Yesterday, August 28, was the 57th anniversary of The historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Today’s Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger Rita Sussman was there that day, and she generously agreed to let us publish her memories of that historic event. by Rita Sussman […]

I was busy shoving Whitney’s water dish and extra leash and a Braille copy of Safe & Sound into my backpack Wednesday morning when it dawned on me. The presentations we’d be doing at Ravinia and Braeside schools in Highland Park that afternoon would mark Whitney’s final school visits as a working Seeing Eye dog. […]

Couldn’t make it to the Chicago Cultural Center to hear writer Wanda Bridgeforth at StoryCorps Live: The Greatest Generation last Friday? Don’t despair! Now you can hear the five-minute excerpt they played online. One thing you’ll miss out on by listening at home is the positive energy in the room during Friday’s event. Ask anyone […]

Anyone who has followed our Safe & Sound blog for a while knows who Wanda Bridgeforth is. You’ve seen her photo here. You’ve read her writing here. But do you know what she sounds like? Now’s your chance! Earlier this month I spent an hour with Wanda in a StoryCorps booth in Chicago (aside from […]

My Seeing Eye dog Whitney and I gave presentations to three more groups of third graders this past Tuesday. It’s Disability Awareness Week at Sherwood Elementary and Red Oak Elementary Schools in Highland Park, Illinois. An athlete who is blind had been at both schools the day before to give presentations, and the third graders […]