one nice thing about being someone who is visually impaired, we do not judge people based on what they look like, but rather what comes out of their mouth like I was saying in some of my videos. Hopefully you can find more helpful information from all of my other videos and future videos. I always want to do as much as I can to help everybody in this community and provide valuable content as well as serve people. Hopefully I can give you some ideas to help you out in someway. Thanks again Peter, you seem like a great guy and I’m excited to talk and get to know more about you. Have a nice evening and Sunday, talk soon. Matt
I'm also a retired housekeeper and I'm having problem with my side I'm nearsighted but I'm doing okay thank you
Hi,
I am 62,
and have a retinal disease called myopic degeneration. I did drug and alcohol counseling for many many years. I do not work anymore. However, I do a lot of volunteering in the community. Homeless advocacy. And, I'm on the Board, amd volunteer coordinator of Blindconnect, a nonprofit here in vegas. We offer independence living skills training for folks that are blind or visually impaired in NV.
A very close friend of mine when I was in graduate school was totally blind. He had been an accountant, and when he suffered from detached retinas, he could no longer work in the field. He was in graduate school with me in a masters program in counseling psychology. His wife was a nurse and also in the program. My ex-husband and I became very close to them, and we double dated quite frequently. When my marriage ended, I talked to him, since I knew he was an exceptionally bright, great therapist. Unfortunately he was denied many jobs back in the 70's due to his disability. He was told a job was filled, and I was called in to interview for the same job 2 days after they denied it to him. That was so unfair, since he was a very astute, kind man and highly qualified for jobs in the field. I lost contact with he and his wife, after I moved to Florida from NJ, and I heard he died young from complications of his diabetes. That was so sad, he was such a great and loyal friend.
Hey Matt, I am completely blind, but I’m wondering how I can start my OWN TH-cam channel as a source of income. Also, those skills you mentioned, how does one go about learning said skills if you don’t have them?
Hi! First of all, thank you very much for watching this video and for reaching out to me, I’m happy to hear from you and I am willing to do whatever I can to help you answer any questions that you may have. Thank you so much for subscribing to this channel, I’m very happy to have you here! As for your questions, you can start a TH-cam channel, but I have to say, it’s definitely a very slow process and initially it will not result in much income at all. It takes a long time to build a base of subscribers, views, and to get exposure. I have been hit on TH-cam here for about 14 months, and you can see where I am right now. My channel is not small, but it is not huge either. It is growing at a respectable pace which I am happy with. There are a few ways to make money on TH-cam a couple being ads, ads that are run before at the video and after the video which you may have seen when you watch this one. The ads pay very little, literally a penny or less per ad that is run. There are other ways such as affiliates from Amazon or other places, and selling them merchandise among other ideas. Again, in order to do all of this, a person would need to have an established channel with some type a following and trust along with rapport with the audience. So although I am an advocate for starting a TH-cam channel and I think it would be great, I just want to tell you that it is definitely a very slow process. As for some of the other skills that I talked about in this video, I’m not sure exactly which ones you’re referring to, but I would like to help if you are able to elaborate more specifically what you would like me to talk about. Thanks again, I really hope this helps even though I didn’t give a whole lot of information. Please feel free to ask more questions and I will answer in anyway that I possibly can. Thanks again, talk to you soon! Matt
Thanks for that Blind to Billionaire. As for what specific skills, you mentioned things such as carpet removal and working for family members at times doing odd jobs. It seems like you’re pretty skilled in a broad range of things. So I’m not exactly interested in carpet removal, but using that as an example, how did you learn that skill?
