by lgadmin | May 12, 2021 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world, Technology
Are you looking for ways to make your content more accessible? Are you trying to reach a broader audience? Here are tips for you to be able to share your Digital content with those with visual...
by lgadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Join us for the three part video series on taking a word document and turning it into braille. Here is part 1. In this video we will use a screen reader to type up a short message. Part 2 is how we take the word document and use a program called Duxbury to...
by lgadmin | Dec 12, 2020 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
Kicking off October with Family Traditions. This year has been hard for everyone across the globe. But let’s look for the traditions your family was/will be able to keep. We were able to keep the tradition of having a fire this spring and we are looking forward to the...
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...
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....
