Whatever sight loss you are dealing with it’s a big shock. It leaves you feeling overwhelmed. Storing and retrieving your own stuff (clothes, toiletries, and medications) can make you feel better. This usually means storing different items in separate bins, baskets and totes as well as drawers. You could call this technique “storing with sides […]
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You need to talk about what has happened to your sight, but you also need to protect yourself especially at first. Here are tips on who to talk to and who to stay silent with, as well as how to “manage the message”. Here is a section from Chapter 4 of my book: When You […]
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This is the third How To video for anyone who has lost vision. The videos are short and there are no ads. There will often be a link to a post on the same topic. Today there are more details from my book, When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes. Here’s a section from Chapter 3, […]
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This is the second How To video for anyone who has lost vision. They are all very short and there are no ads, so you only hear the information which I hope will be just what you need. There will often be a link to a post on the same topic with more details. Today […]
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This is the first How To video for anyone who has lost vision. They are all very short and there are no ads, so you just hear the information which I hope will be just what you need. There will often be a link to a post on the same topic with more details. […]
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Here is the video of my interview with Sylvia Stinson-Perez. Self-advocacy and my book: When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes, were highlighted at Mississippi State University’s online Conference on September 4, 2020. Sylvia is the director of the technical Assistance Center for Older Individuals who are Blind, OIB-TAC. The interview got great reviews.
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