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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Referred to in my new book When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes, Chapter 6 “Practicing Assertiveness with Sight Loss.” People practice what to say and how to say it before important occasions, and also for everyday life., But young adults with vision impairment or blindness, and working and senior adults who lose sight don’t get […]
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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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Traveling by yourself after you lose a lot of sight you almost always have to ask for some assistance in new places. This solo travel is often exhilarating. Provided you are in a busy area such as a train station or airport it can be like the mosh pit at a rock concert. The crowd […]
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A steel fence makes a clear boundary between properties. Both sides can open and close the gate. If only human boundaries were like this! We who have lost a lot, or all, of our sight, may at first hand over control of our lives to a partner, an adult child, or a sibling, and then […]
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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 […]
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