Whether you’re blind or sighted, in a relationship or single, enjoy spreading valentine love or hate the commercialism, cards and flowers are probably on your mind today. Wouldn’t you like to know how it all began? The story of St. Valentine. During the third century, […]
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 […]
Someone very close to me recently said: “You receive monthly hand-outs from the government, and you don’t know what it’s like to work a day in your life.” Friends, this is a direct quote from someone who should know better for multiple reasons. Many people […]
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 […]
Oh yes, there are major drawbacks, but there are also major perks! Enter yours truly to tell you about them. 😉 Douche guys can’t be bothered. There are exceptions to this of course, some guys think blind girls are easy, as discussed further in my […]
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 […]
I once went to an interview where the first words out of my interviewer’s mouth were, “I’m so impressed you found the doorbell and even climbed the stairs!” That’s setting the bar pretty low, don’t you think? Many people are confused about what blind individuals […]
Since you turned five, have you ever been out in public and had someone ask your friend, family member, significant other etc. questions about you as if you weren’t there? “What’s her name?” “Does she like this or that?” “How does she do this or […]
