Tag: Holiday
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Need Reminding? Never Forget with Accessible Technology Devices
This past week I read a news article about the increase in people sending text messages to themselves as reminders. I had to smile and nod my head while reading the article because I have been doing something similar for years. Plus, today, Jan. 6 is National Technology Day and I use accessible technology to…
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Start 2023 Off Right with 6 Audiobooks on Decluttering Your Life
Start the New Year Off Right It’s the beginning of the year and Get Organized Month. What better way to start off on the right foot than to clean, declutter and organize. It is hard for new and exciting things to come into your life when there is a lot of extra stuff hanging around.…
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Do You Stretch Regularly? Read My Reasons Why You Should
Didn’t Take Stretching Seriously I have been exercising for many years but never put too much value in stretching. I mean, I knew it was important and a good thing to do. Yet, I just didn’t bother until a few years ago. I would just do my routine workout of walking, biking or aerobics and…
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Watching Audio Described Holiday Movies Will Put Some Ho Ho in Your Christmas
Watching Movies Are Part of Holiday Season What is a perfect way to get into the holiday spirit? My answer is cuddling up with a mug of hot cocoa or the classic holiday three flavor popcorn tin and laying on the sofa to watch a slew of Christmas movies. Everyone knows that watching a heartwarming…
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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…
Empish J. Thomas 