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Guest Post by Ali Krage, Part Three: She’s a Seasoned Traveler Now

March 4, 20204 CommentsPosted in blindness, guest blog, parenting a child with special needs, technology for people who are blind, travel

Thanks to Ali and other guest bloggers for stepping in for me as this broken wrist of mine heals. If you haven’t done so already, be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of Alicia’s story. by Alicia Krage The week I spent in Houston was one I won’t soon forget – I […]

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Old dog, new tricks

March 1, 20203 CommentsPosted in guest blog, travel

Meanwhile, how’s Whitney? Loyal blog readers know we delivered my retired Seeing Eye dog to her retirement home this past December. Her new/old owner Elisse (she and her family were the volunteers who raised Whitney as a puppy) has been keeping us up to date with the retiree’s adventures in her new home in green, […]

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Guest Post by Ali Krage, Part Two: Getting through an Airport When You Can’t See

February 26, 2020CommentsPosted in blindness, guest blog, parenting a child with special needs, technology for people who are blind, travel

Have you read the first part of Ali’s Story? Check it out! My parents drove me to Chicago Midway airport for my flight. I had been a little nervous that morning, but once I realized weather wasn’t going to stop me, excitement took over. The anxiety about my first time flying alone started to fade, […]

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Guest Post by Ali Krage: Getting to the Airport When You Can’t See

February 12, 20202 CommentsPosted in blindness, guest blog, parenting a child with special needs, technology for people who are blind, travel

So many of you were impressed with the post our guest blogger Ali Krage wrote way back in 2016 when she was starting at Northern Illinois University (NIU) and figuring out how to get around a new campus without being able to see. Ali sure mastered that very well – she graduated from NIU in […]

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Whitney, Continued

December 5, 201937 CommentsPosted in guest blog, Seeing Eye dogs

I am pleased to introduce new guest blogger Elisse Pfeiffer today – she and her husband live in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. by Elisse Pfeiffer Two weeks from now I’ll be meeting up with an old friend — one I haven’t seen in over eight years. You see, this particular friend has been very busy fulfilling […]

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