Includes posts about grief, anger ,and steps in recovering as a person
(Referred to in my new book: When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes, Chapter 7, “Lookin’ Good.” Applying make-up by touch is not too hard. At first you will need someone interested who has good sight to check results. Then you do it yourself! Before you begin: A micro powder works better than liquid foundation, which […]
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Guest post by Jennifer Harnish. Dr. Harnish is the Director of Rehabilitation services at the Carroll Center for the Blind with a doctorate in clinical psychology. She is an advocate for policy, training, and therapeutic support for those with visual impairments. Jennifer has been legally blind since 1997 from Retinitis Pigmentosa. She is the mother […]
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This post is referred to in Chapter 9: Independent Socializing of my new book When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery, a How To guide for people losing sight and their friends published this month, including accessible versions. Churches, temples and mosques are charitable places where people want to be helpful, […]
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Guest post by Ashley Colburn, a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Theropist at the Carroll Center for the Blind where she has worked for five years. She instructs blind and visually impaired adults on a wide range of adaptive skills including assistive technology, braille, recordkeeping and home management. PAYING YOUR BILLS Bill paying and moving your money […]
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Guest post by Audrey Demmitt Rn Audrey Demmitt is part of the PALS (Peer Advisors Life Support) at VisionAware.org. She is a wife, mother of three adult children, and a registered nurse. At age 25, she was diagnosed with RP (retinitis pigmentosa.) She worked for 30 years as a nurse, and as an Adjustment to […]
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Here in the northeast spring only sprang recently and still isn’t too sure about it. Fashion forward folks start on their spring wardrobe in March or even February, but now is a good time for the rest of us. There are spring sales around this week and next. Call one or two favorite stores, or […]
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Blind Theatergoer’s ‘Hamilton’ Lawsuit Aims Spotlight On Broadway Accessibility. (A re-post from National Public Radio.) A blind Theater-goer decides it’s time Broadway shows had audio description.
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Re-post from the Washington Post Here’s some very practical information and good tips on how to find a date when you are blind or can’t see much.
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During my time at the Carroll Center I explored the possibility of moving to Boston more permanently. When I signed my apartment lease, I remember being extremely anxious about it. Things moved more and more rapidly as my end date at the Carroll Center approached. Somehow, it unbelievably all worked out. While I worked hard […]
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Written by IlanaRei Goss I’m currently working full time as a psychotherapist for the LGBT community in Jamaica Plain (a suburb of Boston Mass). I’m also a writer, knitter and cook. Going blind has not changed the big picture of my life, just the small details of how to do certain things, and I hope […]
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