Eric L. Burton

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About Eric L. Burton

E.L. Burton is a published Author and freelance writer. After losing his eyesight from a rare degenerative eye disease, he handed in his corporate badge and car keys to pursue writing full time: both politically and creatively. He has written extensively for various candidates seeking public office. He has ghost written several books, written two novels with one being featured as a semi-finalist in the initial Amazon Breakthrough Novel of the Year Award. Additionally, he has written for the Mesa, Arizona Tribune as a columnist, various E-Zines and other digital content. His priority now is to take his political communications skills and consulting experience combined with his writing skills to focus on issues of social responsibility. He is an advocate who regularly speaks on Accessibility and Inclusion and the power of assistive and adaptive technologies like Aira. You can visit his website at to read his work as well as visit his charity, The Jab Fund. Inspired by his late Mother and Brother, Jacque and Andrew Burton, the fund establishes scholarships for blind and low vision aspiring college students and provides them with Aira technology to help level their educational experience moving then ever closer to the experience of their sighted peers. Social media tags Twitter:@theblindburton Facebook: Eric Burton (E L Burton)