As wildfires force evacuations in California, and Hurricane Laura flattens parts of Louisiana, here are tips for any sudden move because of weather events or the Corona virus, ( as well as for professional events and vacations.) Guest post by Jennifer Harnish, Head of Rehab at the Carroll Center for the Blind, Newton MA Referred […]
Read more "Packing Like a Pro"
Accessible voting for people who are blind or low vision Re-Post from American Council of the Blind. Access to voting in the November General Election is such an important topic right now with millions more people expected to cast their votes by mail. It’s especially relevant to us blind and low vision voters. We often […]
Read more "Time to Check That Your Vote Can Be Cast Accessibly in Your Town and State."
Many of us blind and visually impaired people feel like the young man in the story below during this pandemic – without the maids and bodyguards! We seniors are stuck at home, sometimes feeling lonely and isolated. Like the young man we can feel emotionally neglected, even as services get cut, some of them permanently. […]
Read more "THE PAIN OF ISOLATION"
This article was first published back in February which was a different world. Now group meetings are online or on the phone, but role-playing is still a great way to practice speaking without visual cues. Here’s an update: Why does speech without visual cues have to be different? Without good sight non-verbal communication, which begins […]
Read more "ROLE PLAYING ASSERTIVENESS Update for Phone or Online Meetings"
“When someone wishes to avoid conflicting or embarrassing communications, they express their feelings non-verbally,” says a researcher in Non Verbal Communications. On Sunday I was at a socially-distant picnic. There was a red cloth on the grass, I anchored it with my purse against the gusty breeze. Everyone in the circle was a friend of […]
Read more "Missing the Meaning Part 2: Negative Reactions"
Re-Post from Access World. This post assesses different money reading apps on smartphones. It is good for people who have a smartphone and use apps, but we are still waiting for the tactile enhanced bills which we can use just like everyone else. (I posted about this in this my January 2015 post HEY, THE IBILLS […]
Read more "Counting Money"
It’s hard to admit a loss at any stage. There is a need to cope, that might take many different shapes, forms, length, and breadth. There is a particular sense of self that needs to adjust before going ‘public’ with the news. The story line isn’t about one person in particular, suppose it was more […]
Read more "“When Grandma Can’t See” A Poem by Elyse Heinrich"
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 […]
Read more "Maximizing Time After Vision Loss"
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 […]
Read more "Have I Found the Strength to Be a Big Person?"
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 […]
Read more "Missing the MEANING"