{"id":2671,"date":"2017-06-26T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2017-06-26T07:36:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T12:36:28","slug":"kevin-key-rises-up-from-his-vision-loss-creating-opportunities-in-the-work-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2671","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Key Rises up From His Vision Loss &#8211; Creating Opportunities in the Work Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2424\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2671-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/KevinKey.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/KevinKey.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/KevinKey.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Kevin Key suffered a rare illness that left him with Vision Loss just 3 years ago. Today Kevin has fought back and is now a consultant with the city of Memphis in Tennessee advocating and educating the Business  owners, managers and city officials about disabilities and creating opportunities.<br \/>\nKevin has accepted his blindness and has taken the time to tell us about his journey, how his parents set an example for him and how he wants to improve the opportunities for people with disabilities in the workforce.<br \/>\nFrom being an elected official and now a consultant to elected officials Kevin is taking it day by day and embracing the challenges with optimism and a positive approach while helping others in similar situations. <!--more--><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2672\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"longdesc-return-2672\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com?longdesc=2672&#038;referrer=2671\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bill_shirley_kevin_2010_250h-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Kevin, his father and mother, Bill and Shirley Key.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bill_shirley_kevin_2010_250h-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bill_shirley_kevin_2010_250h-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bill_shirley_kevin_2010_250h-2.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Kevin, his father and mother, Bill and Shirley Key.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nYes, Kevin may be sitting on the other side of the table today, and his experience on both sides makes his spot at the table a benefit for all people with disabilities. It is nice to know that Kevin\u2019s voice is part of the disability awareness conversation.<br \/>\nYou can contact Kevin key by <a href=\"mailto:kevin@kevinkey.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nand check out his web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinkey.com\">www.KevinKey.com<\/a><br \/>\nThank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2426\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2671-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/KevinKey.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/KevinKey.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/KevinKey.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/KevinKey.mp3Kevin Key suffered a rare illness that left him with Vision Loss just 3 years ago. Today Kevin has fought back and is now a consultant with the city of Memphis in Tennessee advocating and educating the Business owners, managers and city officials about disabilities and creating opportunities. Kevin has accepted his blindness and has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[402,32],"class_list":["post-2671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","tag-aira","tag-voiceover"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-H5","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9452,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9452","url_meta":{"origin":2671,"position":0},"title":"Riding the Future: Inside Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox\u00a0Autonomous\u00a0Rides with Kevin Chao","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"March 8, 2026","format":"audio","excerpt":"Podcast Summary: In this episode of Blind Abilities, Jeff welcomes Kevin Chao, an early adopter who has taken more than 60 rides in autonomous vehicles across San Francisco and Austin. 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