Grandparenting

Grandparent between two grandchildren

If you are a grandparent experiencing vision loss late in life, you may not be responsible for the day-to-day demands of child-rearing, but there’s still plenty of teaching, entertaining, and spoiling—and somebody has to do it! Enjoy Your Grandchildren Don’t let blindness or low vision stop you! Indeed, there is no reason why declining vision […]

Evolving Family Dynamics

Older person and young teen put their arms around each other

Your relationship with your adult children is likely to be extremely important to you. You probably want to maintain a close relationship with your adult children regardless of your child’s age and the geographical distance between the two of you. Conversely, parents remain essential to their adult children’s lives as well. The story that older […]

Unclogging Drains if Blind or Low Vision

water runs into sink drain

Sometimes, sink, shower, tub, and toilets will become stopped and drain slowly or, worse yet, not at all. As a person who is blind or low vision, you will likely notice a messy overflow. An accumulation of food particles, grease, soap, and hair may cause blockage in sink, shower, and tub drains. In toilets, it […]

Talking to Your Pharmacist

Person talking to a pharmacist

,Not being able to read the information on prescription medications is a particularly dangerous problem for individuals who are blind or low vision. Federal legislation included provisions that mandated the establishment of national best practices for retail and other pharmacies to provide accessible prescription drug labeling to customers who are blind or low vision. This […]