Air hockey was my thrill

Oh how I remember the days when I used to play air hockey with my friends! It was my best friend Charlene who introduced me to it! Oh, yes indeed! That long table with its sleek surface and the puck going back and forth at dizzying speeds! The fun and excitement were so real then! I loved every minute of it and whenever I could I would find someone to play with me.

I can still hear the puck now in my mind! Bouncing back and forth and then going right off the table. Those mini sticks hitting the table instead of the puck and then when it did hit the puck! What joy! What ecstasy! Then when it ended up in my opponent’s net! Pure joy! It was the closest that I ever came to playing any type of table top game! Just too bad that I did not discover it when I first got my vision! Nevertheless, it was great fun for me and I shall never forget!

I’m Donna J. Jodhan your friendly accessibility advocate wishing you a terrific day and encouraging you to go out there and tell others about my experiences with air hockey. Come visit me at http://www.sterlingcreations.ca.

Games for Me

One of the most frequently asked questions is this one:  What types of games do I like to play?

 

When I had enough sight, I used to play air hockey, some pickup basketball, some ice hockey, and the usual board games and accessible computer games.  Nowadays, I have limited my enjoyment to chess, and several accessible computer games.  What do I mean by accessible computer games?

 

Games on the computer with voice output.  In short, games that have a speaking facility that allows me to hear what is on the screen, hear what I type and enter, and feedback from my input.  

 

I am a definite games person.  I love things such as Battle Ship, Solitaire, word games, and of course chess.  I can no longer play air hockey but I am just dying for someone to develop an accessible air hockey game or something similar. 

 

I'm Donna J. Jodhan your friendly accessibility advocate wishing you a terrific day and inviting you to go out there and share my pleasure for games with others.  Visit www.aph.org to learn more about how blind persons play games.