Magician changes his act so a visually impaired man can experience it for the first time

1 [Magician changes his act so a visually impaired man can experience it for the first time]( Pro magician Kevin Li has dazzled audiences, celebrities and even heavy hitters in the industry like Penn and Teller with his impressive sleight of hand displays. However, Li would tell you that one of his “most memorable” performances wasn’t for a sold out crowd, but for a single person who might normally miss out on his gifts. A video posted to Li's TikTok shows Li offering up a magic trick to a man who is vision impaired. At first, the man politely declined, saying, “I’m blind, so the magic won’t work for me." Without missing a beat, Li replied, “I really want you to experience the magic right now. So let’s try something.” Placing a quarter in the man’s hand, Li performed a trick that relied on touch and imagination, rather than eyesight. [Read the story]( 2 [Alabama community loves deaf Waffle House cook who taught his co-workers to use sign language]( Even though companies with workplaces that make accommodations for disabled workers are happier and more profitable, there is still a huge discrepancy in workforce participation between deaf people and those who can hear. According to Deaf People and Employment in the United States, 53% of deaf people are in the workforce as compared to 75.8% of those who can hear. One of the biggest hurdles to deaf people entering the workforce is discriminatory hiring practices, intentional or not. “There are often layers of discriminatory hiring practices that make [workplace participation] statistics still hold true today,” the study says. “Such practices can range from the discriminatory language on the job ad itself, to the application & hiring process, and can even impact the promotion of deaf employees.” A story out of Hope Hull, Alabama, originally reported by WSFA, shows that when companies give deaf people the opportunity to excel at their jobs, beautiful things can happen. Pookie White, who is deaf, was a dishwasher at the Hope Hull Waffle House and wanted to get promoted to cook. But management was worried that it would be difficult for him and the staff because he wouldn’t be able to hear the orders. [Read the story]( Did a friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( 3 [This dejected boy’s face lighting up on seeing his parents highlights why showing up matters]( The importance of showing up for your kids can never be underestimated. Whether it is school plays, graduation, baseball matches, or any other activity kids participate in, their confidence and happiness skyrocket if they see their parents in the audience. A video posted on Reddit by u/FuturisticFighting is proof that showing up for children matters a lot. The video begins at a graduation ceremony where a little boy is walking to his designated seat. The text inlay reads, "This is why you show up for your kids. Literally wipes his tears thinking nobody was there for him." The little boy can be seen frowning and feeling extremely sad as he takes his seat for the ceremony. However, as soon as he sees his parents in the audience, his face lights up with joy and he waves at them. This beautiful video and the boy's reaction upon seeing that his parents showed up is extremely heartwarming and other Reddit users also think so. [Read the story]( 4 [The reaction of these twins when one of them gets into Harvard is so wholesome]( You know how you are scrolling through your favorite social media app and you come across a video that just makes you do that big cheesy grin at your phone? Come on, you know that dorky grin I'm talking about. The one that makes your cheeks hurt and eyes swell up for a bit before you realize you're pushing your cart through the grocery store and people are looking at you weird. Yeah, that one—this video will do that to you. You've been warned so you can't say you were unaware of the delight it would bring. Two teens, Matthew and Magdalena Myslenski—who just happen to be twins—were doing the stressful ritual of opening up "the mail" to see if Matthew got accepted into his dream school. ("The mail" is in quotes because teens don't receive paper acceptance letters anymore, they receive emails. Bonus points for no paper cuts.) Matthew applied to Harvard, his top choice, and you could practically see the two holding their breath while he worked to click the button. Getting accepted into the Ivy League school is something the teen has been working on since elementary school and he is currently in the top 10 of his class according to NBC Connecticut. [Read the story]( 5 [Parody of Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' is the ultimate introvert anthem]( There are two kinds of people in this world—those who Google "nightlife" when they're exploring travel destinations and those with no desire to venture anywhere after 10:00 p.m. Nothing against those folks who enjoy spending after-bedtime hours in crowded nightclubs, but "nightlife" just sounds like torture to me. Even during my somewhat wild college days, whenever I'd go out dancing late at night with my friends, the little voice in my head would say, "You know you'd rather be curled up on your couch in your jammies right now." And it was right. I would have. While some introverts may genuinely look forward to a night on the town, I'd venture to guess most of us don't. By the end of the day, our social batteries are usually pretty tapped out, so a quiet evening with a movie or a book is almost always preferable to one that involves trying to make conversation over blaring music and strobe lights. That's why a parody of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" is being claimed as a personal theme song by introverts everywhere. 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