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Career Conversations: One Year of Interviewing Professionals who are Blind or Low Vision

What if I told you there’s a place you can listen to individuals who are blind or low vision share about their current employment and how they prepared for it? There, you can ask your pressing questions—how did they know the career field is what they wanted to pursue; how did they navigate disclosing blindness/ […]

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Nine Best Practices for Writing Alt Text

Editor’s Note: In honor of National Technology Day, Jan. 6, read on to learn both the importance of alternative text (alt text) for individuals who are blind/ low vision and how to write it. Accessing the internet is important to people who are blind or low vision. We all get online to surf the web, […]

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Leslie Weilbacher on a horse, Major, in the arena wearing a helmet with a large visor and a yellow armband on a black coat. The horse has his mane up in braids and is wearing a royal blue ear bonnet and saddle pad.

Fair Play: Horse Back Riding/ Dressage when Blind or Low Vision

Leslie Weilbacher on a horse, Major Editor’s note: Originally published in APH InTouch’s Nov-Dec, 2022 Issue, Leslie Weilbacher shares about competing in horseback riding/ dressage when blind or low vision. Right before everything shut down in March 2020, I bought a horse. Winston is a lovely old quarter horse who gave me and my friend […]

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Into the Unknown: A Parent’s Perspective

Embarking on a Journey into the Unknown It was my 4th year teaching special education, and I was expecting my second child, a baby girl. The excitement of having a girl filled me with joy. Rewatching Disney princess movies, styling her hair in ribbons and curls, and shopping for adorable outfits were all eagerly anticipated. […]

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