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USE YOUR BODY TO MEASURE

Our bodies are always available to take measurements. Dollar bills, mobile phones, and white canes can be tape measures too! My top thumb joint is just over one Inch, the side of my index finger a half inch, my outstretched hand seven inches and my cane two inches short of 4 feet. It’s easy to […]

2020 Senior Solutions: Low-Tech and No-Tech Tools for Independence. A re-post from AccessWorld at American Foundation for the Blind February is Low Vision month. Here’s good information about low vision products. One of the infuriating aspects of low vision is it’s expensive. Nearly all these cost less than $100 but they do add up…!

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 […]

(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 […]

(Referred to in Chapter 7: “Get the Guessing Out of Medications” Linda miller RN, is the nurse at the Carroll Center for the Blind. Some clients there have diabetic retinopathy, and others have a complex regimen of pills. Diabetic Retinopathy Linda: For people dealing with diabetic retinopathy who have to take and test their blood […]

This post is referred to in my new book: When You Can’t Believe Your eyes, Chapter 10, section: “where to shop.” by DeAnn Elliott with additional information from Hannah. Aira is a big name in AI apps for people with vision loss. It’s a subscription service but with some free assistance too. Their agents use […]

When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery, a How To guide for people losing sight and their families was published in July 2019, including an accessible version. “Does Your Pill Bottle Talk” is mentioned in Chapter 7. October is the “You Can Save Lives Too” month. Start with your own! If […]

By Ashley Brow Colburn, technology specialist at the Carroll Center for the Blind Artificial intelligence has made a big difference to the everyday reading and identification needs of many blind and visually impaired people – those that have a smartphone and especially an iPhone. An AI app (program you download from the app store) works […]

Left of photo man in white shirt using smart cane (which has bulge housing electronics and speaker near top) walking down sidewalk.

Blind Engineer Invents A ‘Smart Cane’ That Uses Google Maps To Help Blind People Navigate

A smart cane called “We Walk” is now available for around $500.

Read More. (This seems like a real breakthrough! I hope other companies will follow with more affordable versions.)

Vision loss and Personal Recovery

WHEN YOU CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES

Welcome

When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes

Speak Up Skills

Vision Loss and Personal Recovery

USE YOUR BODY TO MEASURE

Repost from AccessWorld for Seniors with Low Vision

ROLE PLAYING ASSERTIVENESS

Makeup by Touch

Making Medications Accessible, An Interview with Linda Miller RN

Distant Eyes, Subscription Model

Does Your Pill Bottle Talk, Latest Update

Distant Eyes – Volunteers, Cameras, and AI

Repost: Blind Engineer invents smart cane