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Study showing reading Braille leads to happiness makes me smile

December 27, 201812 CommentsPosted in blindness, Braille, Seeing Eye dogs, technology for people who are blind, visiting schools, writing

Our friend Ellen Sandmeyer had us over for Christmas Eve this year. Her two sons, her nine-year-old granddaughter Kaia and Kaia’s mom had flown in for the holidays, and we spent the evening together munching cookies, sipping drinks, sharing stories, and…learning Braille. When I called ahead to make sure no one had allergies or a […]

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Thanks to 41

December 2, 20189 CommentsPosted in blindness, careers/jobs for people who are blind, parenting a child with special needs, politics, technology for people who are blind, writing

After President George Herbert Walker Bush died Friday, the news has been full of stories about his service during World War II, his responsibilities for the Persian Gulf War, his inabilities to rally the economy during his four years in office, and his 1992 loss to Bill Clinton. One big story missing in all that? […]

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