RP Awareness Comes to Supermarket Chain: No Shopping Required! Posted on February 16, 2024 - 12:58 pm by Amy Bovaird For two and a half years, I have worked as a cashier at Giant Eagle, the supermarket chain in my hometown, Girard, Pennsylvania. I am legally blind and hard of […]
AMD & Low Vision Awareness Month: Preventing Falls Posted on February 7, 2024 - 1:20 pm by Pris Rogers February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. It is an opportunity to highlight current research on AMD, other eye conditions, and falls. Fall Risk and Low […]
Seven Embarrassing Moments as a Blind and Hard-of-Hearing Cashier Posted on February 1, 2024 - 12:56 pm by Amy Bovaird Who knew working as a grocery store cashier could be challenging, rewarding, fun, and — upon occasion — funny? As an advocate for people who are blind, it took time […]
Bungles in the Bakery: A Look Back as a Low Vision Clerk Posted on October 30, 2023 - 9:19 am by Amy Bovaird A New Job When the local grocery chain interviewed me for employment, I disclosed my vision impairment. “I’m legally blind and use a white cane.” They seemed to accept that […]
APH ConnectCenter Celebrates Five Years – and a Streamlined Website Posted on August 3, 2023 - 7:16 pm by Amy Lynn Smith There’s much to celebrate this summer at APH ConnectCenter – and we’re not just discussing Independence Day. Then again, it is a celebration of independence for people who are blind […]