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Isn’t it amazing how a few words can sweep you away to an entire thread of ideas or thoughts? That’s what happened to me recently. I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and a few words on a post caught my attention. The words were these: the gift of adversity. I’ve often considered the gifts …
As a podcast host I love having the opportunity to pose questions and listen as people share their lived experiences. I consider it to be an honour that people are willing to trust me with their truth on my show and try to always be mindful of the gift that is each person’s story. It …
I stood there, facing the tree, and thought about the best way to navigate my way around it. I reached a decision, based mostly on chance, extended my white cane and tentatively took my first step… And walked straight into a tree branch. When I first lost my sight I was taught how to navigate …
Last week I described discovering that the way I visualise the world is different from most other people. Learning about aphantasia – the inability to visualise things in the mind’s eye – was a complete surprise to me. Because it so resembled my own experience. My initial response was utter shock. It shattered the way …
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 …
As someone who’s been travelling for a number of years with a visual impairment, I’m familiar with the assistance and support that I need to put in place to assist me to travel. Whether I’m travelling with a sighted companion or travelling on my own, I know the help I require and how to ensure …
For years I’ve believed that people with a disability have strong problem-solving skills. This was proven yet again when I was visiting India recently. One of the maintenance staff on our floor of the hotel was hearing impaired and non-verbal. Which wasn’t a challenge until he arrived to service our room and I was on …
A few days ago I got a message from a friend who was concerned that she hadn’t seen any blog posts from me for a while. And it’s true – I haven’t blogged for the past two weeks. It’s not that there’s been nothing going on. Actually, I’ve been crazy busy with some exciting stuff. …
Sometimes the only way to get over our fear is to face it. And that’s what I had to do on Friday… Here’s the back story: two weeks ago, I fell while walking with my guide dog, Fiji. In truth, I wasn’t badly hurt but it’s taken me time to heal from the various scratches …
Many years ago I met an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his sight. His family were trying to find ways to help him begin picking up some of the things he’d loved doing before. Yet, each time I offered him an idea of some of the tools he might be able to use, his …