Hi, thank you for elaborating. Actually, my aunt and uncle moved back to Minnesota where I am from a few years ago after living out of state for a couple years. They bought a house and decided they were going to replace the carpet in the entire upstairs. They got a bid from Home Depot to replace the carpet and it also included the carpet removal. We looked at the bed and I told him I would I would do it for 75% of the cost of Home Depot. They said sure, so I did it. Honestly, there aren’t exactly many skills needed, basically just cutting it in about five or 6 foot sections and then rolling it up. LOL. After doing that for them, I started advertising and started getting quite a few jobs. Over the last couple years, it has evolved into a pretty steady business that has evolved from flooring removal into interior home demolition. The majority of our work now is kitchen, bathroom, flooring, and other demolition inside homes and commercial buildings. We actually do a very little flooring removal anymore, the majority of our work is demolition of kitchens, bathrooms, and a variety of other demolition work. Once again, you don’t exactly need a whole Lotta skills to do this stuff, you just need to know how to break things. LOL. So I guess you could say learning the skills was somewhat of an accident. Well, I shouldn’t say accident, I should say I stumbled into it by helping a family member. And then I started advertising and found out that there is actually demand out there for the service I was offering and started picking up quite a few jobs. In fact, tomorrow we are going to demo our kitchen. We are tearing down the entire kitchen, everything in it goes. All the countertops, cabinetry, appliances, and even a couple walls, and the flooring. We will start tomorrow morning and be done in probably about five hours.I guess I just don’t let the low vision stop me from earning money. Don’t get me wrong, it definitely makes it difficult as we have far fewer opportunities than someone who is cited, but I also know that I do have skills, and that I am intelligent in different ways that allows me to send to still generate income. I just do what I can. I do know that there are a few things that I definitely cannot do, but I do as much as I possibly can and I love to stay busy, when I am not staying busy, I get very bored and agitated. I hope this explains in a little more detail. Please feel free to ask if you would like me to elaborate in more detail. Thanks again, I look forward to hearing from you again sometime soon! Matt
And on that note but different question, how would I go about learning, say, web development? I’ve been wanting to be basically in accessibility testing consultant but I assumed that I would need the knowledge on how websites work so that I can give companies advice on how to make their website accessible.
Hi, I love that idea, and great question. I have never investigated this, but I can give you a recommendation which I think would be worth checking out. There’s a website called Linda.com where you can learn just about anything. I’m not sure how Linda is spelled, but if you search around I’m sure you can find it very easily. It’s a website where you can learn like I said, just about anything and I think it is relatively inexpensive. Do some investigation on there and see what you can find. Otherwise another option would be you, start reading or listening to audiobooks that explains anything and everything discussing web development and anything else that might pertain to potential work that you would be doing in this field. I hope these recommendations are somewhat helpful. Please let me know if I can help in any other way. Matt
I have enjoyed watching your video. You have presented some insightful ideas to make an income as a visual impaired. I have low vision and one of the ways I make an income is testing websites and apps by voicing over my feedback by recording my screen activity of a prototype from an existing place of business. This is done by signing up with a testing service provider such as usertesting.com or userlytics.com as examples.
I hadn’t seen this video in the past, and I was always curious about how you got started in the demolition/removal business. I had just assumed that it was something your father did and you jumped on board when you wanted.
Hi, I’m glad that you enjoyed this video. Actually, no, I am the one that started this and I am the one who brought my dad on. LOL. He has been retired for a little over five years, and this is something that I stumbled across a couple years ago and brought him in with me to do these projects. LOL. My dad usually gets all the credit and everybody thinks that he’s the one who started it and then he brought me on, but it’s actually the other way around. LOL, glad that you enjoyed the video! Matt
Wow Matt! I didn't know you and corey live in Minnesota I too live in minneapolis minnesota and I've been following your page since the beginning and all this time I thought you guys lived in Cali or something 😅
I am 21 and visually impaired and I’m just stressing on what my future looks every normal job is a battle and anxiety
I seen some of your newer videos or actually I did not see them because I am completely blind also but I did not know you were blind. But anyways yes I am completely blind no light perception no shadows I am 101% blind total retina detachment and what I’ve been doing for the last seven years is breeding dogs I am a dog breeder and I also go to dog shows it is more of a hobby but I do make money sometimes with litters of puppies that I have I keep the best and rehome the rest👍
I just came across your channel as I've lost most of my vision to where I'm unable to read. I lost my job as driving cars require vision and was about to start my own writing business when my vision had become quite bad. Since reading is nearly impossible, especially on a computer screen, I am trying to figure out other ways to sustain financially. I would appreciate your input if you have the time. Thanks
Awesome Matt
I also own rental property n will be once I learn editing, posting renovations I had to do myself from drywall n reframing n plumbing.
Pt job at Great American Cookies where I part cakes n scoop cookies by feel. Also the baker and unload 18 wheelers for cash.
