By Katherine Schneider (Excerpted and expanded from “Occupying Aging: Delights, Disabilities and Daily Life” (Available from Bookshare, Amazon, and in Kindle format from Amazon) A consultation with an elder who is going blind prompted me to expand my rules for assistive technology into six rules for living with a new disability. As with all rules, there…
By Annika Konrad When I learned about my visual impairment, one of my first thoughts was “What am I going to look like?” Like most teenagers, I was concerned with my looks and I didn’t like the idea of my vision impairing my fashion. I knew that blind people often wear large black sunglasses and…
By Theresa Sweeney-Smith I am one of the lucky ones. I have had glaucoma since I was 16 years old. I have had the experience of sight, of driving a car, of seeing my son born in 1981 and with much less vision, I have seen my beautiful granddaughter born in 2012. I have a…
7 countries and 18 cities later, it was time to come home to America...
Looking for grace and beauty in everyday life
Working life with a visual impairment.
Stories about blindness and visual impairment from people in Wisconsin
Stories about blindness and visual impairment from people in Wisconsin
Stories about blindness and visual impairment from people in Wisconsin
The intersection of life, love, and blindness
My life, music career, writing career and adventures.
Stories about blindness and visual impairment from people in Wisconsin
The trials, triumphs, tears, and travels of a stay at home mom in the suburbs of Sin City
Stories about blindness and visual impairment from people in Wisconsin
Stories about blindness and visual impairment from people in Wisconsin
aging, disabled, assistance/service dog user? All are welcome!
Stories about blindness and visual impairment from people in Wisconsin
Showing America how to Live
The Outlook From Here 