Description
In this powerful returning episode of 2 LIT Chicks Podcast, we sit down with Tiffany Martin, Founder & CEO of Visio Tech, tech strategist, accessibility advocate, and living proof that resilience plus purpose equals impact.
Tiffany takes us on an unforgettable journey — from launching a tech company inside a hospital room to redefining accessibility, AI ethics, and what leadership looks like in tech spaces that weren’t built with everyone in mind. After losing her sight due to diabetic retinopathy and navigating kidney failure, Tiffany didn’t retreat — she rebuilt, reimagined, and rose.
This conversation is about innovation, faith, community, entrepreneurship, and why accessibility is not an afterthought — it’s good design and good business.
If you’re a student, builder, founder, or anyone trying to figure out how to turn adversity into alignment… this episode is for you.
💡 We talk about:
Navigating blindness in a visually obsessed tech industry
Why accessibility should be built in from day one
The curb cut effect and how inclusive design benefits everyone
AI as an assistive tool, not a replacement for thinking
📚 Book Recommendations Mentioned
Brave New Words by Sal Khan
Unmasking AI by Dr. Joy Buolamwini
The AI Mirror by Shannon Vallor
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction & Hospital Room Origin Story
01:00 Welcome to 2 LIT Chicks + Guest Introduction
03:00 Tiffany’s Current Work & Reading Retreat
05:00 Book Recommendations on AI & Ethics
06:40 AI, Students, and Responsible Use
08:30 Accessibility in Tech & The Curb Cut Effect
11:30 Losing Her Sight & Health Journey
15:00 Learning Tech as a Blind Founder
18:30 Sensory Overload & Finding Balance
20:30 Disability, Design, and the Internet
24:00 Entrepreneurship & Early Hustle
27:00 Launching Visio Tech in the Hospital
31:00 Community, Mentorship & Black Women in Tech
34:00 Lightning Round Questions
36:00 Where to Find Tiffany
37:30 Final Reflections & Closing
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