Why Robots Are Our Friends and Navigating the Work World with Visual Impairments, Panhypopituitarism, and Optic Nerve Hypoplasia: Sunshine Ammerman

Monica Michelle is joined by artist and activist, Sunshine Ammerman. Sunny lives with Septo-optic dysplasia, panhypopituitarism, Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, and is missing a membrane in the brain called the "septum pellucidum".In this episode, Monica and Sunny discuss: National Organization for Rare Disorders(Un)Well Netflix DocuseriesWorking a Physical Job with a Chronic IllnessApplying for DisabilityCreating ArtHow to Utilize Robots and GadgetsThe Wellness IndustryTIMESTAMPS0:46 - Working with NORD - the National Organization for Rare Disorders 3:28 - Sunny’s Story and (very) rare disease8:45- Being an Artist with a Chronic Illness11:34 - Winning a Disability Case14:20- Keeping a Calendar + Utilizing Robots30:48 - Being “Inspiring”38:07 - Final ThoughtsThe full transcript and all links mentioned can be found on the episode page on invisiblenotbroken.com Thank you and enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.