A striking and ambitious 23-year-old woman has become the first blind Black barrister in Britain.
The intelligent 23-year-old Jessikah Inaba graduated last week after five years of study at a London institution.
Bilateral microphthalmia, an eye ailment, has prevented Jess from seeing anything since she was born.
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Jessikah Inaba, a 23-year-old blind woman, broke the record to become the first blind Black barrister in the UK.
She was qualified for the feat last week after attending a London institution for five full years, according to Dailymail.
Jessikah was able to finish all of her coursework in Braille while she was at school, and according to her, friends and tutors also assisted her in filling in the blanks.
Jess had to use Braille because she is entirely blind and attended the University of Law. On a particular screen, which typically displays one line at a time, or from specially printed books, Braille can be read.
Jessikah extols her virtues.
“It has been insane. I still find it hard to believe I was successful. I’ll wake up one day and realize how incredible this is. Although it was difficult and I frequently considered giving up, my family’s encouragement gave me courage and strength.
“I have always had faith in myself; nothing in me suggests that this isn’t doable. I am confident in my abilities, and I believe that as more people receive training, including myself, the job will get easier. It makes me feel incredibly good to know that I’m bringing hope to those in situations that are similar to mine.
The ceiling is made of triple-glazed glass. I may not be the most popular gender, color, or have a disability, but by persevering, I’m making it easier for the next person who is like me. The journey was challenging.
I was spending more time than I was studying creating my own study materials, according to Jess.
I had been operating on roughly three hours of sleep every night for two years when I was admitted to the hospital in October 2019 because I kept passing out. I occasionally got 45 minutes a day to eat, although I frequently did it at my computer.
I simply can’t operate that way; the university had other visually challenged folks who used text to speech.
“I must read it out loud to myself otherwise I won’t remember it. Since everyone is unique, they all have different solutions for various problems.
Many persons who are officially classified as blind do have some vision, so they occasionally use large print, and some blind people can function just fine by listening to text.
Because it requires a great deal of specialized software and equipment, braille is expensive to produce.
Nigerian attorney who is blind and never loses a case Geoffrey Asadu, a physically disabled person, has proven once again that there is ability in disability by becoming a lawyer with a spotless record of not losing any cases despite practicing for almost two decades, according to a previous Legit.ng post.
The 58-year-old lawyer said in an interview with The Sun that he suddenly went blind at the age of six.
According to Legit, Asadu claimed he experienced a headache for roughly three days before being taken to the hospital.
The lawyer claimed that after that, he was taken to two more hospitals but to no avail. Asadu claimed that after receiving an injection, he later told the doctor who gave it to him that many believed the injection was the reason of his blindness. He added that the doctor became concerned and unhappy after hearing this.