Advocating Always: A Request for the Wheatley Tactile Diagramming Kit Posted on January 17, 2023 - 7:58 am by Alexis Read Imagine that you are assigned to an unfamiliar school for your student-teaching placement. Your vocational rehabilitation counselor has purchased the Picture Maker: Wheatley Tactile Diagramming Kit for your use in learning […]
Dog Guide Peer Pressure: When Other Voices are Calling the Shots Posted on December 20, 2022 - 2:31 am by Alexis Read Editor’s note: After obtaining her first dog guide, Alexis realized she did so because her peers had dog guides. Alexis reminds others who are blind or low vision who are […]
Cane Acceptance or Not, That Is the Question Posted on October 4, 2022 - 12:32 am by Alexis Read Editor’s note: White Cane Safety Day, remembered annually on October 15th, is a day for recognizing the achievements of individuals who are blind or low vision and a day for […]
When Blindness Isn’t the Only Barrier in Dog Guide Training Posted on September 7, 2022 - 11:39 am by Alexis Read Editor’s note: Alexis Read shares her journey to finding a dog guide school that tailored training and tools to her specific abilities as a woman with low vision and additional […]