Author: Empish
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Blind Tom a Georgia Slave Never Emancipated
This month is Black History Month. To start things off I am posting a story that I previously published at the Center for the Visually Impaired and VisionAware. Later in the month I will share about another interesting blind African American. So stay tuned! Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriett Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Washington Carver, Rosa…
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My Reflections on Life After Deaf
I was intrigued when I read the announcement at the DeKalb County Library for the reading and discussion on the book Life After Deaf: My Misadventures in Hearing Loss and Recovery by Noel Holston. I am not deaf but do have a sensory disability and because of people’s lack of understanding sometimes get lumped into…
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Ten Ways I Use Braille Everyday
Happy New Year everybody! I am kicking off the year on the Triple E Blog with a post about braille and how I use it every day. January is the month that those of us in the blind and visually impaired community observe Braille Literacy Month. Braille is a code created for reading and writing.…
Empish J. Thomas 