From Awareness to Action: Preventing Falls Posted on September 13, 2023 - 5:41 am by VisionAware Peers Editor’s Note: Falls Prevention Awareness Week is September 18-22 this year. The theme is “From Awareness to Action,” as reflected in the title of this post. Former peer advisor Mary […]
Practice Good Eye Safety Around Fireworks This Fourth of July Posted on July 3, 2023 - 12:00 am by Empish J. Thomas Happy Safe Fourth of July! The Fourth of July is a time of fun, remembrance, and celebration for many Americans. Friends and family gather together to enjoy early morning parades, […]
Thanks for Calling Me an Inspiration, but May I See the Receipts Posted on June 4, 2023 - 7:38 am by jacoblesnerbuxton Individual Smiling at the Camera Editor’s note: Jacob Lesner-Buxton, who is blind, is the Systems Change Coordinator at the Independent Living Resource Center. At ILRC, he has specialized in advocacy […]
My Mother, the Wind Beneath My Wings Posted on May 10, 2023 - 6:18 am by DeAnna Quietwater Noriega Editor’s note: It is fitting that for Mother’s Day, we revisit a post that Peer Advisor DeAnna Quietwater Noriega wrote in May, 2013, as a tribute to her mother. This […]
Ways to Respond to Social Interactions Posted on March 3, 2023 - 3:52 pm by VisionAware Peers Elizabeth Sammons and other VisionAware peers have put together a comprehensive article on Social Interactions as Non-Visual Participants to call out the importance of Zero Discrimination Day. The article shares […]