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Free Memoir-Writing Workshop Starts Tuesday!

September 1, 2021CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, public speaking, teaching memoir, technology for people who are blind, visiting libraries, writing

The Chicago Public Library (CPL) has asked me to lead a free four-part virtual memoir-writing workshop,.and The first class starts Tuesday, September 14 at 2 pm central time. and then at 2 pm every Tuesday up to and including October 5, 2021. You don’t have to be a Chicago resident to register, anyone anywhere can […]

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A Visit to the Pullman Monument, and Wanda on StoryCorps Tonight

August 26, 2021CommentsPosted in blindness, politics, teaching memoir, technology for people who are blind, writing

My friend Bill Green can see a little bit. I can’t see at all. The two of us have known each other for years, and a trip to Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood three weeks ago marked the first time we’ve actually worked together. If you call getting a personal tour of Chicago’s new Pullman National Monument […]

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On My Second Visit, Maybe I’ll Pet a Stingray

July 25, 20213 CommentsPosted in blindness, careers/jobs for people who are blind, technology for people who are blind

July 26 is the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and this year I’ll be celebrating it with the fishes. Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium contacted me last month to let me know about new ticketing kiosks with accessibility features they’d be installing soon. “We are hoping you’d be interested in assisting us in testing out […]

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Questions Kids Ask: Do You Ever Go Anywhere by Yourself?

April 1, 202116 CommentsPosted in blindness, Braille, parenting a child with special needs, questions kids ask, Seeing Eye dogs, technology for people who are blind, visiting schools

The photo above on the right is one of then-new Seeing Eye dog Luna’s first and last in-person school visits in early March, 2020–before you-know-what happened. And now…we’re back! Well, sort of. Black Lab Luna and I made four school visits this past month and will be doing more in April — all of them […]

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Saturdays with Seniors: Wonderful Andrea

March 6, 202116 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, technology for people who are blind

I am pleased to introduce Andrea Kelton as our Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger today. A retired educator, Andrea has been in the “Me, Myself and I” memoir class at the Chicago Cultural Center for 15 years (another longtime writer in Andrea’s class, Sharon Kramer, has generously volunteered to lead that class via Zoom now). […]

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