Category: Special Observations
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My Giving to Charities Changed Focus When I Became Disabled
Charitable organizations have been a love and passion of mine since I was a very young adult. It didn’t start off that way initially. When I was in high school my guidance counselor encouraged me to do some volunteer work to enhance my resume and college applications. But it didn’t take much time for me…
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Using Less Stuff: How My Blindness Supports a Minimalist Lifestyle
For most of my life I was a visual shopper. If I saw it then I had to have it. I also practiced retail therapy, buying stuff to feel better instead of dealing with my issues. I was one of those people who always had to leave the mall with a purchase. It didn’t matter…
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Georgia Poll Worker Used SB 202 to Deny Me Voting Assistance
Preform My Civic Duty I take my civic duty to vote very seriously. I have been a registered voter in Georgia since about 1996. You can do the math and see we are talking about a lot of years . Even after I went blind I still continued to perform my civic duty and vote.…
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How Do I Speak to a Blind Person? Here’s 13 Ways to Communicate
As human beings we are more comfortable interacting and talking to people who are like us. Those with the same kind of interests or backgrounds. Top on the list of similarities tend to be our religion, employment, marital status, education and income. This can also include race and gender. So, when the opportunity to converse…
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10 Ways I Take the Internet for Granted and You Probably Do Too
The World Wide Web became available to the public back in the 90’s. I was hearing a lot about it but struggled with its concept. I couldn’t visualize what a website actually looked like on a computer screen. So, I took a class with an assistive technology teacher and she did a good job describing…
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Need to Level Up Your Career? Listen to My LinkedIn Webinar on Creating an Eye Catching Profile
What’s LinkedIn and Why You Should Care Did you know LinkedIn is the most underutilized social media platform compared to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok? It is the best search engine businesses, corporations and companies use daily. People wrongly assume that LinkedIn is only for job seekers. However, it provides a rich opportunity to…
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Grappling with Disorganized Writing? Read My Tips to Write Better, Faster and Save Time
As a blogger, I have plenty to do. Continuously coming up with creative ideas and content. Doing research. Reading news articles. Listening to relevant podcasts, and all to stay abreast of current and trending topics. Then there is the content on the written craft itself. Sometimes I feel disorganized and scatter-brained. Sometimes, I wonder how…
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Can the Disabled Quietly Quit? No, and Here’s Why
Returning to Work After Disability Several years ago, I had a nice corporate job. The pay was good. Commute wasn’t too bad and I had excellent benefits. While there, I was slowly losing my vision. Initially I was using low vision aids and devices like hand-held magnifiers, dark lined notebook paper, magnification software and a…
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Do You Know About the White Cane? Read These 10 Intriguing Facts
When I first started using my white cane I learned how to cross busy streets and intersections. I learned how important it was to have my white cane directly in front of my body so that motorist could see it clearly. To a motorist, driving down the street or hovering at a streetlight, the white…
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Can You be Safe Without Sight? Yes, and Here’s How I Protect Myself
Do you know One of the most common misperceptions about blind people? It is we are more vulnerable to attack than sighted people. This is a dangerous myth. First it implies we are an easy target. Second, it creates a false notion that if we were attacked we couldn’t protect ourselves Class and Audiobook on…
Empish J. Thomas 