Vincent, who is originally from Uganda, would use the Holman Prize to travel to Scandinavia to learn more about various accessible technologies, and subsequently teach his peers in California about them.
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Katie Corbett
Katie, a career coach, would use the Holman Prize to travel and bring her skills to blind and visually-impaired people throughout the United States.
Johnny Tai
Johnny, a Martial Arts trainer, would use the Holman Prize to provide martial arts courses for the blind and visually-impaired community in his native Taiwan.
Andrew Hesser
Andrew would use the Holman Prize to travel throughout the UK producing nature documentaries to facilitate the blind and low-vision community’s connection to the great outdoors, all in character, using an alter ego named “Bryan.”
Carla Valpeoz
Carla would use the Holman Prize to publish two books about being a blind traveler, then journey through Latin America to promote the books and encourage her blind peers to head out on adventures of their own.
Jean Elston
Jean would use the Holman Prize to travel North America, creating small paintings and sketches that she will turn into larger pieces when she returns home. Jean would also create a video blog of her journey, to give her audience more insight into her process and challenges.
Stacy Cervenka, USA
2018 Prizewinner
Stacy, who works in the disability employment field, would use the Holman Prize to launch an accessible travel forum similar to Yelp or TripAdvisor, geared specifically towards blind users.
Stacy is a 2018 Prizewinner! Read her story on the LightHouse blog.
Social
Twitter: @StaceyCervenka
Articles
Meet Conchita Hernández, teaching blindness across the border with the Holman Prize
Audio
Holman Prize Winner Wants Change – RNIB Connect Radio
2018 Holman Prize: Blind Empowerment in Mexico – Reid My Mind