Category: Media
Staying fit during the new normal
Depending on where you live, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult or worrisome to get out and get that much needed exercise. Just watch TV for a few minutes and you will be inundated with apps and companies offering virtual options for getting fit in this crazy new normalRead More …
Artists supporting disabled artists.
All of the photography here on Blind Travels was taken by me. I have degrees in Fine Art Photography and Studio Art Photography, when I finished my degrees I spent years trying to find a gallery that would exhibit my work. The area I lived in had an art communityRead More …
Come see my photography!
It is with great joy that I announce the extension of my Landscapes of the Body photography exhibition through the end of the year at the Lighthouse for the Blind gallery located at 1155 Market Street in San Francisco ca. If you find yourself in San Francisco, please stop byRead More …
Pennsylvania to launch new voting method for visually impaired for next week’s primary
This is a travel and tech blog for the blind and visually impaired, so while this story meets the technical criteria for inclusion, I strive to make this a totally non-political website. I figure that if you are looking for politics there are a million and one other sources forRead More …
Thank you Hadley School for the Blind!
A big thank you to Haldey school for the Blind for interviewing me about Amtrak travel with a guide dog. You can tune into Hadley’s Travel Talk at: https://www.hadley.edu/ I appeared on the April 23rd show and we talked about the whole process of Amtrak travel from start to finish.Read More …
Ideas to stay busy during the COVID-19 outbreak
Many of us are sequestered at home (some voluntarily and some not), in an effort to quell the spread of COVID-19 – nearly all of my traveler friends have cancelled their upcoming travel and are hunkered down at home. This is a tempting time to travel with the deep discountsRead More …
Some really cool news!
Photography is a big part of my life, and I almost always have my camera with me wherever I go. Along with all of my travel photography I also have several ongoing bodies of work, with that in mind I cam happy to announce: Earlier this year I was invitedRead More …
El Paso joins growing list of airports to enhance accessibility to visually impaired travelers
The aira cellphone app (https://aira.io/) charges a monthly subscription to connect those who are visually impaired to a trained agent to help them see using the cell phone camera. Recently El Paso International Airport partnered with aira to allow visually impaired travelers to use the service for free while inRead More …
How Guide Dog teams are matched
Very cool article about the process Guide Dogs for the Blind match their human/guidedog teams.
Blind parents face unfounded accusations regarding newborn
This sort of thing really makes me sad. I fully realize that lack of education for the greater public is fully to blame. I can see no logical reason why a blind couple could not raise a child. I would also wager that they will be better and more attentiveRead More …