Jim Turri has been blind since birth, but that hasn't stopped him from working, buying a house or building his own family. About 70 percent of blind individuals in America are unemployed, according to the National Federation for the Blind. Jim and his wife Holly are not part of that statistic. Jim works for the University of Maryland while Holly works for Comcast. Both met at a conference for the blind and believe in instilling values of work, education and Christianity in the lives of their children. Their eldest son, Micheal, is sighted, married and he and his wife just had their first child. Tracy, who still lives with her parents, was born blind and is currently taking online classes to become a teacher. This is an average day in the life of the Turris. -- (UMD Video/Tami Le)
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I worked with Jim 30 years ago at umcp. He never saw it as a handicap, and the knowledge he had about the campus physical plant was amazing.
ReplyDeleteI worked with Jim 30 years ago at umcp. He never saw it as a handicap, and the knowledge he had about the campus physical plant was amazing.
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