Archive for January, 2013

And now a word from a fellow University of Illinois alum''

January 23, 20136 CommentsPosted in blindness, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, technology for people who are blind, Uncategorized, writing

If you follow this blog, you already know guest blogger Sandra Murillo. Sandra lost her sight when she was three years old. She has always attended regular public schools, and she’s known ever since she was in high school that she wants to be a writer. Her first guest post was about using assistive technology […]

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A triathlete in more ways than one

January 12, 20134 CommentsPosted in blindness, Blogroll, careers/jobs for people who are blind, radio, Seeing Eye dogs, technology for people who are blind, Uncategorized

Remember my last post, the one where I wrote about all the young people in my 2010 Seeing Eye class using talking iPhones? Eliza Cooper was one of those young Seeing Eye classmates, and the very day I published that post last week she was featured in a story on Marketplace from American Public Media. […]

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