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A Tribute to Hanna Bratman

December 2, 202311 CommentsPosted in blindness, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, politics, teaching memoir

Earlier this week I got word that Hannelore (Hanna) Bratman, a writer in the memoir-writing class I used to lead at the Chicago Cultural Center, had died Monday, just short of her 104th birthday. Hannelore had age-related macular degeneration and found out about my “Me, Myself and I” writing class decades ago from volunteers who […]

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Senior Class: A Teacher Keeps her Vow

October 1, 20236 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, teaching memoir, writing prompts

I’m delighted to introduce Gretchen Hane as our guest blogger today. Born into a Quaker family, Gretchen lived in a small village in Michigan called Newaygo during her formative years. After graduating in 1964 from Earlham College (a Quaker school in Indiana) she moved to Chicago, earned a Master’s Degree in teaching at Northwestern University, […]

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Senior Class: Al’s Taste of Chicago

September 17, 20237 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, teaching memoir, writing prompts

Good news! Soon all of the memoir-writing classes I lead will be back in session, which means our “Senior Class” feature will be back in full swing, too. I’m getting the ball rolling by introducing Al Hippensteel as our guest blogger today. After a long career in the printing industry, Al retired, appropriately, here in […]

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Mondays with Mike: Itty Bitty Benetti

July 24, 20238 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, blindness, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guide dogs, Mike Knezovich, Mondays with Mike

Last December, Beth posted here about a couple of children’s books she wrote for a series on disabilities sponsored by Easterseals. She penned two of the books: “What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?” (2nd-5th grades) and “Service Dogs” (3rd grade). They turned out great and besides being distributed by Easterseals chapters and other agencies, […]

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