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...
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...
