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\"Gabriel
Well, Hello There: Gabriel Lopez Kafati pets his dog Posh in the kitchen of his home in Miami Lakes. The six-year-old yellow Labrador was provided to him by the Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nonprofit organization that trains dogs to assist people who are legally blind.
KARINA REY \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At first, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as nine-year-old <\/span>Gabriel Lopez Kafati stepped into the optometrist\u2019s office, he was struck by the <\/span>darkness, black doors and the lack of windows in the room.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents never told me directly,\u201d Lopez said as he recalled the memory 31 years later. It was the day he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic condition that progressively degenerates the retina and causes vision impairments. \u201cI knew that I had some condition in the eye, but it wasn\u2019t very clear to me at that point.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually the condition worsened. Simple activities like playing sports required more effort. Reading became impossible. So loved ones recorded themselves reading the books that he required for his classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have every book that I used for college well recorded by my family and my friends,\u201d Lopez remembered fondly.<\/span><\/p>\n

By his late 20s, the first signs of complete blindness appeared. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t able to move around, walk myself,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t work anymore because I couldn\u2019t use the computer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

His sight continued to deteriorate until he reached a point\u2014eight years ago<\/span>\u2014<\/span>where he couldn\u2019t see at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the impairment has not distorted the vision Lopez has for his life: helping others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Five months ago, he took a job at his alma mater, Miami Dade College. Lopez assists students with disabilities at North Campus as a part-time adaptive technology specialist for ACCESS Services. <\/span><\/p>\n

The program provides accommodations to students with disabilities, a service that often comes in the form of adaptive technology. Examples of the assistance provided are: screen readers, \u00a0magnification for their computers and software that reads books aloud. Lopez also advises departments at the College on how to make their websites accessible to students with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGabriel is extremely responsible,\u201d said Andrea Plunkett, the director of ACCESS Services at North Campus. \u201cVery open to the students that come for assistance and definitely very patient.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Co-workers Dayani Perez and Maria Otiniano describe Lopez as chivalrous and sweet.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[Working with Gabriel] is interesting. It\u2019s a good interesting,\u201d Perez said.<\/span> \u201cThe reason why I say it\u2019s a good interesting is because there are a lot of laughs. A lot of good moments.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

When he\u2019s not at North Campus, Lopez works independently as a business consultant for private companies and nonprofit organizations, mainly within the blind community. He started working in the field after he moved to Miami from Honduras and was unable to practice corporate law<\/span>\u2014<\/span>which he has a degree in<\/span>\u2014<\/span>because of the differences in the two countries\u2019 legal systems. <\/span><\/p>\n

Lopez visited Miami to seek a rehabilitation program to help him with his disability. In 2005, he found the Miami Lighthouse For The Blind, a nonprofit organization serving the visually impaired and blind. He won a scholarship and took part in a program there for eight months, learning about orientation, mobility and adaptive technology. <\/span><\/p>\n

He permanently moved to Miami in 2009 to study marketing and international trade at North Campus. But that wasn\u2019t the reason he left his homeland. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was afraid that I was not going to be so useful over there,\u201d Lopez said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He has made great use of his time in Miami. Lopez earned a master\u2019s degree in business administration from Barry University and landed several jobs, including a position at Baptist Health International which represents international patients served by all the Baptist Health South Florida hospitals. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lopez
Executive Chef: Gabriel Lopez Kafati washes a fork as he prepares to cook quinoa pasta, one of his many favorite dishes.
KARINA REY \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, Lopez lives in a three-bedroom house in Miami Lakes. He enjoys culinary arts and creates dishes that feature salads, chicken breasts and quinoa on the weekends. Lopez uses timers and thermometers and has developed a technique for chopping to safeguard against cutting his fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n

He has also earned a reputation as a snazzy dresser. His look usually includes a button down shirt, dress trousers and a blazer to accent his formal attire. Lopez uses a color identifier\u2014a device that works by taking a picture of the clothes he selects and then tells him what color it is. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs I lost my vision, I said to myself: \u2018Okay, I need to figure this out because I am not going to be dressing poorly\u2019,\u201d Lopez quipped. <\/span><\/p>\n

An integral part of Lopez\u2019s daily life is Posh, his mellow female guide dog. The six-year-old yellow Labrador was provided to him by the Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nonprofit organization that trains dogs to assist people who are legally blind. <\/span><\/p>\n

Lopez applied for a dog at Guiding Eyes for the Blind four years ago. The process was tedious. To find the best match, the school got to know his personality, walking speed and voice pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n

After matching him with several dogs that best fit his traits, the school trained them for four months. Lopez interacted with those dogs before he was matched with Posh. They trained nonstop for a month in New York to build a strong bond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Posh, who wears a brown leather harness when on duty, has proved invaluable when the duo navigates the terrain at North Campus. She remembers patterns like their usual walking path during lunch and has mastered anticipating Lopez\u2019s every move.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Lopez, his ability to adjust to life\u2019s changing landscape has empowered him to persevere. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter you learn to overcome, and you learn to live with it, you know it\u2019s not the end of the world,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just finding different ways to do things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A version of this story ran in The Lead, the student newspaper for the <\/span><\/i>Miami Dade College High School Journalism Institute, <\/span><\/i>a six-week dual-enrollment summer program f<\/span><\/i>or students interested in journalism.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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