Jeffry Ricker

freelance science/medical writer, Phoenix, Arizona

Jeffry Ricker was a professor of psychology for more than 25 years and is currently a freelance science writer and disability advocate. He advocates for creating accessible digital spaces, documents, and technology.

Written by Jeffry Ricker

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Blindness transformed my social world, and I changed with it

One of the biggest challenges in becoming blind late in life has been overcoming sighted people’s negative assumptions

by Jeffry Ricker