Beyond ROYGBIV Part 2
Most children love crafts, and I was certainly one of them. So many colours and options to always choose from. However, being that I was born blind, being involved in crafty activities felt challenging as a child. A constant struggle for my younger self use to be the perfection and accuracy sought when it came to the final product.
What Accessibility Means To Me
Accessibility is very important for all of us, not just for people who are blind but also for people who have other disabilities and people who are sighted. Accessibility is not just technology as some people believe but it is something that makes life easier in any kind of way. It can be anything from a screen reader that lets you navigate your phone, to a puck or a ball with sound to help you play a sport.
Shifted Perspectives
On the bus last week I met a woman with the same eye condition as me. Her diagnosis was fairly new, and had come much later in her life. Mine has been with me since birth. “I wouldn’t wish this condition on my worst enemy” she proclaimed. I didn’t know what to say to that. I could think of a lot of things that were far worse that I could wish on my enemies. Poverty, starvation, loneliness, homelessness, terminal illness, etc. This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this statement, and it continues to surprise me.
Solving For Why
I miss the days when Math was as easy as 1-2-3, and I could rattle off my times tables without missing a beat. Now, I despise anything to do with math - even simple measurements and counting money. When I reached grade 7, I was taken out of mainstream math classes in order to be taught by my vision teacher. I was told that this was because math is a highly visual concept, so therefore my vision teacher would be able to teach it in a different way.
Making Your Easter Egg Hunts More Accessible
For my 7-year old son, waking up on Easter morning is almost the most exciting morning of the year. He has learned that the Easter Bunny comes while he’s sleeping, and hides chocolate eggs and small toys all around the house, and he spends Easter morning happily searching for and collecting his treats.
Beyond the Pencil Part 2
Glossy covers, the smell of printed pages, and the various stories captured in the pages are just some of the reasons I adore books. Yet along with the excitement of reading comes a pang of disappointment each time I pick up a book and flip through its pages but am unable to read the words penned by authors.
Attending My First Accessible Publishing Summit
Having a huge love of reading and being a University student studying Publishing, literally anything and everything to do with books and publishing instantly catches my attention! So when scrolling through an endless list of school emails, I came across one from a previous instructor about a great opportunity. I couldn’t help but open it.