Tag: Adaptive Technology
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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…
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Can’t Drive? Read How I Hit the Road With No Vision
Years ago when I moved to Georgia, I was working on getting my driver’s license. I had signed up with a local driving school. They would pick me up after work and we would practice for about an hour driving all over town. We worked on driving on the freeway and busy city streets. We…
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11 Self-Editing Tips for Blind and Sighted Writers
Last week I attended a writing discussion group for blind and low vision writers and authors. The Hadley Institute for the Blind and Print Impaired hosted this monthly meeting. We shared self-editing tips. When crafting an article, blog post, essay, poem or even a book, editing is critical. Self-editing even more so. I want to…
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Do You Read Or Listen to Audiobooks? I’m a Reader and Here’s Why
August 9 was National Book Lovers Day and it got me to thinking. Am I listening to an audiobook or reading it? My answer is reading it. Since I am blind I read audiobooks. We have been reading books in audio format for decades. Around 1934 talking books were included in the National Library Service…
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Online Grocery Shopping Improved Since Beginning of Pandemic
In April 2020, I wrote a post about my struggles with online grocery shopping. How I was mostly having problems with product availability. This was the very beginning of the pandemic where many people were jumping onboard the online grocery shopping train. Here’s the issue. I was pushed out. See, I had already been riding…
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Blind Actor Portrays a Relatively Realistic Blind Character in See For Me
Editor’s Note: Since this movie was released in June 2021, this review has spoilers. So, if you haven’t seen it bookmark this page and come back later. Movie Overview I saw the movie See for Me in audio description on Amazon Prime recently. I thought it would be a good topic to blog about for…
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10 Audiobooks to Honor 33 Years of the ADA
July 26 is the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In honor of this enduring achievement and powerful civil rights legislation I have crafted a book list. These books are written mostly by disabled people and speak loudly to our lives, hopes and dreams. My aim is to spark your curiosity, educate…
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Although Emojis Are Accessible They Don’t Resonate with Me
I remember years ago when I first started getting text messages and social media posts with emojis. I thought, “what in the world is this?” Friends and family would flood their communication with these little digital images. 😘 My screen reader would speak the description but I still didn’t get it. I couldn’t relate. I…
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7 Lessons Learned From Working Remotely in a Call Center
Back in May I started working remotely in a call center. I was hired as a customer service representative. After about a year of grueling job searching I was excited to be working steady again. Plus the ability to continue working from home was a key selling point. I have worked in customer service type…
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It’s All in the Wrist: How I Avoid Hand and Wrist Pain as a Writer
I have been typing and writing on a keyboard for as long as I can remember. It all started in the 9th grade when I took a high school typing class. It was on one of those old-fashioned Smith Corona typewriters. Then I moved on to a computer using word processing software. My very first…
Empish J. Thomas 