Guide Dog Training: Who Let the Dogs Out?
It’s been a month since Dindi and I graduated. But those first few weeks of training at Guide Dogs Victoria (GDV) has set us up as another confident guide dog team
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The Secret to Viewing Art
Sighted friends may wonder why a blind person would even consider going to an art gallery if they can’t see the artwork? It’s the interaction, the feeling prompted by being spontaneous and learning to show and tell a story with your sighted companion that sparks the heart and imagination. As a writer, I usually plan […]
Jump into Your Dreams
Have you noticed how children have the ability to expect anything their hearts desire? They dream big, persist with requests and sit back and wait for their grand imaginings to be delivered – and without too much delay. As writers, we can learn a thing or two from our creative youngsters. ‘Without leaps of imagination […]
How vision-impaired people manage to use technology
Have you ever wondered how a writer with vision-impairment or total blindness is able to operate a computer without seeing the screen? How do they move around in Cyber-space without cursing the cursor? How do they craft their work writing blind?
For the Love of Writing
As every writer knows, the craft of writing is a solitary affair, days, weeks, months and years are spent perfecting the art of story telling. Like little jewels, words appear from every aspect of our lives. I became aware of gems in the form of beautiful words in quotations when I was a teenager, attracted […]