Thomas Faeser, 23, has received his 40-hour Mississippi state certification and will begin his job as a dispatcher for the Department of Marine Resources in Biloxi. He took the final exam orally, since he’s been totally blind since he was 18 years-old–and passed with perfect score. Faeser’s assistance dog Looker attended the dispatching classes given by trainer Robert Graham of the National Emergency Communications Institute, and received an honorary certificate of completion. Graham said Faeser is the first blind dispatcher in the state, and explained that he uses computer software to translate screen output to audio. Read a story about him here.
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