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Tag: Self-Determination

My Journey from Surviving to Thriving in a World Not Built for Blindness

Posted on February 21, 2023 - 11:08 am by Kristin Smedley
Book cover: "What I Can Be is Up to Me" From the Best Selling Author of Thriving Blind, Kristin Smedley, Illustrated by Kim Crothers. Graphic of a child holding a white cane in one hand and a flag in the other, as if summiting a mountain.

I had a plan.  Get the degree, land the job, marry the guy, build the house, and have the baby. It was a perfect plan, and I executed it flawlessly. […]

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