2 mile hike each way by O n M...spent 4yrs in bed...got to 255, now down to 200 lbs.
But I invested it all into Bitcoin n other cryptos since 2014.
Want to show others how to invest while not affecting SSDI or Medicare...can elaborate or join via zoom to meet others blind on youtube...few ideas.
Binge listening,
Take care
Hello! Wow, that is incredible. Congratulations on all of your achievements. That sounds very interesting. I would love to get to know more about your story, you sound like a very interesting person and like someone who is very similar to me. Have a nice day, I definitely enjoy hearing from you and look forward to talking to you again soon. I hope you enjoy the weekend. Matt
Thank you for the video.about four years ago I became completely blind in my left eye and I would say at least 50 to 70% blind in the right eye from glaucoma. I was a cashier at a convenience store before that. I had also started making jewelry at home. I would really love to work again doing anything at this point. My only problem is I live in the middle of nowhere and really don't have the help or transportation I need to find something to do.
Hi, thank you so much for sharing more about yourself. It is really unfortunate that you lost so much of your vision due to glaucoma. However, it is nice that you were working up to that point and that you started making jewelry afterward. It is unfortunate if you live somewhere where there are not as many opportunities to receive services, but if there’s a way that you can reach out to your local agency, there may be a way that you can obtain services. I hope this is helpful in someway. Thanks again for reaching out, you seem like a great person and I look forward to hearing from you :-) Matt
Thank you.
Hi Matt and family I believe you ❤️ God is using him for his people Matt don't get dismays you in the right place iam grateful to have you in my life because I don't do computer you are my today's in times like this and I trust you iam the one kept tell the people to be patient and waiting and look how God changed the heart of man and woman thank God for Matt and his family God knows iam tell the truth from my heart ❤️❤️ and the heart. ,counts in the sight of God you all are in my prayers told you when a person do good for people the devil around the corner and he work though people no doubt wuv ya Matt waycross Georgia in the house
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Hi I am total blind I am starting work this summer on july first to july 31
Hi! Thank you for watching this video and for reaching out to me. Congratulations on your job opportunity this summer, that is very exciting! May I ask, what will you be doing for work? I’m always curious to hear about other jobs from blind and visually impaired people. Also, thank you for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate all of your support! Thanks again for reaching out, I am very excited about your opportunity and to hear from you sometime soon! Have a great day, talk to you soon! Matt
I was wondering- Why is your name “blind to billionaire?” Was Corey or both of you billionaires? I was wondering because I know it’s disheartening to think about, but something that’s holding me back from pursuing a relationship with my blind friend is that I’m unsure of how we would make it financially. I’m scared of the pressures from my father, and I just am asking for any advice that you could offer.
I work part time at Goodwill my vision has gotten pretty bad this last year but I can still see with glasses. I am mentally disabled but I have some physical disabilities to. I want to get into crafts so I can sell online but I've never done that before the online part so I really don't know how to go about selling the stuff I want to make.
I like your video. However, as a fellow blind person, I really want to know some examples of projects your relatives have you do, and what kind of gigs you do on Craigslist?
I have low vision, I still work full time as a care giver, I'm looking into other options because I don't want to wait until my vision gets worse to do something
I'am legally blind as well
I’m 20 years old and they took my drivers licenses away. I’m legally blind and I’m not sure what to do.
In a nonpayment internship through quest. Sell tarot readings online and self made bake goods
Hey Nicole! That is so cool, congratulations with everything you’re doing. I think that is so awesome! :-) Thanks for watching this video. Matt
I am into real estate business. Managing some aspect of this bizness with limited vision here in Lagos, Nigeria is a tough job
You are amaxing
Computer programming is my cup of tea
Hi, thank you very much for watching this video, that is so cool that you do a computer programming! It takes a lot of skill, knowledge, and experience to be a computer programmer, I admire you for doing that type of work! Thank you so much for watching this video into reaching out, it’s great to hear from you and learn more about you! Mad
@@BlindtoBillionaire Thanks and hearing about your experience was inspiring keep up the good work
Thank you! That means a lot to me, I sincerely appreciate all of your very nice words and continued support. :-) I appreciate having you here on the channel! I hope you have a great weekend, hopefully you are able to join us for the live stream later tonight at 10 PM central time. See you then, Matt
I Have Work Tyson Food Hospital and Also Nursing Center Oil Feild I've Did It All
Hay Matt check out abe news app saying could get some next week or week after
Your and my life is exact same.
