[nabs-l] Inclusive Digital Accessibility World

[Kevin Chao]

Kevin Chao Has Arrived At His Destination
September 10, 2014
It's about time that I can finally say that my life feels complete...
I have retired twice at the age of 24. I invested a lot of energy into
academia and the financial services, spent lots of energy at an
educational institution and in the banking world; in July 2014, I took
out my 401K and pension plans from the University System of Georgia
and JPMorgan Chase.
I am engaged with the love of my life with a glamorous house, fancy
cars, animals as babies...
All American blonde (French, Irish, and Swedish) woman;
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious front/backyards;
Mercedes E350, Mitsubishi Eclipse;
Exotic Australian Bird and Poodle/Shih Tzu/Maltez dogs;
And, we will get married on 10/17/14, exactly a quarter-of-a-century
after the big earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area...
ON September 8, 2014, I formed my own not-for-profit organization,
which is in academia, an educational campaign, an awareness effort for
those of us who are blind/visually impaired...

On 9/11/14, Sami Osborne <ligne14 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> Wow, really nice story! It does seem that you've been through a
> lot in the past 6 years.
>
> Wow, you've actually been to China? That's cool.  I've never been
> all the way over there, but would love to go some day and see how
> it is.
>
> How was that Skype conference you were talking about? That's
> really awesome that you got to travel around the world, which is
> also one of my dreams :)
>
> Good luck with all your future endeavors.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sami.
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Chao via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:29:47 -0700
> Subject: [nabs-l] Inclusive Digital Accessibility World
>
> Resurrecting Kevin's Blog After Six Years...
> August 14, 2014
> The Summer of 2008 is when my cousin, Michell Gip experimented
> with
> Beike Biotech and went in for treatment for an entire month in
> Qingdao.  In May 2009, I went to China to make myself a test
> subject
> for stem cell therapy.  This was an attempt to create a solution
> for a
> problem that I experienced when I was 14.  A decade ago, three of
> my
> cousin's (10 years old girl, 5 YO boy, and 12 YO boy) on my
> mother
> side of the family, and I were diagnosed with: Leber hereditary
> optic
> neuropathy (LHON).
> Since October, 2009, I had Twitter.com/KevinChao89 and handed the
> Twitter account over to my significant other in June 2014.  Our
> joint-personal Twitter handle is: https://twitter.com/janicem2020
> and
> our business handle is: https://twitter.com/probizmgmt
> On 10/1/12, I was ask to RSVP - Skype Closed Beta Days 2012.
> Below is the letter I received:
> "Dear Beta Tester,
> Every year we honour those members of our beta test team who have
> excelled in their participation to join us for a two day
> technical
> conference and meet people from all over the globe.
> We are deeply thankful for your contribution to Skype Beta
> Program
> during 2012.  And you are cordially invited to 2012 Skype Beta
> Days.
> Skype will cover all your travel cost (air flight, hotel) for the
> event attendance.
> Event Details
> Place : Prague, Czech Republic
> Venue: Radisson Blu, Prague
> Date: Nov 14 -16"
> In November, 2012, After working at the Georgia Institute of
> Technology (job title: Accessibility and Quality Control
> Specialist)
> in Atlanta, I founded Inclusive Digital Accessibility World.  IDA
> WORLD
> is your accessibility consultant providing audits, quality
> assurance
> evaluations, and trainings for small businesses, large
> enterprises,
> and people with disabilities.
> Biz Clients: Google, Apple, Microsoft, Skype, CourseSmart,
> MailChimp,
> My Blind Spot, Pro Money Image, PayPal, JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
> Braille
> Works, RSA Security Management, etc.
> Business Partners: Janice Messier, Lyft, Uber, Michaels Arts &
> Crafts,
> Tap Plastics, Niche Business Cafe, Mike May Speaking, 6dot,
> Intuit,
> UpperCloud Media, The Michael Hingson Group (Motivational
> Speaker),
> etc.
> In the mix of my business trip to Europe, I had to plan for my
> work
> with JPMorgan Chase & Co.  as Digital Accessibility SME in San
> Francisco, CA.  My dreams of traveling the world, working for a
> technology company, and working in Silicon Valley all came true;
> I
> felt like I was in paradise!!!
> For detailed specifics on my career, please see my professional
> profile on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinchao89
>
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