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Holiday Hope: Vision impairment doesnt slow Gainesville woman in reaching her goals
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Carly Byrd uses Zoon Text on her laptop while working at Disability Resource Center in Gainesville. The visually impaired college student volunteers with the organization.
Carly Byrd’s vision troubles started at birth, but they are far from consuming her life. She is forging ahead with schooling and volunteer work, with the help of the Gainesville-based Disability Resource Center and others, but there’s still challenges to be had. Overcoming disabilities of any kind “can be scary, but if you set your mind to it, you can do whatever you want to,” Byrd said in a recent interview at the disability center at 470-A Woodsmill Road.