Author: Empish
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No Vision Required to See a Solar Eclipse. Read How the Blind Experience It Too
In August 2017, there was a total solar eclipse in the United States. I wrote about it for VisionAware. Now, it is time again and I am sharing some ways people with vision loss can join in on this celestial experience. On Apr 8 there will be another total solar eclipse. Solar eclipses occur somewhere…
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Learn to Love Your Eyes This Valentines With These 9 Self-care Tips
It is nearly Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14. On this special day we express love to others by giving gifts, flowers, cards, sweets or other tokens of affection. But Valentine’s Day can also be a time to focus on self-care. If you don’t love yourself it is hard to love others. Part of my own…
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Decrease Writers Block With These 13 Blogging Ideas
It is the beginning of another year and hopefully you are starting off with a bang. This is the time to grow fresh new writing ideas. A time to cultivate inspiration and motivation for your craft. But, what if this is not your story? Perhaps your new year is not starting off with much writing…
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A Disabled Civil Rights Leader Had Problems at AMC Theatres and I Can Relate
In December 2023, during the Christmas holiday, Bishop William Barber II, a 60-year-old North Carolina civil rights advocate, was removed from a North Carolina AMC Theatre. He was coming to watch “The Color Purple” with his 90-year-old mother. AMC employees requested he leave because of his special chair. He brought this chair for his medical…
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A Hotel Experience With Braille That Went Above and Beyond
January is Braille Literacy Month and I ‘m going to share a positive experience I had at a hotel many years ago. It was so wonderful I still remember it to this very day. It showed me there are thoughtful people still left in the world. It also showed me establishments want to be inclusive…
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Make Media Literacy Your 2024 New Years Resolution
It is a brand new year and with that comes new years resolutions. I have to admit I am not big on resolutions because of their poor success rate. You know how it goes. You make a decision to lose weight, exercise more, or change some other personal bat habit. Then by February all of…
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What Can Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Teach Us About Diversity and Inclusion
I recently watched the 1964 Christmas animated special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in audio description. I have enjoyed this holiday classic since I was a kid and never get tired of watching it year after year. For those who are unfamiliar with this story, Rudolph is one of Santa’s many reindeers who is shunned and…
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Still Driving While Losing Vision? Here’s Helpful Tips on Giving Up the Keys
Editor’s note: A Version of this post was originally published on the blog for Outlook Business Solutions. I have reprinted it here with some minor changes and updates. The ability to drive is one of the most important parts of life and independence. Being able to jump into the car at any time and go…
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Too Close for Comfort: How to Respect a Blind Person’s Personal Space
National Personal Space Day Today, Nov 30 is National Personal Space Day which promotes kindness toward sensitivities and supports healing and self-protection by recognizing everyone’s right to decide when and how to be touched. This got me to thinking about an incident where a well-meaning sighted person didn’t respect my space. It happened during my…
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Celebrate the Holidays with 5 Accessible Ways to Send Season Greetings
Greeting cards have been a regular part of my life since childhood. I remember as a kid coming from the mailbox sifting through the numerous envelopes containing beautiful and colorful Christmas cards mostly from family members. I can recall the excitement and curiosity I felt when opening the card to see what type of decoration…
Empish J. Thomas 