From Carnival Owner to Accessibility Advocate: Maxwell Ivey’s (aka The Blind Blogger’s) Journey

Known as The Blind Blogger, Maxwell Ivey is a serial online entrepreneur with almost 2 decades experience educating people about the need for and benefits of improving accessibility. He has been working with clients for 5 years including serving as the accessibility advisor to PodMatch. He has been published in Consumer Reports, writes a regular column for PHP Architect called Barrier Free Bytes, and regularly shares his knowledge with online publications. He also has a great origin story of going from carnival owner to amusement park & carnival ride broker to life goals coach and to podcast guest booker before finding his perfect place in accessibility. He can share the tools that have allowed him to keep going for so many years. Including inter-dependence, self-determination, determined positivity, honest story telling, and the value of continuing to move forward. He has also overcome his fear of singing in public, and has written original songs which he often sings during his podcast, when being interviewed, or when doing public speaking. As founder of The Accessibility Advantage his message is that accessibility isn't just about compliance. It's about reputation, innovation, and growth.Want to be a guest on Voices That Propel Us: Stories of Justice, Action, and Community? Send Danise Sugita a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1763751693205864f9876416e