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Dining in the Dark: An Insider Scoop

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A landscape style photo of total blackness

Dining in the Dark is a unique blind dining experience where patrons eat a meal, usually dinner, in a pitch dark restaurant. There are no lights, all phones are turned off. You use your senses, minus sight, to enjoy your meal. But while you are […]

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  • October 21, 2019October 21, 2019
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Seven Years in School

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Jenna stands on stage in her graduation regalia, holding her degree. She poses with the president and vice canceler of UBC, who has an arm around her as both smile at the camera. Yellow lab guide dog, Susie, peers around in intrigued confusion as everyone claps.

Last week, I wrote about what it’s like to go through college with a disability. Today, I share why it took me seven years to complete my degree. Every September through April, and many summers between 2012 – 2019, I was 100% devoted to earning […]

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  • October 14, 2019October 14, 2019
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College with a Disability

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A fountain shoots water into the air from several jets of varying heights. Stone 3-D letters pop out from the water and spell the words the University of British Columbia.

A lot of blind people flunk out of college. A lot of others with physical disabilities and mental health issues flunk out of college. A lot of affluent able-bodied people flunk out or drop out, because college is crazy hard. Often times, the blame is […]

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