{"id":2015,"date":"2021-10-26T16:08:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=2015"},"modified":"2021-10-26T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:08:29","slug":"blind-troy-university-student-adapts-to-life-in-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2021\/10\/26\/blind-troy-university-student-adapts-to-life-in-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind Troy University student adapts to life in college."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Conner Howell is a Troy University<\/a> student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conner Howell is a Broadcast Journalism<\/a> Major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conner Howell is blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Unfortunately I was born with a visual impairment,” says Howell. “My eyes had too much oxygen at birth so it allowed me to be blind unfortunately. However this has presented a lot of challenges but I’ve fortunately had a supportive family who has pushed me and allowed me to not give up although there’s been a few hardships I try to make the best out of myself as what I can.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though he lives with a disability, Conner uses technology to his advantage to function as your everyday college student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using an iPhone with built-in software for the blind or visually impaired he is able to navigate all things a smartphone has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It reads to me everything that’s on the screen,” says Howell. “It speaks it to me so I can still navigate the phone. I can use apps and use social media and messaging and things like that so I’m still able to stay in communication with people because you know technology is a must these days.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In his free time, Conner volunteers at Troy Public Radio<\/a>. Using a Bluetooth braille machine that links to his phone he can read the news and deliver the weather forecast to its listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’ve always liked listening to the radio,” says Howell. “I grew up listening to the radio every morning. You know that was just kind of like my thing that’s what I did. Like most people they watch TV, my thing was radio, you know I couldn’t see the TV.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the full story watch Claudia’s report. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conner Howell is a Troy University student.<\/p>\n

Conner Howell is a Broadcast Journalism Major.<\/p>\n

Conner Howell is blind.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately I was born with a visual impairment,” says Howell. “My eyes had too much oxygen at birth so it allowed me to be blind unfortunately. However this has presented a lot of challenges but I’ve fortunately…<\/p>\n

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