Would You Let This Guy Cut Your Hair Billings?

Honestly, I am so glad that I don't have to worry about getting my hair cut anymore. It is such a good feeling for me to just have a nice, soft bald head each day. In the winter it can get a little cold, but nothing a beanie can't fix.

Besides, my wife loves it and that's a huge bonus to me!

For those of you that do require a hair cut though, choosing the right stylist or barber can be a difficult decision.

What if the person holding the scissors was legally blind?

A legally blind barber was awarded $100,000 by a Massachusetts commission against discrimination after it says he was wrongly fired. Really?

The Boston Herald reported  Saturday (Nov. 7) that Joel Nixon had been working for Tony's Barber Shop in Norton for a year before his boss discovered his condition.

The 29-year-old has retinitis pigmentosa, which affects his peripheral vision and makes it hard for him to see at night. He's been declared legally blind by the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind. Nixon said it hasn't affected his work. Barber shop owner Tony Morales fired him in 2012 after he tripped over a customer's legs and then later that day tripped over a chair in the waiting room.

Morales said he plans to appeal the state's Friday decision, which awarded Nixon $75,000 in lost wages and $25,000 for emotional distress.

Nixon said after his firing, he struggled to find employment, saw his condo go into foreclosure and was forced to apply for food stamps and appeal to charities for Christmas gifts for his family.

He said he's still cutting hair for loyal customers — who call him the "Blind Barber."

I feel sorry for the guy, but regardless, if I required a haircut cut I would find it hard to have him do it.

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