[nfbmi-talk] Blind Doctor and Researcher: "Remarkable" or "Routine"

[joe harcz Comcast]

This is both in my opinion. I mean this would be a remarkable achievement if 
sighted. I appreciate his humility in not wishing to be a poster child as he 
puts it.

That said I would not just find it inspirational but would also find it 
informative if he would write more about the who, what, when, where, and how 
he accomplished this impressive feat.

Thanks for the story.

Peace,

Joe
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Blind Doctor and Researcher: "Remarkable" or "Routine"


>From the Capital Times (6.2.10):
Tim Cordes one of few sightless doctors in U.S.
by TODD FINKELMEYER
...[Tim] Cordes has been reticent to share his story, not wanting to
become a poster boy for overcoming visual disabilities. But he's
slowly becoming more at ease telling his inspirational tale...
...Cordes was valedictorian of his class at the University of Notre
Dame in 1998, posting a 3.99 GPA while earning an undergraduate
degree in biochemistry and conducting research on antibiotics. He
then was accepted into the UW School of Medicine and Public
Health's medical scientist training program, completing the
notoriously challenging sequence that requires a student to finish
both medical school and a Ph.D.-level research program...
..Despite these made-for-the-big-screen qualities to his life,
Cordes remains leery of being put on a pedestal: "I look forward to
a world where people with disabilities do what they can and what
they want, and it's not exciting or it's not different."...
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You be the judge: Is the life of Tim Cordes "Remarkable" or "Routine" or a 
little
of both?



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