Who am I? I am that guy who is blind who walks around with a red and white cane, (not a stick or a pole, but a cane). I'm also that guy who isn't bitter about my disability. I'm that guy who doesn't get offended by almost any question related to my blindness. I'm that guy who calls himself blind, who even makes jokes about being a blind guy. I'm the guy who dislikes being referred to as visually impaired or visually challenged.

I'm that guy who loves when people ask me to teach them Braille, which is the language of dots and bumps and one of the ways I read and write. I'm that guy who uses a speech synthesized software program on my computer to write and edit this very article (my phone also speaks to me; I have an iPhone).

I'm that guy whose high school guidance counselor guided him right into a wall during graduation rehearsal (we still joke around it to this day). I'm that guy who jokes about drive-up ATMs that have Braille all over them (think about it for a second). I'm that guy who wrestled in middle school and high school, but only won one match. I'm that guy who performed in plays in high school and learned how to read and translate the French language in Braille. I'm that guy who says that his hearing and his memory are his two best senses. I can still remember friends' phone numbers from elementary and middle school. Now, I'm that guy who texts more people than I call.

I'm that guy who knows that you're looking down at your phone. I'm that guy who hears you walking, but wonders when I greet you, why you don't say hi to me. I'm that guy who believes that even though we all have disabilities, what we need to focus on in this world are our abilities and our gifts. You and I are so much more than the things that hold us back! So just, come and talk to me either virtually or in person. Ask me questions and get to know me. Chances are that I want to know who you are too! I'll see you around!