The Dot Experience is opening October 2026

Change Maker

A man with long brown hair and a beard looks into the camera. He is wearing a blue shirt, holding a white cane, and is seated in front of large windows

“I work in television and film to change how characters who are blind or low vision are portrayed. For years, people who are blind have either not been portrayed, portrayed as the joke or for ridicule, shown needing help, being a patient, or just walking by in a scene. I work on projects where the characters who are blind are centered as the heroes, lovers, warriors, or villains.”

Joe Strechay

Change Makers identify problems, envision and implement solutions, and challenge the status quo.