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  • July 28, 2019
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Cooking Without Looking

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Jenna stands in front of a gas stove, beaming at the camera. With one hand, she stirs a pot of tomato sauce. In her other hand she holds a cluster of tomatoes. The entire photo rests on a white background decorated with assorted cakes and candies.

Some people assume that since I can’t see, I don’t cook. One gentlemen even asserted that I must use Meals on Wheels. Others assume that my remaining senses are heightened and that I am some sort of cooking superhero. The truth is, a blind person’s […]

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  • April 15, 2019
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How To Help a Blind Person Memorize a New Area

  • Blindy Education
Jenna and her guide dog, Susie, stroll away from the photographer, as they walk along the waterfront independently. Susie, a gorgeous yellow lab, is wagging her tail, happy and enthusiastic as ever.

The best way to help people is to help them help themselves. Today on Safe Space, we’re covering a rather advanced sighted ally skill. Until last week, I’d never met anyone besides my immediate family who could do it. Want to learn? Keep reading! O&M […]

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  • March 19, 2019
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A Blind Girl’s Take on Non-Verbal Communication

  • Blindy Education
A cluster of plush emojis rests on a white background. The emoji faces are winking face with stuck out tongue, grimacing face, face with tears of joy, smiling face with heart shaped eyes, smiling face with sunglasses, face blowing a kiss, and smiling face licking lips.

They say 90% of communication is non-verbal. What does this mean for a blind person? Eye contact, social cues, flirtatious winks, secret smiles, shared looks, tender glances, hateful glares, welcoming nods—the list is endless. What happens when you can’t experience any of these things? Facial […]

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  • March 5, 2019
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How to Describe Things to Blind People

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Jenna stands between two girls in a parking lot. Heidi, far left, wears a white t-shirt and grins toothily as her hair blows in the breeze. Jenna wears a green t-shirt and smiles happily, as she hunches forward a little to wrap an arm around Heidi. Sirena, far right, wears a white t-shirt with black butterflies and has one arm around Jenna. Of the three blind girls, she is the only one looking straight at the camera. Jenna’s eyes are mostly closed as she looks slightly down, and Heidi squints slightly up at the sky. At the bottom of the photo, a pair of golden eyes peer mournfully at the camera, as Heidi’s guide dog, Nile, attempts to inch his way into the photo.

Ever wondered how to describe a photo, a movie, or an interesting landmark to a blind person? Unlike sighted guide, there is no “correct” way to describe things, but there are a few things you can do to make your descriptions resonate. How to describe […]

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  • February 7, 2019
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Allyship: Do You Have What It Takes?

  • Blindy Education
A white circle rests against a black background where the outlines of five hands extend toward one another.

The bus engine sputtered to a stop, disgruntled passengers flooded the snow-covered sidewalk, and I disembarked alone, fifteen blocks from where I was supposed to be. Getting stranded when your blind is no picnic; getting stranded in a snowstorm is a whole other story. It […]

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  • January 9, 2019
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To Date or Not to Date … a Blind Person

  • Blindy Education
3D hearts rain onto a purple and blue background.

Would you date a blind individual? For some people it’s an immediate “No way! I could never handle that.” For others it’s a “Sure why not? They’re hot/cool/what difference does it make?” For most, it’s “… … … …Um?” I had a lot of fun […]

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  • December 10, 2018
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Sighted Guide: What is It and How Does It Work?

  • Blindy Education
Two stick figures, one holding a white cane, stand in front of a white background. Speech bubble from the figure with the white cane: "Hi, please could you guide me to the checkout?" Speech bubble from sighted figure: "Sure... It's just over there." Thought bubble from figure with the white cane: "I bet he's pointing." Sure enough, the sighted figure is pointing off into the distance.

She stood behind me, placed her hands firmly on my shoulders, and pushed. I laughed. I couldn’t help it. Friends, this is the absolute worst way to guide a blind person. I was leaving the doctor’s office one hot July afternoon, when I asked a […]

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