Time is at the heart of disability. The time you have available to do things you want to do. Time to accomplish tasks, and most important of all to relax. When you see well sight is your go-to method of acquiring information! So discovering it has partly or entirely disappeared is a great shock which […]
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At this time when there is a racial reckoning with the cruel past and present, it is also a time to think about the past and present profiling of people who live with vision loss or blindness. It is a damning fact that only about 5% of people with low vision use a white cane […]
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ssing the MEANING Now that many states are allowing gatherings you may be invited to family or friend events over the summer. And if people are observing social distancing and wearing masks you will be missing the meaning in conversation even more than before. You can have a big shock attending a family gathering. You […]
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Repost from Forbes. “Human proximity, guidance and touch are the very cornerstones of how people with severe sight loss engage safely and productively with the outside world…” Of course there are blind people who move freely with a white cane or a dog guide, but still we all need to touch…
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Edge of kitchen sink on left. Full compost container, chopping board with sharp knives and other utensils all used, dish towel and box of raisins. If you share a home with others, it’s been a hard time for maintaining independence. Everyone is in the kitchen at once, and every countertop cluttered. It may be tempting […]
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Backyard in summer, About 15 people are standing in groups ho Following up on the May 19 After Losing my sight Struggling to Be Seen, Repost from the New York Times Modern Love At this time of loss and heart ache there could be a small advantage to people with vision loss. As the country […]
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Speaking up when you can’t see – a major topic of my new book and VLPR blog is featured in the latest Hadley Institute podcast. The interviewer Elyse Heinrich, a learning expert with Hadly asked great questions in a friendly and casual way that brought out a lot of good points. Here’s the link to […]
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Repost from the New York Times Modern Love series. Leona Godin describes some infuriating aspects of a blind/sighted relationship. “Blindness can make you paranoid in love. Is he looking at another woman? Is she prettier than me?” New acquaintances often give your sighted partner credit for even writing your emails! M. Leona Godin is a […]
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Re-Post from NBC TV local Washington DC. This TV news video interviews blind people about the many challenges faced by people with vision loss as we try to buy food at grocery stores and take-out restaurants. If the video above won’t play for you, follow this link to the original post.
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All of us who share a home (which is mostly fortunate in this virus time,) have been communicating during the previous month and more in a confined space, and we’ve all been exposed to either dreadful stress or lack of outside stimulus. Staying calm and listening has become extra hard. Recently I was woken out […]
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