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What do you want to know? Vision Loss and Personal Recovery will publish three interviews with experienced professionals in the next few weeks. What do you want to know about mobility training; video magnifiers and monoculars; and finding your favorite TV shows? Email your questions or call the number below this week. The best questions […]

The episode is called Batman. I have delayed re-posting this excellent 1 hour presentation for a few days because I could not make the live stream work. Please get yourself a large cup of coffee or your favorite drink and settle down to hear this. It is worth it. The print introduction says: Can other […]

Since 2001 there has been a cyber revolution in how books are read by everyone, especially people with vision problems…but the old ways are still there and still good, and most people start there. How can I read a book now? You may be able to read enlarged or highly contrasted print on a large […]

DeAnn Elliott accurates describes the uncomfortable but sometimes useful way we who sport a white cane or work with a guide dog are always being observed. She goes on to talk about some of the ways around the embarrassing and the potentially risky ones. Here is her Carroll Center Blog Post

People who wear eye-catching clothes or drive fancy cars may be trendy, but they are not trend setters. It is the people who live on the edge, in the margins of society, who are often the real agents of change, because we know what is lacking. We can talk about vision loss with authority and […]

Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes

VisionLossandPersonalRecovery.com (VLPRBlog.com) thanks everyone who has read and commented on any of the blog posts this year. I hope that you find plenty of joy during the holiday season, and that you will add to your belief in your own value by offering support and help to others. Vision Loss and Personal recovery will be […]

Can you join in with everyone else at a carol service or Holiday sing along? What if you only know the first verse? It gets frustrating when you have to la-la along and everyone else can read the words and be joyful and triumphant! Here is a cheat sheet for some favorite chunnukah, Christmas […]

If you are registered as legally blind, you qualify for an iBill from the Federal Government so you can read money bills easily. The iBill is a neat device you can carry in your pocket or purse. It will reads the denomination of your bills. Provided you can slide the bill into the slot in […]

A fun and easy way to spice up your home for the holiday season that you and your family can enjoy. Hi everyone! My name is Tina de Araujo and I work at the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton Ma. I am a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist, and I love my job. Working with […]

Is inviting neighbors, friends or relations to coffee or dinner a reasonable proposition if you do not have any assistance? Here are three facts to help you decide: The best thing about being the host at home is you know just where everything is and can move freely and confidently. You are in charge of […]

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

You Ask the Questions!

A Blind Man Learned to Click his Tongue for Echo Location and Perceives Images of his Surroundings [Re-Post from This American Life January 9, 2015]

How to Read a Book: the Twenty-First Century has Revolutionized Reading for Everyone

Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Re-Post from DeAnn Elliott

Happy New Year to Us: The Real Trend Setters

Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes

Important Money Reading Update: You Will Want to Know About This!

Happy Scented Holidays

Hosting at Home: Make it Easy on Yourself