Accessibility – Page 2 – Cane Adventures

A Blind American in London

November 12, 2018 Justin1 Comment

London Bridge, a grey atmospheric cloudy sky with sun breaking through.

My wife and I love to travel. We’re blessed to have the financial freedom to be able to do it, and her job working for American Airlines goes a long way towards making those travels happen. When we both have a week off, you can bet that we’re going to be on a plane heading… Continue reading A Blind American in London

Narrow Views

October 13, 2018October 10, 2019 BlondeHistorian10 Comments

Whenever someone gets a new pair of glasses what’s the first thing everyone does? They ask how strong they are. Then usually someone asks to try them on, giving their own verdict on what the world looks through someone else’s eyes. We never expect everyone to see the same. We understand that every pair of… Continue reading Narrow Views

iPhones: Accessibility in your pocket

September 25, 2018 JustinLeave a comment

Zoomed large text of the beginning of the vision accessibility settings on iphone. The accessibility menu displays, vision, voice over off, zoom on, magnifier

In my last post, I wrote about assistive technology for using a computer. Today I’m going to take a look at the iPhone and how it’s accessibility features, such as Zoom and VoiceOver, can be used by blind and visually impaired people. A note before I get started: I do realize that Android has many… Continue reading iPhones: Accessibility in your pocket

Cane Adventures at Center Parcs

September 21, 2018 BlondeHistorianLeave a comment

Amy and Simon on the tandem photo taken side on. Amy is on the back with one foot raised, and Simon is stood over the bike with a thumbs up. They are both wearing helmets and sunglasses. Trees and forest are seen behind them and they are standing on a road.

I love travelling to new places! I'm pretty courageous and I enjoy going off the beaten track. As well as the usual European city breaks, I've been to India several times by myself for work and pleasure, I've explored Marrakesh, and visited the States. However, travelling and holidaying when you have a visual impairment often… Continue reading Cane Adventures at Center Parcs

Holly’s guide to gigs & concerts

September 14, 2018 BlondeHistorian1 Comment

Photo of a concert. Large crowd of people. There is a stage with red lights and huge screens. Ed Sheeran is visible in the huge screens singing.

My name is Holly, I’m 22 years old and I’m the author of the blog Life of a Blind Girl. Aside from blogging and working, I love reading a good book, seeing my friends and family, watching a bit of tv/YouTube and love going to concerts. As you can tell from the title of my… Continue reading Holly’s guide to gigs & concerts

How do blind people use computers?

September 10, 2018 Justin1 Comment

Justin and his seeing eye dog PJ. Justin is sat on the beach in a red baseball cap, tshirt and shorts and polarised sunglasses. PJ is standing in front of him, side on, in his brown harness. PJ is looking off to the left of the photo. PJ is a black lab.

Note: I was asked by Amy a while back to write about technology and it’s uses for blind people. This is the first in these series of posts. I’d love to say that being blind is easy, but I’d be lying. Being blind is hard, especially for someone whose vision was more or less normal… Continue reading How do blind people use computers?

Mind your blind spot!

August 30, 2018August 5, 2019 BlondeHistorian5 Comments

Me, sat in a land rover 4 by 4 car. The door is open, I'm sat in the drivers seat, smiling, holding the steering wheel and wearing sun glasses.

I was born visually impaired and although I have faced a fair few challenges, my disability hasn't stopped me achieving my goals. However, there has always been something I have desperately wanted to do but haven't been allowed. Drive a car. I didn't really understand my visual impairment as a child. I knew I had… Continue reading Mind your blind spot!