Assistive Technology is Terrific, But it Doesn’t Erase Your Responsibility to be InclusiveAssitive Tech doesn’t give you a “get out of accomodating free” card.Apr 20, 2022Apr 20, 2022
In Defense of Dr. GoogleWhen I was a sophomore in high school, I joined the debate team to get close to a guy. I didn’t get the guy and was only a mediocre…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
How Can I Explain Insidiousness to My Congressperson in One Minute or Less?Talking to Congressional representatives always makes me feel bad. Today, after I talked to my Congresswoman, Susan Bonamici (D-OR), I was…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
How Lisa Shulman Taught Me To Be a Master Of Time“So, you are losing your vision, AND your hearing, AND your kidneys are failing????” MY TTY telephone relay operator typed this and then…Jan 6, 2021Jan 6, 2021
Beyond the Hype: Getting Down to Business with Aira Visual Interpreter for the BlindAira, the new high tech visual interpreter service for the blind, has taken the blind community by storm this past year. Everyone is…Jul 24, 20191Jul 24, 20191
On Expectations: Average vs. AmazingThis post is shared from my professional business site blindmast.com. My husband and partner, Nik, and I teach blindness skills to blind…Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
Of Little Faith: A Troubling Trend with Blindness ProfessionalsEducators of Blind Children need more opportunities for competence in blindness skills to be effective.Nov 15, 20171Nov 15, 20171
Thrown Away: The Desperate Stakes that Disabled People Fight in AmericaI watched with pride as my brothers and sisters with disabilities from ADAPT put their lives, health and legal status on the line to save…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017
Why I Identify as Blind When I Can (Kinda) SeeI’m sure I could have handled it better, but then again, she could have cut me some slack.Jul 11, 20171Jul 11, 20171