TWO BLIND BROTHERS SOFTWARE
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But as they’ve grown, most of the operation moved to Los Angeles.īrad was diagnosed at 7 after their mother, a nurse, found a doctor who determined that Stargardt disease was the cause of his declining vision. The goods were originally manufactured in Texas, mostly by visually impaired people.

They’ve incorporated Braille indicating the color of each garment into some of the designs they sell online at. The casual line of super soft Henleys, hoodies, polos and T-shirts for men and women, along with offerings for kids, are made of sustainable bamboo mixed with cotton and spandex. The AP is solely responsible for this content.With advice from friends in the fashion industry, two blind brothers became Two Blind Brothers. Read the collection of stories at Īssociated Press religion coverage receives support from the Lilly Endowment through the Religion News Foundation.

“One Good Thing” is a series that highlights individuals whose actions provide glimmers of joy in hard times - stories of people who find a way to make a difference, no matter how small. “They prove that genuine trust is real.”Īssociated Press writer Jessie Wardarski in New York contributed to this story. “When someone shops blind, they prove something remarkable,” they write. The brothers include their story in every mystery box, with some special thanks. Today, their condition has slowed, leaving both with peripheral vision. But they would not give up on their sons. The doctor told her to “take him home, get him a magnifier and maybe teach him Braille, and good luck,” Bryan recalled. With advice from friends in the fashion industry, two blind brothers became Two Blind Brothers. It felt so soft and comfortable that we both keyed upon it, and then we had this idea, well what if we could take this sense of touch to a different place, make super comfortable clothing” and turn over the profits to researchers at work on eye diseases, Bryan said. When they reconnected, they found that they had purchased the same soft shirt. Soon after, they were separated while shopping at Bloomingdale’s.

“Our whole lives they were like, `Oh, a cure is down the line, a cure is down the line.’ This one isn’t for us, but it is happening, and the Foundation Fighting Blindness kicked this off with just a tiny charitable gift to this brilliant researcher.” “It was mind boggling to us,” Bryan said. The brothers hit on the idea in 2015, when a gene therapy discovered by an underfunded researcher for an unrelated juvenile eye disease was about to hit the market. Ellen DeGeneres helped with one of her famous Shutterfly checks for $30,000.Īnd the sale of their mystery boxes, costing from $30 to $200, is now a social media phenomenon.Ĭustomers have included relatives of the blind, among them parents with vision impaired children some have posted unboxing videos on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, with a few opening boxes blindfolded.

Since 2016, when they left their previous careers - Brad worked for an investment firm and Bryan sold software - they’ve picked up celebrity supporters like Ice-T and entrepreneur Richard Branson. “We just wanted to try and help and raise awareness, and just do something good,” said Bryan.

TWO BLIND BROTHERS SERIES

TWO BLIND BROTHERS SOFTWARE

Two blind brothers