Fate, Faith and Teamwork: How Michael Hingson and his dog escaped 9/11

The Balanced, Beautiful and Abundant Show - Rebecca Whitman · Feb 17, 2025 · 53m

Michael Hingson, blind since birth, was born in Chicago to sighted parents who believed in raising their son with a can-do attitude. Treated like all other children in his family, Michael rode a bike did advanced math in his head and learn to read and write – Braille that is! Michael’s family relocated to the warm Palmdale area of California when he was five years old. It is here that Hingson had his first adventure with Guide Dogs for the Blind and received his first guide dog.

He later went to college receiving a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Physics along with a secondary teaching…