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I love taking part in fundraisers that benefit the South African Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind. They have trained all three of my previous guide dogs, and I am waiting, almost always patiently, to hear from them that my partner #4 is on its way. So, when I was asked to not only speak but …
As so often happens at conferences, the first day of Africa’s Travel Indaba ran a little late. Our session’s wonderful facilitator, Carol Ofori did her best to make up some time, but the time sped past relentlessly. Which meant I was late meeting up with close friend, Mel Harvard, with whom I’d planned a quick …
Last week on the blog I told you about speaking at the World Travel Market, Africa 2024 as part of two panels discussing accessible travel. A few days afterwards I was approached by Tarryn Tomlinson, the leader of one of those panels, asking if I’d be willing to travel to Durban to speak at another …
A few years ago much of my work revolved around accessible travel and tourism. At the very least, that was the major focus of my podcast, A Different Way of Seeing. Rather, A Different Way of Travelling, as the show was then called. Yet somehow, apart from my trips overseas, my focus seemed to have …
Two weeks ago I mentioned the impact that stories have on so many aspects of my life. Everything I shared in that post was brought home to me in a chance conversation I had a few days ago. Here’s what happened. I recently had to go for some routine medical tests. When I arrived at …
Here is another podcast interview I recently did, this time on the Include with Dr Liz podcast. There were several things I really enjoyed about this conversation. Dr Liz and I discussed my unwillingness to subscribe to labels. I feel that society so often defines us by our labels when we are, in reality, far …
I first became fascinated by stories when I was a young girl. I vividly remember spending hoursreading my children’s Bible and losing myself in the stories. While I admit that it didn’t leave mewith a particular religious zeal, it certainly did have a significant impact on my life. I recently found myself reflecting on how …
I recently had the opportunity of exploring the concept of making the visual world accessible to the blindness community through the use of audio description. It was the subject of a podcast episode with Shakila Maharaj, the managing director of ShazaCin Accessible Media, who is one of the foremost proponents of audio description in South …
I was approached to share a guest article to mark Cerebral Palsy Awareness month in the USA, which I am excited to do. In fact, I would be happy to host guest articles for other legitimate disability-related organisations and bloggers, so please feel free to reach out if you are keen to explore the possibility. …
Being up on stage and sharing my thoughts about inclusion and diversity in the workplace has to be one of my favourite things to do. Which is why I was so excited to find myself standing in front of an audience again as a keynote speaker at a Road Accident Fund disability awareness day recently. …