Archive for July, 2010

New definition of service animal: only dogs allowed

July 29, 201021 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, Blogroll, guide dogs, Seeing Eye dogs, Uncategorized, writing

If you have a disability and want to bring your helper parrot, monkey or snake with you in public, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. That’s the first line of a guest post I wrote for The Bark Magazine’s blog about revisions made to the Department of Justice’s ADA regulations. The DOJ used to define […]

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Hospital hound

July 14, 201017 CommentsPosted in blindness, Uncategorized

Note: Mike usually looks my blog posts over before I hit the publish button, but for reasons I am about to explain he is not available today. Please forgive weird formatting or distorted photos… First, the most important news. Mike came through his gall bladder surgery today just fine. He’s at home now, resting in […]

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Married to someone who’s blind

July 9, 201031 CommentsPosted in blindness, careers/jobs for people who are blind, Mike Knezovich, Uncategorized, writing

Mike is having out-patient surgery this Wednesday. We’ll walk to the hospital together, I’ll stay during the surgery, and once the staff says Mike’s fine to go I’ll walk outside with him and we’ll catch a cab home. That was the plan, at least. But then Mike’s “Patient Information after Surgery” sheet came in the […]

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