Empowering the Blind: Angela Fowler's Journey

Empowering the Blind: Angela Fowler's Journey

Author: Marcylle Combs April 2, 2025 Duration: 25:04

Angela Fowler shares her journey as a blind entrepreneur, discussing the challenges she has faced and the unique business she has built around accessibility. She emphasizes the importance of understanding and implementing accessibility in technology and business, providing insights into resources available for the visually impaired. The discussion also touches on the significance of cultural accessibility, especially in healthcare, and the support women provide each other in the business world. Angela highlights the role of mentorship and the future of technology, including self-driving cars and AI, in enhancing accessibility. Angela Fowler is a popular coach, consultant and speaker who shows organizations how to increase their bottom line by leveraging the power of accessibility to tap into the $2.1 trillion buying power of people with disabilities. As a business woman who is also totally blind, she has a uniqueinsight into what it takes for regular every-day businesses to tap into a market which they may not fully understand or readily think is available to them. With humor and straight talk tempered with patience, she shows organizationshow to make the necessary adjustments, often with a lot less effort than they think. Angela’s courses offer common-sense, cost effective solutions to help businesses make their products and services accessible to people with disabilities and more user-friendly for everyone. Her philosophy is that most people want to do the right thing, they just don’t know what the right thing is. Angela runs her coaching and consulting business from her home in Northern California, which she shares with her 18-year-old son, whose life seems to barely include her, her feisty kitten, who very clearly prefers her son, and her loving dog of indeterminate breed who thinks she’s God’s gift to doggie-kind and cannot get enough of her company. When she’s not working, sheenjoys true crime, sports, and cooking the best tri-tip on God’s planet low and slow on the barbecue.


Get In Touch With Angela:

https://reallifeaccess.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/real-life-access/

https://www.facebook.com/people/Real-Life-Access/61556611791429/

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Hosted by Marcylle Combs, 50% with Marcylle Combs is built on the belief that women's voices and leadership are essential to every conversation. This podcast moves beyond surface-level interviews to explore the full spectrum of a leader's life. In each episode, Marcylle sits down with a woman who is actively shaping her field and community, delving into the real texture of her journey. You'll hear about the pivotal moments that defined her path, the obstacles that reshaped her direction, and the hard-won insights gathered along the way. These are not just success stories; they are honest accounts of professional and personal evolution, offering tangible advice for anyone looking to lead. By focusing on this depth, the podcast creates a platform where the diverse and inspiring narratives of women from various backgrounds, industries, and sectors take center stage. Tuning into this podcast means gaining access to a repository of experience, a source of solidarity, and a clearer understanding of what it means to build a meaningful career and life. It’s where ambition meets reflection, and where listening feels like joining a candid, necessary dialogue about progress and purpose.
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