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video. It is interesting that our lives are the same. At the same time, it is nice to resonate with someone else who also experiences the same things. This community is great and I’m always here for you if you ever need to reach out and talk about anything. Thanks again for being here and for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your friendship and support! Have a wonderful day and see you again on Thursday. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire ☺ Hi matt . I am living in india . Few years before i got tuberculosis. Because of their harmful medication. I got ethembutol optic nuritis. My vision is near about 50 percent . I am 34 years unmarried . Xompletely depended on my parents. I also tell everyone that i am accountant .😃 my education is 1st year in commerce . I wanted to make my carrer i as accountant . I am avoiding marriage as i do not earn anything . As i born in a rich family money is not a problem for me . My fathers house where i live . Its 2nd floor is also given on rent
So in future i will take over same business .
Thats why i said we have many commen things .😃
Hi! Wow, that is awesome! You seem like such a great person. I’m so happy to know you! You sound like a very cool and smart person! Thank you so much for reaching out, it is fun getting to know more about you :-)
You seem that you have all of your ducks in a line and thats great that you can able to do this.Do you also put in carpet or just remove it?
Hi! Thank you, I’m glad that it looks that way to you. It is certainly not elegant work, but it is something that I can do without vision. We only do the tear out, we do a lot of demo work as well, we do not do any of the installs. I hope this answers your question, thank you again for watching this and for subscribing, it’s so great to connect with you! Matt
Your stories are inspiring us in China.
Real life Matt Murdock!
Retired but Have Work Hard and I No what Work Is
Hi, I am from India. I studied computer engineering with little interest and for last 2 years I was working as Software Engineer, And in last 2 years itself I got to know that I have stargardt disease. And not I have left the work and I am confused what should I do?!
Hi Matt getting a check from ssi can we be able to work,??
Wow great
You're Awesome, Jesus Love you and your family 💕
I am blind in one eye and the other eye is very low i am on disability i want to go back to work what employment agencies can i go to
I'm 24, male from the UK & registered blind. I'm honestly don't know how to find a decent job I can do dispite being vi. I was a personal trainer for 5 years & graduated with a Bsc in sports / Physical activity & struggle to find work I can do as a Personal Trainer. I don't see a way in which I can continue to be a personal trainer being vi. Does anyone have sone advice or can point me in the right direction?
Thank you !
It sucks when family are the ones asking or badgering you about it.
Sounds like you have a Lott going on!
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. I enjoy staying pretty busy and having a lot going on at all times. I am always looking for more to do. LOL. Thank you so much for being here on this channel and for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your support! I look forward to talking to you again soon. Matt
I though if you work they take away thehelp???
I sell houses in the state of Arizona Matt
Hey. I am doing some certificate courses in finance. But i am not pretty much sure if i would be able to pursue as my career as i am suffering from macular dystrophy and Retinitus pigmentosa. So can anyone suggest me what should i do
Hi, thank you very much for reaching out with these questions. Have you been in contact with a department in your state or country that helps assist blind and visually impaired people? That would probably be your best resource. They would be able to give you the resources and accommodations you need in order to work in the field that you would like. They may give you some specialized training or specialized technology that will help assist you in completing your job. That would probably be the best advice right now. Depending on where you were located, possibly do an Internet search for services for blind and visually impaired and your state or country and see what there is to offer. You may find a department they will be able to help you with all of your questions and concerns. I hope this is helpful. Thanks again, Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire actually u live in India and there is no such department or organization which can assist visually impaired
Hi, are you saying that you live in India and there are no organizations there that help blind or visually impaired? Have you ever thought about finding groups or meet up type groups in your area that consist of blind and visually impaired people that connect every so often maybe once every couple weeks or once per month that you could join to find it friends and other people in your area? This might also be very helpful. I’m guessing there are probably some type of meet up groups in your area with these people that you could join and visit. Just another thought, I hope it helps. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire yeah i live in India but there are no such support groups here. Also i am thinking of starting such a group myself
Hi, I think that would be great if you started that community! I’m sure there are other people out there looking for this type of community in your country. That would be so awesome if you started it! I hope that you do :-) Matt
Hi my name is Matthew rodriguez, I am blind and I trying to get myself involved a unlin jobs and I don't no how can you help me please I don't have a job at this time and it is frustrating me please help me. Thank you very much, trinidad.
