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...
by lgadmin | Jul 13, 2020 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
Have you had a memorable vacation? Our family has enjoyed going to a small island here in Georgia. Jekyll Island is the perfect combination of beach, camping, and activities. We have been 3-5 times as a family and each time we go we have favorite things that we love...
by lgadmin | May 18, 2020 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
How do you introduce yourself to a blind person? How do you tell people to blind talk to your blind relative? A person who is blind or has low vision will need you to touch them on the shoulder to let them know you are there. Then you will want to speak your name....
by lgadmin | May 18, 2020 | Daily Life, Technology
Using a Screen Reader I am going to use some Youtube videos I have found for this weeks discussions. I will go into more in depth when we do our end of the month review. So this weeks topics are screen readers and ADA accessible websites. There are two main screen...
by lgadmin | Feb 10, 2020 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world, Technology
As we discussed on Facebook, there are many ways that blind people can have access to the same things their sighted counterparts do. Here are a few examples that we shared. This will be a two part series due to the large amount of information. Audio Description When...
by lgadmin | Jan 25, 2020 | Daily Life, Technology
The above question comes up during many conversations. The answer comes in the same ways we read books. Mom can read it with her fingers. She can read the book as an audio book in a few different ways. She can use digital books on her braille computer. We will explore...
by lgadmin | Dec 1, 2019 | Daily Life, Technology
Holidays time and birthdays can be hard to know what to give someone who has vision loss. Here are some ideas that we have used in the past. I hope they help. Feel free to share more things below or on our Facebook page. We are always looking for good ideas that...
by lgadmin | Nov 30, 2019 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world, Technology
Who really enjoys shopping? Well, I do and I enjoy taking mom. Sometimes it can be hard when you are in a time crunch. When we go to the store we take our time going up and down the aisles. I look for good deals for mom and she tells me the types of foods she is...
