Seeing the light in a visually impaired world
I recently spoke to a good friend about how Covid-19 had affected all of our lives. We live on different continents, but life is remarkabky similar for us and millions of others as we all #StayAtHome. My friend was interested to know how I was finding social distancing with limited vision. She knows that I... Continue Reading →
Ballet and happiness? I promised you all I would work on well being and happiness this year. To begin this journey, I wanted to bring something into my life that was about my own enjoyment and was not focused on my vision loss. I need to remind myself that well being and happiness can be... Continue Reading →
It’s true that mums who can’t see, or see very little, have to do things differently to our sighted mum friends. Some things might take us a bit longer and it might require more effort, but we generally find a way. I find that when people learn that I’m legally blind, they’re often more surprised... Continue Reading →
Firstly I’d like to wish you all very happy new year. May 2020 bring you happiness good health and plenty of adventures. A Blinding Light begins the new decade Stateside. Towards the end of 2019, my husband and I bundled up our two little toddlers, and took a jaunt across the Atlantic, moving our little... Continue Reading →
Last year our lovely friends at the RNIB asked me write a post for their Christmas blog. I'm re-publishing it here in celebration of the holidays. My eldest daughter is no longer two (and I should probably stop saying I'm in my early thirties) but the remainder is still true, and an important message to... Continue Reading →
I should let you know that things have changed a bit since my last post on A Blinding Light. I have neglected my little blog a bit lately. You see, I’ve been busy coordinating a move. Yes, we’re on an adventure again, this time, it’s New York! It seems there’s quite a bit involved when... Continue Reading →
“You don’t look blind!” is something I’ve heard more times than I remember. Let’s put aside how it makes me feel and how I should respond - that’s a blog post for another day! For now, let’s look at what it tells us. I think it means people are surprised to learn I’m legally blind.... Continue Reading →
I was so pleased to receive a number of positive comments on my post, newborn tips for visually impaired mums. It's great to hear some of you found my tips useful. So as my girls get older and I try different things, I thought I would create similar articles for visually impaired mums of older... Continue Reading →
Firstly let me apologise for the vulgar title of this post - but I promise, it really is an appropriate title! This is an impromptu post which I feel compelled to write whilst waiting to board my homeward bound flight from JFK Airport. On my way out to New York, a few days ago, I... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of this series I suggested we should try to answer three questions if we want to improve accessibility. So far we have discussed the first two, 'What is Accessibility?' and 'Why Should We Improve Accessibility?'. The third question addresses the 'How', what action can we take and what changes can we make... Continue Reading →
