You’ve Got to Change Your Ways
Most people probably don’t know that some traffic signals have been designed to make noise so that someone who is blind will know when it is safe to cross the street. There aren’t many of them around. An acquaintance from … Continue reading →
The National Federation of the Blind of California is suing Uber, a taxi alternative that employs private drivers in their personal vehicles. The service connects drivers and customers via a smartphone app. Rides with the basic service level are slightly … Continue reading →
If you grew up in Sunday School, you probably know the story of Moses at the burning bush. You can look it up in Exodus, chapters 3 and 4. It would seem from the way it reads that Moses had, … Continue reading →
We’ve all been in them; those uncomfortable situations when something is misunderstood and there seems to be no graceful way to recover. We’ve crossed some social boundary and may not even know exactly what happened. Add a characteristic that makes … Continue reading →
Does every blind person have a driving story? Probably not, but it seems many of us do. I actually did drive up and down a back road a couple of times once, but that’s not the story I’m going to … Continue reading →
I’ve seen some pretty rough looking software that was written by the blind for the blind, so I thought I would offer a little advice. I think all of us who program with a visual impairment know that we have … Continue reading →
This story saddens me, but I guess it shouldn’t surprise me. We already advocate killing in the name of compassion. Why would maiming be off limits? If we don’t hack them up we’ll tell them we’ve got just the thing … Continue reading →
This may be short, because I’m writing it from the iPhone. On the other hand it may be long because I’m writing it with dictation. It seems to work pretty well, but it is not without problems. I just had … Continue reading →
Earlier this week, lifenews.com published the story of an elderly woman in The Netherlands who died by assisted suicide, the primary reason being that she was going blind due to macular degeneration. She was also experiencing other age related problems. … Continue reading →