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Re-Post from Access World. This post assesses different money reading apps on smartphones. It is good for people who have a smartphone and use apps, but we are still waiting for the tactile enhanced bills which we can use just like everyone else. (I posted about this in this my January 2015 post HEY, THE IBILLS […]

It’s hard to admit a loss at any stage. There is a need to cope, that might take many different shapes, forms, length, and breadth. There is a particular sense of self that needs to adjust before going ‘public’ with the news. The story line isn’t about one person in particular, suppose it was more […]

Time is at the heart of disability. The time you have available to do things you want to do. Time to accomplish tasks, and most important of all to relax. When you see well sight is your go-to method of acquiring information! So discovering it has partly or entirely disappeared is a great shock which […]

Repost from Forbes. “Human proximity, guidance and touch are the very cornerstones of how people with severe sight loss engage safely and productively with the outside world…” Of course there are blind people who move freely with a white cane or a dog guide, but still we all need to touch…

Edge of kitchen sink on left. Full compost container, chopping board with sharp knives and other utensils all used, dish towel and box of raisins. If you share a home with others, it’s been a hard time for maintaining independence. Everyone is in the kitchen at once, and every countertop cluttered. It may be tempting […]

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

Counting Money

“When Grandma Can’t See” A Poem by Elyse Heinrich

Maximizing Time After Vision Loss

Blind People’s Social Distancing Nightmare to Intensify as Lockdowns Ease

Keeping Up Your Independent Methods During the Quarantine