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In my last two articles I’ve told you about the events that we put on to showcase the results of the Never Seen blind photography project. These events were made possible by additional funding from British Council Sub-Saharan Africa Arts. When I first described our concerns about the current rolling blackouts in South Africa, I …
If you remember, I mentioned that I spent two weeks in Mauritius towards the end of 2022. I haven’t had a chance to tell you more about that trip – the end of the year became so busy that I skipped a few posts over the course of December. Regardless, I feel the time is …
It’s rare that I meet other people named Lois. So it was fun for me to discover a fellow Lois when we both attended an online meeting a year ago. It turns out that Lois Wagner and I have quite a lot in common. Like me, she is a speaker, writer, coach, and activist. And …
It looks like I m in for quite a year of interviews, if the month of January is anything to go by. My most recent interview was a little different from anything I’ve done before. And it was lots of fun! Abigail Klopper, from the Cafinnate Academy, who works in the fields of brand management …
One of the best ways an author can introduce their books to new audiences is to talk on podcasts and media stations. I’ve had the opportunity to do so twice in the past few weeks. The first interview was with one of my favourite podcasts, Blind Abilities. It was my third time being featured on …
XXXXX Date: 24 March 2020 Category: Disability Awareness, Audio, Title: Tags: **Craig, not sure if the podcast link will provide us with an image; please let me know Alt text: You’re walking down a road and see a person with a guide dog or a white cane approaching you. Do you offer to assist them? …
Sometimes we receive the gift of insight from the most unexpected places… Before I started the Accessible South Africa Travel Podcast, I researched what other accessible travel podcasts were out there. My research led me to the Have Disability, Will Travel Podcast. Once I found it, I started chatting to the host, Josh. And he …
In March last year I signed up to listen to the inaugural Women in Publishing Summit. The summit was a week of interviews with women sharing their insights into different parts of the publishing world – authors of different genres, designers, marketers and publishers. It took me almost a year to listen to the full …
As some of you know, I’m getting more and more involved in accessible travel, both through my writing and the Accessible South Africa Travel Podcast. I’ve now written seven articles on travel as a blind tourist for the Blind Perspective e-newsletter. These articles are written for a visually impaired audience to inspire them to go …
I have absolutely the best friends and colleagues! This was proved yet again when not one, but two people forwarded me an interview request from Media Alerts. It seemed that a journalist from People Magazine was wanting to interview women who are leading a successful life despite a disability. Of course I replied… And here’s …