Describing cards to me

There was a time when I could see the pictures on a card and even read the text as well. That was then and this is now and with precious little vision left to me since 2004, I now have to depend on others to read and describe cards to me.

There are the Christmas cards and the birthday cards. The special cards and the Easter cards. The thank you cards and all kinds of other types of cards. Mom is usually my chief card describer with other friends and family frequently pitching in.

I can still put my imagination to work whenever a picture is described to me but now I pay much more attention to the words. I am a bit pickier now whenever I go card shopping and I often get my mom or whoever is with me to go slowly whenever they are describing a card to me. I still enjoy going card shopping because it gives me an opportunity to use my imagination.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advocate, wishing you a terrific day and encouraging you to go out there and share my blogs with others.
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