“I could help make technology more accessible for blind users.” It was that spirit that led to her interact with technology, whether it was the desktop computer her family bought when she was in second grade, or the classroom computer teachers encouraged her to use in school. But throughout childhood, her parents encouraged her to defy expectations of people with disabilities, motivating her to be adventurous, hands-on and insatiably curious. SEE ALSO: How the Apple Watch wants to be the first fitness tracker for people in wheelchairsĬastor, now 22, has been blind since birth, a result of her early delivery. It was Castor’s first brush with limited expectations - and also the first time she shattered them. Doctors said she had a slim chance of survival. Her grandfather could hold her in the palm of his hand, and could even slide his wedding ring along her arm and over her shoulder. She was born 15 weeks early, weighing just under two pounds. Original Article on by Katie DupereĪpple engineer Jordyn Castor has never been one for limitations.
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