The Dome, Our New Home in Franklin, Maine.
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Jim, Sue and Quoddy atop Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park
Jim and Sue Wiygul Martin worked together in the field of Blind Rehabilitation for several decades. We met in graduate school, where we were both working on obtaining a Master’s Degree in Blind Rehabilitation. We were married in 1985 and have worked together for various State, private and now Federal rehabilitation agencies since that time.
Jim is a Low Vision Therapist; currently semi-retired. After 31 years of providing either Orientation and Mobility training or Low Vision Therapy, Jim decided that he had worked with other people long enough. Jim looks forward to getting in his gardening, fishing, and tending to the 19 acres of woods in Maine. He has also started two camping programs on our land.
Jim is enjoying the view from The Dome of Great Pond while writing this, and has begun writing a book revolving around his 14 years at the V.A. Southeastern Blind Rehab. Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Check out the SBRC Files, which are part of this blog. Other links of interest regarding Jim include his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ramblinjimmartin
A Career in Vision Rehabilitation
Over a twenty-two year career in vision rehabilitation Sue served as a certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist, a certified Low Vision Therapist, and an assistive technology instructor. Her last five years in the field were at the Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center, SBRC, a part of The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. As the subject matter expert of the computer training section she coordinated and oversaw all assistive technology training provided to blind veterans at the SBRC.
A New Career
In 2007 Sue left the field of Vision Rehabilitation to take a position as a management analyst in a Section 508 Office, first within the Veterans Health Administration and later with the VA Section 508 Office in the VA Office of Information & Technology, VA OI&T. As part of a Section 508 Office Sue helped ensure technology used by VA is accessible to employees and members of the public who have disabilities.
A New Opportunity
After working on the OI&T Employee Engagement Task Force for several months, Sue moved into the newly formed OI&T Office of Organization Development and Engagement. ”It’s like coming home,” says Sue whose new job duties include writing, editorial review, public speaking, marketing, and public relations.
Sue and Quan sitting on a foot bridge above a stream in Acadia National Park.
Sue has written two books: “Out of the Whirlpool”, https://outofthewhirlpool.com/
“In Dog We Trust”, https://outofthewhirlpool.com/2016/05/in-dog-we-trust/
Sue’s Blog: https://suewmartin.com/