Published 13:19 IST, August 21st 2020

A visual impaired radio host faces pandemic from Venezuela

For many, adapting to change is not an easy task, facing the current pandemic and relating to others can be more difficult when hearing or visual limitations are an obstacle.

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For many, apting to change is t an easy task, facing current pandemic and relating to ors can be more difficult when hearing or visual limitations are an obstacle.

Venezuelan Jose Muñoz, a visually impaired rio host, courously faces this particularly challenging time.

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Since Venezuela began its quarantine on March 17, Muñoz could longer go to government station "Rio Nacional de Venezuela" where he worked, so w he has reinvented himself by selling merchandise to make a living from home.

With help of a sound dictation system app, Muñoz sends text messs offering products for sale to his neighbours.

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His sister, Luisa Cristina Delgo helps him organising and posting products on Jose Luis' Facebook p.

y sell face masks, perfumes, fans, and among or products.

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Muñoz also provides information on where to get scarce medicines and guides people through ministrative procedures using his rio amateur communication system.

During se isolation days, rio conversations with his colleagues keep him going.

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He was diagsed with glaucoma and became blind at of 3.

disease, characterised by increased intraocular pressure, took away his sight, but t his desire to improve himself and help ors.

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13:19 IST, August 21st 2020