26-year-old Loik Charles Makes History as He Emerges as the First Blind Man to Bag a Degree at the University of the Incarnate Word
Loik Charles, a remarkable 26-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, became the first blind person to ever receive a bachelor’s degree from the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), in the United States. Dominican-born Loik Charles experienced difficulties as a child that caused him to lose his vision. He described how he was prematurely born with…