Archive for the “blindness” Category

But they’re not allowed to bark

April 19, 20192 CommentsPosted in blindness, parenting a child with special needs, public speaking, questions kids ask, Seeing Eye dogs, visiting schools

I’ve written about Patty O’Machel here before. A writer, special needs advocate and the mother of a teenager who has cerebral palsy, Patty has started her own business to encourage other schools to use the disability awareness curriculum she developed years ago for her daughter’s elementary school. Educating Outside the Lines launched last year, and […]

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Does the picture on the cover look like me? Hard to know

March 29, 201918 CommentsPosted in blindness, book tour, Braille, guide dogs, questions kids ask, Seeing Eye dogs, travel, visiting schools, Writing for Children

A week ago today my sisters accompanied me to Peach Plains Elementary School in Grand Haven, Michigan—my Seeing Eye dog Whitney and I were giving a presentation to Brenda Wittkopp’s fourth-grade class there. Since Hanni and Beth: Safe & Sound is a picture book, some schools figure the older kids won’t be interested in what […]

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