Welcome to my website, where I will be sharing my journey as a blind individual who is advocating for change in my local community and beyond. You will find up-to-date information on my website.
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Learn about my story on how I became blind, my hobbies and interests, and so on.
On my website, you will find my advocacy work that is available to view. You can view the latest priorities for the current year into the next year, letters, and petitions.
From me being on the local news, to speaking at Council Meetings, this page will list all of my public appearances. This page will update when I am mentioned in the media, or in a video, such as a candidate forum or an event where I speak or ask question(s).
One of my goals of this website is to educate you about different topics from a blind person’s perspective. Examples of topics that I might write about, including but not limited to:
There is a lot to explore on my website! Use the menus located all across this website to look around. You can also dive into the latest content from across my website by clicking on one of the links to a blog post below.
Reading Time: 2minutes Unlocking your Marriott Hotel Room and other facilities in the hotel with your iOS device using Mobile Key is easy! What if you are blind and you would like to use VoiceOver to unlock the doors at a participating Marriott Hotel that has Mobile Key implemented? Read this tutorial to find out!
Reading Time: 3minutes Armando’s Corner Hello everyone! WOW! October has flown by! We are now in November, almost to the end of the year! October was an eventful month. In the October edition of The Armando Vias Connections Monthly Newsletter, I mentioned that I was looking forward to a huge event, and you would have to find out. You might ask, “What was that event that Armando was looking forward to attending?” Well, here is the answer! I attended the 2023 National Federation of The Blind of Georgia State Convention, specifically the 50th Anniversary of the National Federation of The Blind of Georgia,… Read more: Armando Vias Connections Monthly Newsletter For November 2023
Reading Time: 5minutes Armando’s Corner Greetings to all of you! It has been almost two months since I first published The Armando Vias Connections Monthly Newsletter to this website. These past two months has been eventful and exciting. From meeting the Mayor at my church on August 13, 2023, to celebrating my birthday, and presenting at the Centerville, Georgia Lions Club, you will find the latest that has happened in August and September. October is Blind Equality Achievement Month. While I do not know what my plans are for this month as far as events related to Blind Equality Achievement Month, I can… Read more: Armando Vias Connections Monthly Newsletter For September And October 2023
Reading Time: 33minutes In this article, you will learn about how to make a blind person’s day by treating them to a car ride. You will also learn the benefits of a car ride, best ways to invite them, and what not to do and say. I will also go over some of my personal experiences.
Reading Time: 2minutes Armando’s Corner Hello everyone, July has been an up and down month, with a fun vacation to Texas to a failed and the last minute cancelation of a virtual community event on July 29, 2023, celebrating the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, and also celebrating Disability Pride Month. While I won’t speak in this newsletter for long, I would like to tell you that when I was in Texas, I was reminded of the serious work that needs to be done back in Warner Robins, and all across Houston County. Also, since the Georgia Academy for The… Read more: Armando Vias Connections Monthly Newsletter For August 2023
Reading Time: 3minutes One year later, Warner Robins, GA, located in Houston County, still doesn’t have accessible and affordable public transportation.
Reading Time: < 1minute “We have citizens in Macon who rely on bus services, and also citizens who use Paratransit Services in the county to get around,” says Armando Vias in a statement released today after hearing the news that the Macon-Bibb Transit Authority And Macon-Bibb County Commissioners agreed to not raise the bus fares this year.