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Kristine Taylor and Susan Chenery 

How friendship between NVDA founders Mick Curran and Jamie Teh is changing lives for thousands of blind people

Jamie Teh and Mick Curran's screen-reading software is used in 175 countries. (Australian Story: Kate Wilson)

Imagine what an airport terminal would be like for a blind person. Unable to see the signs telling you where to go — a great cavernous space full of rushing strangers. 

"There's just so much noise from all the travellers and suitcases around you echoing off the floor and walls," says Mick Curran, who has been completely blind since he was 15. "Airports can be pretty overwhelming."

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