My Experience as a Visually Impaired Person | The Blurred Line Between Blind and Sighted

This graphic was generated by AI Chat GPT When you are not fully blind and not fully sighted you find yourself in a strange space. This reality comes with the challenge of facing misunderstandings and assumptions from others and forces you to struggle with your identity. Living at the blurred line between blind and sighted … Continue reading My Experience as a Visually Impaired Person | The Blurred Line Between Blind and Sighted

Reaction to “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Season 2 Episode 3 | Public Transportation in Peru

Have you ever wondered how a blind person travels independently across the country or abroad by plane? The documentary “Planes, Trains and Canes” documents the adventures blind bioengineering professor Mona Minkara experiences as she travels around the world. In episode 3 titled “I try to find the bus in Peru while blind. Here's how it … Continue reading Reaction to “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Season 2 Episode 3 | Public Transportation in Peru

My Experience Using a White Cane

This graphic was generated by Grok (AI) October 15th is White Cane Safety Day in the United States. Since 1964 this date has been marked to celebrate the white cane, an important symbol and tool that gives people who are blind or visually impaired independence. Today, I want to share my personal experience using a … Continue reading My Experience Using a White Cane

My Journey to Become a Certified Salesforce Administrator with a Vision Impairment

Graphic created by AI Chat GPT If you are blind or have low vision you may think that you have limited choices when it comes to a career. I want to share that this is not true and that with the right access you can be successful in a wide variety of careers. In this … Continue reading My Journey to Become a Certified Salesforce Administrator with a Vision Impairment

Reaction to “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Season 2 Episode 2 | A Blind Traveler Explores Machu Picchu Peru

Society has many misconceptions about people who are blind or have low vision. One misconception is that they do not get out much and may not enjoy travel. I love the documentary series “Planes, Trains, and Canes” because it helps to disprove these misconceptions. This documentary series features Mona Minkara, a bioengineering professor who is … Continue reading Reaction to “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Season 2 Episode 2 | A Blind Traveler Explores Machu Picchu Peru

Reaction to the Documentary Series “Renegades” from American Masters on PBS

Disabled people are rarely accurately represented in media and this has led to many misconceptions about people with disabilities. As someone who is visually impaired one of the reasons I started this blog was to bring attention to the fact that people with disabilities are just like everyone else and they make valuable contributions to … Continue reading Reaction to the Documentary Series “Renegades” from American Masters on PBS

Reaction to “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Season 2 Episode 1 | A Blind Traveler Explores Cusco Peru

Would you set out to an unfamiliar country with your eyes completely covered? Many people have the misconception that a person who is blind can not do many things on their own and they probably would never think of a blind person traveling across the world on their own. I love this series by Mona … Continue reading Reaction to “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Season 2 Episode 1 | A Blind Traveler Explores Cusco Peru

Reaction to “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Season 2 Prologue | Navigating an Airport Completely Blind

In “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Mona Minkara documents her adventures as a blind woman as she travels around the globe. She has an assistant to take care of the filming but she rarely requests for her help. Mona is completely blind and she shares how she gets around in various environments from airports to large … Continue reading Reaction to “Planes, Trains, and Canes” Season 2 Prologue | Navigating an Airport Completely Blind

Reaction to the Documentary “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution”

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a documentary that tells the story of a group of young people with disabilities as they joined the fight for disability rights in the United States in the early 1970s. https://youtu.be/OFS8SpwioZ4 Camp Janed Camp Janed was a camp for people with disabilities located in New York. The camp was … Continue reading Reaction to the Documentary “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution”