Author Archives: Steve Kelley

Read an eBook Week  

Posted on March 8, 2024 - 10:24 am by
person sitting on the couch and holding an eReader

March ushers in Read an eBook Week. It’s the perfect time to celebrate how digital eBooks have transformed reading for those who find print difficult or impossible to read. Methods for accessing and reading eBooks vary. Regardless of your blindness, low vision, or comfort level with technology, there is a way to read.  NLS  One of […]

White Cane Safety Day

A young man sitting on a park bench

White Cane Safety Day in the U.S. was first officially recognized in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson. This day is commemorated annually with a presidential proclamation. While sticks and canes had been used for centuries as tools to help blind people navigate safely, James Biggs from Bristol, England, claimed to have invented the white cane […]

Braille Roundup: Reading by the Dots

Posted on January 3, 2023 - 4:00 pm by
collage with braille slate and stylus top left, braille playing cards top right, woman using ATM bottom left, woman reading braille restroom sign bottom right

January is braille awareness month.  Louis Braille, the creator of the braille code, was born on January 4. There are many misunderstandings about braille. A few years ago, in Four Misconceptions to Learning and Reading Braille, I said, “It’s been my experience, with the occasional exception, most individuals with an acquired vision loss who did not grow up using braille express little […]

Introducing the LV Tablet Stand

Posted on November 18, 2022 - 11:57 am by
iPad on portable LV stand.

Editor’s note: Just in time for the holidays, Steve Kelley has provided a great suggestion for a gift. Keep reading to find out more and check out our APHVisionAware gift guide and gift giving webinar. If you are blind or low vision and use a smartphone or tablet, you know how handy these devices are. […]