Programs
STAFFING
BIT provides an “easy button” approach to finding untapped talent in the blind and visually impaired community.
ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY TESTING & CONSULTING
We help organizations deliver best-in-class accessibility experiences across their digital landscape.
ART OF BLINDERS WORKSHOPS
These multi-sensory, experiential, team-building communications workshops address four of the most common communications issues in corporate America.
about us
The Blind Institute of Technology (BIT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that strives to reduce the excessively high unemployment rate among the blind and visually impaired (BVI) community in America.
Led by Executive Director Mike Hess, BIT aims to help solve this unemployment and diversity and inclusion epidemic by educating employers about the advantages of working with talented and skilled BVI individuals, and through professional certification and training, inclusive technology and other programs. Mike left an 18-year career in IT to found BIT in 2013.