Are you a person with a disability? Have you had a stranger come up to you and say how sorry they are to see you in that disabled state? Have you had someone feel so sad for you that they cried? I know that people with disabilities can relate to this and can answer yes … Continue reading Stop Feeling Sorry for People with Disabilities
Category: Disability – Visually Impaired
Spotlight: It is Low Vision Awareness Month: Check out the Checkered Eye Project
February is Low Vision Awareness Month. I am a person with low vision myself and I started this blog to bring more awareness to the low vision community. When you have low vision you are in between the blind and sighted world and it can be frustrating at times. Blindness is on a spectrum and … Continue reading Spotlight: It is Low Vision Awareness Month: Check out the Checkered Eye Project
Spotlight: Goalball – A Team Sport for Those who are Blind or Have Low Vision
Goalball is a sport specifically created for those who are blind or have low vision. It seems similar to football as the opposite team's objective is to get the ball in the other team's goal. The ball is thrown but never kicked. The ball is outfitted with bells to help the players locate the ball. … Continue reading Spotlight: Goalball – A Team Sport for Those who are Blind or Have Low Vision
The Disabled Blogger Tag
Today I would like to give you a glimpse into my motivation for this blog where I discuss disability related topics as well as various other topics. I decided to do this by sharing my response to the questions on the Disabled Blogger Tag. This tag was started by Elin on her blog My Blurred … Continue reading The Disabled Blogger Tag
How to Make Household Items Accessible to Those that are Blind or Visually Impaired
Picture this, you are about to heat up your lunch in the microwave but you realize that you are not able to see the buttons. Well this is what a person who is blind or has low vision (is visually impaired) deals with when they use a microwave with a touch screen interface. The lack … Continue reading How to Make Household Items Accessible to Those that are Blind or Visually Impaired
There Needs to be a New Era of Authentic Representation of People with Disabilities in the media
Photo by geralt on Pixabay Society’s definition of beauty has become more shallow as the years have gone by. The media and magazines have defined beauty. The standard is to be tall and thin with a perfect face. This standard of beauty has only further excluded those that are different including people with disabilities. There … Continue reading There Needs to be a New Era of Authentic Representation of People with Disabilities in the media
Tools that Help Me as a Visually Impaired Person
October is Blindness Awareness Month and today I want to share some of the tools that make my life easier as a visually impaired person. I hope that this will be helpful. These tools work in the workplace as well. 1. Sharpy Marker I can no longer see the ink from regular pens or pencils. … Continue reading Tools that Help Me as a Visually Impaired Person
How to Stay Organized when you are Blind or Visually Impaired
Photo Credit: teenacobb on Pixabay * photo shows an organized closet. Organization is an important aspect in many areas of life. It is very important for someone that is blind or visually impaired to be extra organized. I am visually impaired and I must have a specific place for each item to be able to … Continue reading How to Stay Organized when you are Blind or Visually Impaired
Blindness is on a Spectrum
Disclaimer: This image was generated by AI Chat GPT When people hear the word blind they most likely picture someone who sees pitch black. The reality is that blindness is on a spectrum. A person can be completely blind with no light perception all the way to having some usable vision. Those with usable vision … Continue reading Blindness is on a Spectrum
People with Disabilities still Battle Discrimination when it Comes to Using Uber and Lyft
Image was generated by AI Chat GPT The arrival of Uber and Lyft have helped to fill the gap when it comes to the lack of transportation but people with disabilities have been left to face discrimination when it comes to this form of transportation. People who are blind or have low vision and use … Continue reading People with Disabilities still Battle Discrimination when it Comes to Using Uber and Lyft
Jazmin Ruiz 