A man with “seeing hands”

BLIND COULD SEE --- After leaning the braille system for the blind and determination to pursue a vocation, Brian Aubrey Serrano does on-line job like a normal person who sees. (RMT / MINDANAO EXPOSE’) 

“Know me for my abilities, not my disability (Robert M. Hensel).” 

This is the inspiration of 24-year old Brian Aubrey C. Serrano who has a “Difficulty in Seeing.”

Brian is a graduate of Notre Dame Village National High School - Grade 12 where he earned the TVL (Technical Vocational and Livelihood) – Computer Hardware Servicing NC II. He completed this course in March, 2016.

He became blind when he was in 3rd year high school due to retina detachment cataract.

With the help of the Almighty and his family, he was able to go back to a regular school under the Special Education (SPED) Program of the Department of Education and learned the Braille system of reading and writing.

Different non-government organizations have a big role in his success. These are:  The RBI - Resources for the Blind, Inc., ATRIEV - Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired, ICEVI, The Nippon Foundation, and ON-NET.

He was able to attend several computer trainings in Manila in which he was awarded a Trainers Methodology Certificate I by the Technical Education for Skills Development Authority.

He is a model to other persons with disabilities (PWDs), now Learners with Special Educational Needs. 

He considers his difficulty not a hindrance to success.  He could manipulate the gadgets as if he could see it.

For now, he is doing an on-line job that makes him more productive and he is still waiting for a college institution to open its doors for the LSENs, particularly those who has a Difficulty in Seeing, in order for him to earn a college degree. (MARILOU C. BICERA / MINDANAO EXPOSE’)