Anthony R. Candela

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Anthony R. Candela is retired from a professional career in the field of blindness and visual impairment, specializing in enhancing the employment success of blind persons and spanning more than 45 years. He is a recipient of the Steven Garff Marriott Award for lifetime achievement from the American Foundation for the Blind which honors a blind or visually impaired individual who has served as an extraordinary mentor or who has attained remarkable professional success. Candela is a “retired athlete” (wrestler and long-distance runner).

Candela's published works include Fire on the Desert Sands, a romance-adventure-fanstay novel with Julianna M. Kodis); a memoir, Stand Up or Sit Out: Memories and Musings of a Blind Wrestler, Runner, and All-a
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Anthony R. Candela Vision Dreams emerged from a combination of personal experience with the frustrations of blindness coupled with the dystopia I believed our society wa…moreVision Dreams emerged from a combination of personal experience with the frustrations of blindness coupled with the dystopia I believed our society was sinking into in the mid-2000s in reaction to the 9-1-1 tragedy. I worried that we would soon lose the “kinder gentler nation” the current President’s father had once espoused and that fear and paranoia would instead dominate our thoughts and resources.(less)
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What Should Not Remain Silent

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KRVC Author Reading

Join me Thursday, March 23 at 7:00pm at 505BX / KRVCDC at 505 West 236th Street.

I will be reading from my book, Stand Up or Sit Out:
Memories and Musings of a Blind Wrestler, Runner and All-around Regular Guy
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