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...
by lgadmin | Nov 20, 2019 | Sighted Children in a Blind world
Hi! It’s November! Almost time for Thanksgiving and then Christmas!! As we enter this busy time of year, let’s discuss some of the benefits of having a blind parent. Some of these might not be seen as positive, but they can be! 1. I’m thankful that...
by lgadmin | Sep 2, 2019 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
How do I serve food to a blind person? Many people are very timid when approaching a blind person for the first time. But once you have struck up a “Hi, how are you?” You may want to offer help. Maybe this place has food! How do you serve or offer help...
by lgadmin | Sep 2, 2019 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
Blind people learn to do so many wonderful things, including how to take care of a house on their own. My mom learned to do many of these things at a residential blind school. She taught me how to clean! And she is usually better at most things than I can. Most...
by lgadmin | Aug 9, 2019 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
Growing up with a blind mom, I had many friends who told me how lucky I was. I would ask why? They said because your mom can’t see where you hide stuff in your home. HAHAHA!! That was funny! That’s not how it worked in my house. My mom was always on top of...
by lgadmin | Jul 31, 2019 | Daily Life, Sighted Children in a Blind world
How do I talk to a blind person? Many people are very timid when approaching a blind person for the first time. I have heard a lot of people talk about the what ifs. What if I say the wrong things? What if I say the wrong term (ex.: did you watch the new Mary Poppins...
by lgadmin | Jun 30, 2019 | Daily Life
Let’s start with doing laundry and then we will go onto wearing those clothes. Washing machines and dryers don’t normally come with braille on them. So how does a blind person do their laundry? Well here is how we do it at my house! We have taken the...
by lgadmin | Jun 28, 2019 | Daily Life
Audio Description is how Blind/ low vision people enjoy watching movies. A service called DVS (Descriptive Video Services) used to offer videos that had description. They were only available from a certain store and cost more than the regular VHS. For movies...
