A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
As you may recall, the reason I was in Ghana in the first place was to speak at the 5th annual AFRINEAD conference on disability. Sitting in the conference centre at the KWAMA Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, listening to a Star-studded group of dignitaries address the challenges inherent in developing …
It’s Wednesday morning and as I sit here listening to the rain pouring down in Cape Town I find myself reflecting back on the week I spent in Ghana… was it really only a few days ago??? My overall impression of Ghana is that of warmth, the warmth and humidity of the weather, the warmth …
It seemed like a great idea at the time. No, really, it did. There I was, standing on the kerb at the intersection with my wet sock getting ever colder and more unpleasant… the wet sock that I was currently wearing as a glove. And here’s how I got to that point: The early morning …
I’m often surprised at how unaware customer service agents are when assisting people with disabilities. They often make assumptions about what I can and cannot do – like assuming that, because I can’t see, that I can’t sign my own name… or create an invoice for work that I’ve done for them, or type in …
It’s finally arrived! By the time you read this I’ll be heading off to Cape Town airport to catch my first flight on my journey to Ghana… Or even sitting in the airport waiting to board the plane. So, as I sit staring pensively into the middle distance in the airport terminal I think it’s …
You know, there’s one activity that mom does on a regular basis that simply doesn’t make sense to me – going to meetings. I mean, we get into a car and go somewhere interesting, meet up with lots of fascinating people whose shoes and clothes often smell of interesting things like other dogs, cats… and …
Speaking can be quite a lonely career – seldom do you see the impact what you say has on the audience’s you speak to. So when you receive a testimonial from a happy client, it’s a very special experience. Here’s a testimonial I received from the principal from a school where my guide dog, Fiji …
Fairly early one Saturday morning I found myself sitting in stunned disbelief staring at the announcement that I had been awarded a Presidential Citation by Toastmasters International. Even now, a few weeks since I received the notification, I still find it hard to express exactly how I feel – honoured, overwhelmed, valued, appreciated and, perhaps …
I was really excited to have an article about my recent Toastmasters award published on page 3 of the Cape Times newspaper on 18 July, 2017. Here’s a photo of the article. And for those who can’t see the photo… or would prefer to read it online, here’s the link to the article:
Three weeks today I’ll be sitting on a flight winging my way to Accra, in Ghanafor the AFRINEAD Conference. Travel is always exciting and this time I’m really looking forward to the experience of being a blind tourist in a new (for me) country, and for having the opportunity of attending and speaking at the …