First White Cane Walk
Nov 7, 2016
Today for the first time ever I walked uptown and back carrying my white ID cane the whole time. I’ve had one for many years and used it lots when I’m travelling on my own but never here in my home […]
Continue Reading...Great Low Vision Support
Apr 6, 2016
Last week I got a call from an inspiring lady. Leanne called to order some checkered eyes for a friend. He has low vision and doesn’t use a cane for mobility so, like me, he is often mistaken as […]
Continue Reading...a busy October
Oct 31, 2015
I glanced through my phone log for the month of October and found there was quite a bit of activity there. I made 3 custom orders: a tee shirt with checkered eyes on the front and back, a laminated 6 […]
Continue Reading...A change of blog format
Sep 30, 2015
“Blog” is a shortened version of the term “web log”. To me a log is a record of what happened when. I keep a log of all checkered eye phone calls for example, containing dates, phone numbers, and […]
Continue Reading...Beautiful Hazards
Aug 31, 2015
Beautiful but hazardous for blind people … … I was walking along the main street in my little town the other day and encountered a tall gentleman using a mobility cane. Being familiar with the […]
Continue Reading...Blind Airline Passenger
Jul 29, 2015
Any time I travel alone on an airline I always call ahead to request assistance and I always have my white ID cane in hand when I arrive. I only carry the cane so people recognize my blindness, as […]
Continue Reading...Go west!
Jun 30, 2015
When my sister moved from Ontario to British Columbia, she shipped some of her belongings and drove herself to the destination in Langly. Since it would have been a long and lonely drive I decided […]
Continue Reading...I wish!
May 30, 2015
I met a fellow recently who said he heard that the checkered eye had been featured on Oprah! I’m pretty sure I would have known about that, being the head honcho of operations at the international […]
Continue Reading...Prevailing Problem
Mar 30, 2015
I am struggling again with trying to convince a chamber of commerce that the information I’m asking them to make available to their members will benefit them and their customers with low vision. If […]
Continue Reading...Goofy poem
Mar 6, 2015
My vision’s not the clearest … But if I get really close to my dearest … I can see his facial expression, Usually meaning “too close Lib” I’m guessin’! And shopping can sometimes be taxing, Not an […]
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