Category Archives: Blind and Visually Impaired
VICTORY, Personified
At the Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini Marathon 15K training race this past Saturday, a friend of mine who is legally blind finished STRONG! See a snippet of her story and a link to the video of her celebrating by clicking … Continue reading
Seeing Art for the First Time
In Seeing Art for the First Time, my friend Shawn, a regular guy in his thirties who has been blind since he was 10′ish, talks about his first experience with art, at the IMOCA. I always enjoy his perspective. Thanks, Shawn.
Look folks, she’s versatile, too! (Or: what a response-inducing press pitch looks like)
Tekie Kismu, a Bosma production employee and immigrant from Eritrea is totally blind and in need of suitable housing. Teams of internal volunteers from Bosma–visually impaired, blind and sighted–are participating with Habitat for Humanity to build a home for Tekie and his family. A group of Bosma volunteers installed windows in Tekie’s home last month: (http://picasaweb.google.com/Bosmaenterprises/BosmaVolunteersHelpBuildHabitatForBosmaCoworker#). Continue reading
Sanctuary in Toronto Thoughts from Therapist Friend Who’s Blind
My friend’s blog posts from his recent trip to hang out with junkies on the streets of Toronto are compelling and well written, I think, to the point that I want to share his blog. It’s beautiful. Check it out. … Continue reading