A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
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Many of you know that one of the first things I did after losing my sight was to join a rock band. Playing music became one of the constants in my life as I came to terms with my blindness and struggled to overcome the challenges of learning to live as a blind woman in …
People are often nervous about using an escalator when they’re with me in case something happens. I thought it might be useful to create a video showing how Fiji and I navigate an escalator so you can see how easy it actually is. Here’s what you’re seeing: Fiji and I approach the escalator and Fiji …
Over the past year several people have asked whether I feel at risk when I walk on my own with Fiji. Recently a neighbour told me she thought I was very brave considering how prevalent crime is nowadays. The thing is, I’m not totally oblivious to what goes on in the world around me, so …
I know I’ve previously mentioned that I’m generally open to new experiences. It’s one of the ways I keep challenging my boundaries and finding out what I’m capable of doing. So, when I had the opportunity to play the role of magician’s assistant at the professional Speakers Association at the recent PSASA National Convention in …
I’m thrilled to announce the details of the launch for my new book, “A Different Way of Seeing – A Blind Woman’s Journey of Living an ‘Ordinary’ Life in an Extraordinary Way” The launch will take place at lunchtime on 20 April 2017 at Kelvin Grove. More details about the event and how to book …
You know, sometimes things that happen by accident turn out to have the most remarkable results. Over the years people have asked me to describe what it’s like working with a guide dog. Sure, I can describe the experience but that doesn’t come close to what it’s really like. On one of our regular walks …
I’m thrilled to announce that I have been recognised with the Xtraordinary Women ‘Woman of the Month’ award for March 2017. The nomination was in recognition of the work I’m doing de-mystifying the abilities of those living a productive life without sight. You can read more about the award here. I love the aims of …
In October last year I wrote an article commending Emirates Airline for taking the needs of their visually impaired passengers into consideration by having a few movies with audio descriptors on their standard airline entertainment channel. Here’s a great podcast from Twenty Thousand Hertz about audio descriptors and the impact they have on blind and …
So, what’s the quickest way to annoy me? Ask me to sign up for a mailing list and then add a sight-dependent verification process that I can’t access! To be fair, that’s probably not the quickest way to annoy me, but annoy me it does. It happened to me again today, on a site for …
I was recently interviewed for one of my favourite podcasts, Blind Abilities – you can listen to the interview here: http://blindabilities.com/bapresents/lois-strachan-a-different-way-of-seeing/ Blind Abilities is a podcast focussed on empowering people who are blind or visually impaired. The podcast is presented by Jeff Thompson and Pete Lane. I first started listening when a friend, Chris Venter, …