Eyes that don’t make contact, or look unusual, or a white cane make the person you are meeting uncomfortable. You don’t want to of course, but people react to the lack of eye contact. It makes them nervous. Sometimes the store clerk or the receptionist or new neighbor will talk with an over-sweet tone, like talking […]
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How’s your bruise Collection? Do you bang into things even at home, and feel nervous approaching the top step? Are you leaving everything the way it was before, or changing the décor to make best use of your remaining sight? Do you have little sight now or none, and wonder if there is a better […]
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The snow is melting here, and though it’s still bundle-up-cold, it’s a good time to plan your spring and summer clothes, so you have a few outfits ready on the hangers for outings and events. In the early years of losing good sight it can be tough to think much about your clothes. Maybe you […]
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It’s still winter here! We all want hot food. Maybe you’d love to make a nourishing soup or a big breakfast for yourself or your family. At the Carroll Center we have clients arriving every couple of weeks who haven’t cooked for several years. They feel – or their families feel – that cooking isn’t […]
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NBC has a new sit-com, Growing Up Fisher, which airs on Tuesdays at 9.30pm. EST. It’s great to have a central character in a network comedy show who is blind. Every time someone with vision loss is given an active, lively personality on TV or in a movie, it makes the public a little more […]
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Last week’s post focused on the common misuse of the word blind to give negative punch to statements meaning ignorant or unaware. I got some push-back from my family as you will discover if you have a minute to check out the comments from last week. This post is focusing on the other side of […]
Read more "The Other Side of the Blind"NBC has a new sit-com Bringing Up Fisher which aired for the first time just after the close of the Winter Olympics on Sunday at 9.30pm. It’s great to have a blind character with a prominent articulate role, but how long do we have to wait till the actor playing the blind guy is actually […]
Read more "Bringing Up Fisher – NBC’s new Sit-Com about a blind Dad and his Son airs Sunday"Blind is commonly misused by people to add negative punch to their speech. By blind they mean unaware or ignorant. This meaning is only positive in “blind justice”, otherwise this prejudiced use of blind can only adds to the sense of profiling that many blind people carry with them. Yet when you meet someone who […]
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Choosing the exact right card for your lover, sister or friend – the card with the wicked wording or beautiful picture can be a great pleasure. Having to ask your friend or a store assistant to read you the words or describe the picture takes all the joy out of it. How Can You Send […]
Read more "Valentine’s Day – What to Do About Greeting Cards?"Here is a re-post from the New York Times theater review section. Check out theaters in your city to find out if described performances are happening in your area. They aren’t free, but they are really fun!
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