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“An inspirational compilation that will erase the words ‘I can’t’ from your vocabulary.”

—Kevin S. Bright, Executive Producer, “Friends”

“Undaunted by Blindness is a long overdue history of individuals who are blind who have made significant contributions to society in spite of their visual challenges . . . nothing short of empowering and inspirational.”

—Commissioner, Janet L. LaBreck

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

“Clifford Olstrom has uncovered some fascinating personal histories—full of surprises and inspiration.”

—Rick Beyer, filmmaker and author of

The Greatest Stories Never Told history series

“A remarkable book about the lives of extraordinary people. These are profiles in courage—and determination.”

—Stuart E. Weisberg, author of Barney Frank:

The Story of America’s Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman

“Undaunted by Blindness fully illuminates the extraordinary contributions of scores of individuals for whom blindness was no impediment to greatness. They are artists and musicians, athletes and military leaders, writers and visionaries who changed the world by seeing things others could not.”

—Joseph P. Kahn, staff writer, The Boston Globe and

co-author of The Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy

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Undaunted By Blindness, Second Edition

by Clifford E. Olstrom

©2011 Clifford E. Olstrom. All rights reserved.

Every effort has been made to acknowledge commercial products mentioned in this publication whose names are trademarks or registered trademarks.

ISBN-13: 978-0-9822721-9-0

Published in eBook format by Perkins School for the Blind

Converted by http://www.eBookIt.com

This publication was funded in part by a grant from The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation of Reno, Nevada, in cooperation with Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts USA.

Acknowledgments

For ideas and assistance on this project, I’d like to thank Marilyn Rea Beyer, Rebecca Fater, Jan Seymour-Ford, Tuan Le, Patricia Nieshoff, Marianne Riggio, Gunilla Stenberg Stuckey, Ken Stuckey, Mary Zatta and a special thanks to Carl Augusto, Cindy Olstrom, and Ruth Olstrom.

To blind persons and

librarians everywhere

About the Author

Clifford E. Olstrom was born in 1945 in Lansing, Michigan. Olstrom attended Michigan public schools. He graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in 1967 and a master’s degree in Blind Rehabilitation in 1968. He was the supervisor of the Orientation & Mobility Department for the Bureau of Blind Services’ Rehabilitation Center in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1968 to 1969 and Orientation & Mobility Instructor in the Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida from 1969 to 1971.

From 1971 to present, Olstrom has been Executive Director of the Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind, a non-profit rehabilitation agency for persons who are blind or visually impaired.