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Lisa Ferris

Assistive Technology is Terrific, But it Doesn’t Erase Your Responsibility to be Inclusive

Assitive Tech doesn’t give you a “get out of accomodating free” card.

13 min readApr 20, 2022

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Assistive Technology is Terrific, But it Doesn’t Erase Your Responsibility to be Inclusive

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Lisa Ferris

In Defense of Dr. Google

When 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…

15 min readMar 26, 2021

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In Defense of Dr. Google

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Lisa Ferris

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…

11 min readFeb 10, 2021

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How Can I Explain Insidiousness to My Congressperson in One Minute or Less?

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Lisa Ferris

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…

15 min readJan 6, 2021

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How Lisa Shulman Taught Me To Be a Master Of Time

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Lisa Ferris

Beyond the Hype: Getting Down to Business with Aira Visual Interpreter for the Blind

Aira, the new high tech visual interpreter service for the blind, has taken the blind community by storm this past year. Everyone is…

19 min readJul 24, 2019

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Lisa Ferris

On Expectations: Average vs. Amazing

This post is shared from my professional business site blindmast.com. My husband and partner, Nik, and I teach blindness skills to blind…

9 min readJul 25, 2018

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Lisa Ferris

Of Little Faith: A Troubling Trend with Blindness Professionals

Educators of Blind Children need more opportunities for competence in blindness skills to be effective.

15 min readNov 15, 2017

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Of Little Faith: A Troubling Trend with Blindness Professionals

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Lisa Ferris

Thrown Away: The Desperate Stakes that Disabled People Fight in America

I watched with pride as my brothers and sisters with disabilities from ADAPT put their lives, health and legal status on the line to save…

22 min readAug 10, 2017

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Thrown Away: The Desperate Stakes that Disabled People Fight in America

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Lisa Ferris

Why I Identify as Blind When I Can (Kinda) See

I’m sure I could have handled it better, but then again, she could have cut me some slack.

12 min readJul 11, 2017

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Why I Identify as Blind When I Can (Kinda) See

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Lisa Ferris

Lisa Ferris

Lisa Ferris lives with her husband, 3 boys, 2 guide dogs and 3 guinea pigs in Portland, Oregon. She is co-owner of an adaptive technology company.

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