The same event can look differently to different people, especially if one of them is visually impaired.
Tag: Daily Life
My visual epiphany
As I lay here, contemplating life and things, I had a bit of an epiphany (about myself, not anything that would benefit the rest of the world, of course). I have a few posts wherein I mention my dwindling vision, but, in the posts and […]
I Love English
I love English. Like, I adore all things words, and language, and etymology. *** I’ve made many videos on my math problems at Hunter, and the uselessness of my accessibility office. But to summarize (as it’s relevant to this post), I’ve taken the same (basic […]
A Seat At The Table: Together Yet Alone
There are four of us at this table, each eating lunch, all strangers to the other. It started with one woman. Who knows how many people sat down and coexisted with her until they were finished eating or had to get to class. Then me: […]
I’ve lost some vision… but I’m still functioning
My vision has worsened. I can no longer see the same distance, in front and it’s even worse peripherally. I try not to dwell on it too much, but my interaction at the doctor’s today really brought it home. “Okay,” my doctor says once he’s […]
Being An Adult In The Pediatric Wing…
Attending the same hospital for your entire life can make visits as an adult—well, that’s what they tell me I am—awkward, to say the least. Especially when it’s your final visit to your pediatrician. “Look your girl,” my mom called loudly to someone standing outside. […]
If I can’t walk, does that mean I can’t talk?
As we—my mom and I—sat on a bus this morning, on the way to the hospital (just for a check-up, nothing serious), I couldn’t help but overhear her phone conversations (she’s really loud). But it worked out since the conversation I overheard gave me the […]
No Amount of Good Energy Will Stop You From Face-Planting Into Some Construction
This happened on Tuesday, but I didn’t finish the post till now…: My morning started as most of my mornings start, with me getting ready and then heading to work. And, as is also typical of these mornings…or any minute I’m outside, really, I […]
Shopping With A Blind Female Attitude
Hey guys, So this post is one I asked my friend Milica to write. It’s an expansion on an angry text she sent me on Monday after shopping with her mom and cousin. It’s long but, especially for either parents of visually impaired children, or […]
Just another rant… sort of
“There’s a staircase coming up,” a man says from a few feet ahead of me. “I know, thanks,” I replied, assuming he was talking to me. Why did I make this assumption, you ask. Because, having a cane means that, when people aren’t grabbing my […]