Hey my friend, thank you so much for the message and for reaching out to me! It’s great to connect with you and thank you so much for your support here on the channel and in this community. It’s really tough out there, I have to say, being a blind person because I am too, it’s hard to find at work. I guess my best question for you would be, what are you really good at, where do you have a lot of knowledge, where do you have a lot of skills and experience, or what are you passionate about doing or learning? Once you answer all those questions, maybe you can take all of that and come up with some ideas of where you can look for work or possibly even go into business by yourself! Those are just some ideas, I hope that helps you :-) thanks once again my friend, truly appreciate your friendship and support
You should try some audio games
Going to a doctor dose not determine how healthy you are
does anybody think that teacher is a realistic job like music teacher or english teacher
U r good
I am an investor and sales
How do u lose your vision
I am fully blind i m jobless but i have money 50 thousand dollars how can i start my own business
Hi brother i am from nepal and i am blind now i am very poor plz plz brother give me some ideas and jobs please
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video, I appreciate you reaching out to me. My questions to you would be what are you were very knowledgeable about, what are you talented in doing? What do you love doing with your time, what are some of your interests, passions, or talents? I think once we get some of those answers, then we can figure out how we can transition those into some type of career or work that will produce monetary gain. Thanks again for being here, I appreciate your support on this channel
I am kinda visually impaired. I have some vision. I have GLACOMA...
Hi its me prince manzoor blind from pakistan i want to do sumthing new work online do you help me i have no any skill
Matt. Are u totally blind? Please let me know because your an amazing man
What Kind’s of job can I get? I am visually impaired.
Hi! That is a great question and one that many of us in this community have been asking for a very long time. The majority of people who are blind or visually impaired do not work simply for the same reasons, we do not what know what we can do, or how we can do it for work. I actually do not work a traditional job for many of the same reasons, but I do a variety of other work and projects. I do some contract work where I do demolition of a variety of things, flooring, bathrooms, kitchen, and a variety of other demolition projects. I do not need my eyes in order to do this as I can feel what I am doing. It is not the ideal type of work, but it is something that I can do without vision. A lot of people in this community are continuously asking these questions about what we can do. I would recommend figuring out what you were passionate about and what you were interested in, and then seeing if there’s a way that you can earn income from doing something you’re passionate about or love to do. It may take some research and some digging, but there’s probably a way for you to do it. Also figure out and determine where you have a lot of skills, or education, and find a way to extrapolate those talents, skills, and education into income. I hope this is helpful! Matt
I currently use Robin Hood to trade stocks. Is anyone aware of an accessible day trading platform? The charts seem to be one of the bigger issues.
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I have aso a low visiin probkem
Hi! Thanks so much for watching this video and for the comment, I’m glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you for your support, it means a lot to me. I see you again on Monday in the next video. Matt
So should i have an anh option or a job oppotunity im cannada or U.s?
ahraz ali hi, thanks so much for watching this video and for reaching out with your comment. I feel really bad, I am not quite sure what you were asking with this question. Please let me know so I can answer this in a better way. I’m so sorry, thanks for the clarification. Matt
Actually i am also a diable person with my eyez bt i can see nd i can drive also..the problem is that i cant read properly from far..like usimg laptop nd mobile phone..so thts why my font size od my mobile is too big..nd i have a certifiacate of PWd wth 50% dissabled...nd now i hv complted my graduation also so i wnt to know from you...that which type of job iss suitable for me in foreign countries like cannada U.SA etc..so you give me tha right way.. Bro
Hi, thank you for the for the explanation. It is nice to get to know more about you and the extent of your vision loss. I’m so happy to hear that you still have pretty decent acuity and you can still see many things except for it with distance. That is very nice! I’m glad that you’ve learned so much from my videos and found inspiration from them as well, thank you for that feedback! It’s so great to have you here in this community, I sincerely appreciate your support and look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon. Enjoy the videos and look forward to your comments.