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'''Belo Miguel Cipriani''' (born June 21, 1980 in [[Guatemala]]) is a gay, blind and Latino writer in San Francisco.<ref name="Wagner">{{cite journal |last1= Wagner |first1= David |issue= June 10, 2011|title= Belo Cipriani, author of 'Blind: A Memoir'|journal= SFGate |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/10/DDIF1JPF9A.DTL |accessdate= November 15, 2011}}</ref> He is also an activist for [[LGBT]], disabled and cultural minority communities.<ref name=hoodline>{{cite web| url=http://hoodline.com/2015/02/author-advocate-belo-cipriani-could-be-pride-s-first-blind-grand-marshal| title=Author/Advocate Could be Pride's First Blind Grand Marshall| date=February 2015| publisher=Hoodline| accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=standard>{{cite journal| title=Blind Ambition| author=Shane Gallagher| date=December 2014| publisher=The Standard Magazine| url=http://issuu.com/thestandardmagazine/docs/thestandardps_vol2_issue12}}</ref> Cipriani has been a columnist for publications including the ''[[Bay Area Reporter]]'', ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', ''[[Huffington Post]]'' among others. He is the author of ''Blind: A Memoir'' (2011), which details the first two years of his recovery after he was attacked and beaten in the [[Castro District, San Francisco|Castro District of San Francisco, California]] in 2007. Additionally, Cipriani is the official spokesperson for Guide Dogs For the Blind<ref name=Thomas/> and was named "Best Disability Advocate" by ''[[SF Weekly]]'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite
==Early life and education==
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===Literary career===
Cipriani's literary career began when his debut book was released in 2011. ''Blind: A Memoir'' is a non-fiction memoir that chronicles the events surrounding the attack and his recovery. Cipriani sustained irreparable retinal nerve damage caused by receiving multiple blows to the face. Cipriani’s memoir received the LGBT Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention in 2012 for "Best Debut Novel" and "Best Non-Fiction."<ref name=sfwk>{{cite
Cipriani, a former systems engineer and technical recruiter, was introduced to an assistive technology for the vision impaired called JAWS (Jobs Access With Speech) that utilizes synthesized speech and [[braille]] to allow the vision impaired to read information as it is displayed on a computer screen.<ref name="Sokol">{{cite journal |last1= Sokol |first1= Robert |issue= July 25, 2011|title= Disabled writers celebrate ADA anniversary |journal= San Francisco Examiner |url= http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/events/2011/07/disabled-writers-celebrate-ada-anniversary#ixzz1dpX0GGNn |accessdate= November 15, 2011}}</ref> Cipriani also uses a digital recorder to document his thoughts and uses an application that reads back to him what he is typing on his laptop. With the use of assistive technology, Cipriani has been able to reinvent himself as a writer and continue his column. Cipriani is a columnist for the [[Bay Area Reporter]] and writes "Seeing in the Dark," a monthly column that discusses his life as a gay blind man in San Francisco, California. In 2017 it received an honorable mention from the Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability. As a part of the nomination judge [[Tony Coelho]] called Cipriani an "important voice" in disability writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ncdj.org/2017/10/chicago-tribune-wins-2017-disability-reporting-award/|title=Chicago Tribune Wins 2017 Disability Reporting Award - National Center on Disability and Journalism|first=|last=by|publisher=}}</ref> He also hosts a weekly talkshow segment where he shares tips and advice on career moves. The talkshow, "Get to work," is a continuance of his former career advice column.<ref name=hoodline />
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He has been a keynote speaker for the San Francisco Americans with Disabilities Act and is also a spokesperson for [[Guide Dogs for the Blind Association]].<ref name=standard/> Cipriani has also been the keynote speaker at several community awareness and advocacy events. He was the keynote speaker at the [[University of San Francisco]] for National Disabilities Awareness month and Hispanic Heritage Month at [[Yale University]].<ref name="Wagner" />
Cipriani was chosen as the Community Grand Marshal for the 45th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade in 2015,<ref>{{cite web| date=17 April 2015| publisher=LGBT Weekly| title=2015 San Francisco Pride grand marshals and honorees announced| url=http://lgbtweekly.com/2015/04/17/2015-san-francisco-pride-grand-marshals-and-honorees-announced/| access-date=24 April 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630225031/http://lgbtweekly.com/2015/04/17/2015-san-francisco-pride-grand-marshals-and-honorees-announced/| archive-date=30 June 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> serving as the first blind person in that role.<ref name=Thomas>[http://abc7news.com/society/abc7-star-man-gives-voice-to-people-with-disabilities/1164808/ ABC7 Star: Man Gives Voice to people with Disabilities] January 18, 2016. Thomas, Eric. ABC News. February 3, 2016.</ref> In June 2015, [[Huffington Post]] named Cipriani as one of five agents of change for his advocacy and community service.<ref>{{cite
==Personal life==
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