by lgadmin | Dec 12, 2020 | 2020 Pandemic, Communication, Daily Life
Most blind/low vision people already live in a fairly isolated state. They can’t drive and go places. Even with Uber and Lyft there are limits to places they can go. Most restaurants are not doing dine-in options and this can make them feel even more isolated....
by lgadmin | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Games and Activities: Phase 10 brailed cards https://www.maxiaids.com/reizen-braille-phase-10-card-game-for-the-blind-and-low-vision Uno Brailed https://www.maxiaids.com/braille-uno-cards Skip Bo https://www.maxiaids.com/skip-bo-card-game Go Fish...
by lgadmin | Aug 31, 2020 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
What is Advocating? From dicitionary.com the definition is: to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: to act as an advocate. Advocating is not just something done when there is a huge problem. Advocating can also mean carrying on...
by lgadmin | Aug 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our journey to add a four legged dog to our family. Growing up my mom used a cane to get most places. As us kids grew and were able to guide her we would use the sighted guide techniques to help guide mom where we were going. In the early 2000s mom began to think...
by lgadmin | Aug 1, 2020 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
This discussion was a lot of fun. There are two guest posts here: one from Cecily Nipper (new guide dog user) and one from Leota Reif (a former puppy raiser). Guide Dog terms we will be using in the following posts. Puppy raiser- someone who is volunteering to help...
