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Questions Kids Ask: Does Your Dog Understand English?

May 5, 20238 CommentsPosted in book tour, guide dogs, public speaking, questions kids ask, Seeing Eye dogs, visiting schools, Writing for Children

Last Friday Luna and I presented a special program for third-graders from a school where more than half the students are children of immigrants. Goudy Elementary is located so close to The Admiral at the Lake (a retirement community where I lead weekly memoir-writing classes) that they can walk there. They do exactly that every […]

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A museum true to its heart

April 9, 20234 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, blindness, parenting a child with special needs, public speaking, visiting libraries

This Tuesday, April 11, I’ll be one of a group of people with different disabilities doing an accessibility review and walk-through of the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Illinois. It’s going to be a long day: the review and walk-through starts with an orientation at 9 a.m. followed by an explanation of the Accessibility Advisory […]

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Senior Class: Regan Reviews Printers Row Lit Fest

October 1, 20226 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, public speaking, Seeing Eye dogs, teaching memoir, writing, Writing for Children, writing prompts

Safe & Sound blog readers have been asking me lately if the memoir-writing classes I lead are starting up again now, and, if so, “Will you start publishing essays by your students on your blog again, too? I always like those.” My answers? Yes, and yes! Today is the first of October, I’ll be leading […]

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Come see us at Printer’s Row Lit Fest : We’re presenting a week from today, September 10, at 11 a.m.

September 3, 20226 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, public speaking, Seeing Eye dogs, teaching memoir, Writing for Children

Mark your calendars: the 37th annual Printers Row Lit Fest is next weekend! This year’s two-day literary extravaganza in Chicago takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 10 and 11. The fest features close to 150 presenters, And I’m one of them. Date: Saturday, September 10 Time: 11am to 11:45 a.m. Location: Grace Place (637 […]

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