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Guest post by Regan Burke: Writing the Body

September 12, 20185 CommentsPosted in blindness, book tour, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, guide dogs, memoir writing, public speaking, teaching memoir, technology for people who are blind, writing

What fun it was to be interviewed in front of an audience by my friend and fellow memoir-writer Regan Burke last Friday. Here’s an account of the evening from her, well, point of view. Last Friday night Beth and I participated in an event called “Body Language—Reading and Discussions about Writing the Body.” The event […]

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Read this new translation of Writing Out loud dot dot dot

June 17, 20182 CommentsPosted in blindness, Braille, careers/jobs for people who are blind, parenting a child with special needs, teaching memoir, technology for people who are blind

Just got news that the Library of Congress Talking Book Service has created a Braille version of Writing Out Loud — it’s available free of charge to Americans who are blind or visually impaired. The Library of Congress administers the National Library Service (NLS), a talking-book and Braille program available for free to those of […]

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The Q&A is different when the audience is blind

May 27, 20186 CommentsPosted in blindness, book tour, Braille, careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, Mike Knezovich, public speaking, teaching memoir, technology for people who are blind, travel, visiting libraries, visiting schools, writing

The questions Robin Sitten and I got from our audience at the Perkins School for the Blind Thursday sure were thought-provoking. Here’s a sampling: Did you write your memoir Long Time, No See as therapy, or did you write it to share your journey with others? The people who sign up for your memoir classes, […]

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7 ways it’s pretty cool to be in a class where no one –not even the teacher –can see

April 6, 201813 CommentsPosted in blindness, technology for people who are blind

Everyone leaves your Seeing Eye dog alone. Teacher knows material first-hand. People listen to you. When post-lunch fatigue sets in, you can lean back, close your eyes, put your feet up on the desk and still listen. No dress code. When the heat gets too high in the room, you can strip down to your […]

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