When a five -year -old Tennessee mother won the university degree on May 9, she couldn’t see her family cheering on the audience, because she is completely blind.
However, as Amanda Juetten, 47, crossed the stage to accept his title – Magna Cum Laude – of the Tennessee Tech University, he was safer than ever on his way.
“I am totally blind,” Juetten told Fox News Digital in an interview. “So I have my guided dog by my side.”
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“The two guys who were sitting told me to follow them; we were a team. I focus on shaking all hands and passing on stage. I thought,” It’s not the end. Is really the beginning of what happens. ”
Juetten, who recently became a grandmother, began his journey to college almost 30 years ago, but had to postpone his studies when he had a baby out of high school, and immediately went to work to provide his new family.
Amanda Juetten, 47, graduated Magna Cum Laude of Tennessee Tech University with her guide dog next to her. (Tennessee Tech University)
He finally returned to higher education, but in 2020, after years of progressive vision loss of a condition called Pigmentosa retinitis, he was in the dark, literally.
“I was totally blind without blindness skills,” said Juetten. “Over the years, I have been taught many skills to use my remaining vision, but not what to do without vision.” “”
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Decided to regain its independence, he enrolled in an eight -month program in the Center of Colorado for the blind.
“I thought,” I know the blind parents make their children’s lunches. I know the blind parents go to PTA meetings. I can do this. I just need to be around a lot of other blinds, “he recalled.
“I want to help give people the skills to find their voice.”
“The blind people are not sitting in their basements waiting for the end. They are living there and also wanted to do it.”
With his new adaptive skills and techniques – and a renewed sense of confidence – Juetten enrolled in Tennessee Tech in the fall of 2022, pursuing a degree in professional studies with a rally in organizational leadership.
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“It has been fantastic,” said Juetten. “Instructors wondered:” What are your needs? How can I do -accessible? “They have been great to do it.
Now, the recently Graduate Juetten defends more acceptance and understanding of the blind.
Juetten became completely blind in 2020 after years of gradual loss of vision of a condition called Pigmentosa retinitis. (Tennessee Tech University)
“The blind need a voice,” said Juetten. “I have a voice and I love to use it.
He then plans to pursue a graduate in blind rehabilitation and possibly even a doctorate.
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“I want to start offering services in assistance technology, Braille and the things I learned and I’m doing well,” said Juetten. “I want to teach blind people as a salesman for professional rehabilitation.”
Juetten has traveled to Washington, DC, to pressure on initiatives related to blind San Francisco to protest against Rideshare drivers who deny the service to passengers with wheelchairs or service animals.
After conquering the blindness, the devotee mother of five rebuilt her life with the help of her guide dog, who has been next to Juetten through each step of her academic journey. (Tennessee Tech University)
He is also part of the Council of the National Federation of the Cleguera de Tennessee and is chairman of the Tennessee Dog Association of the Tennessee Dog Association.
His guide dog, Colonel, is always by his side.
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Juetten has the following message for anyone who faces blindness.
“You still have the same hopes and dreams,” he said. “All the things you wanted to do before being blind, you still want to do these things. So we find a way to do it.”
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