No choice! My new wallet

 

It never fails!  Every time I purchase a new purse or wallet I have to take time to familiarize myself with the new compartments.

Yes!  Where to put my dollar bills?
Where to put my credit cards?
Where to put other id cards?
Then to get used to it all.

It’s the same for my new purse. Decisions! Decisions!  Where to put my necessities and what to leave behind so that my purse does not become overloaded.

No different for anyone, but for me as a vision-impaired person?  Just need to be more methodical!

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

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How frustrating! No instructions in the box

 

It certainly does not help whenever a company forgets to include instructions in a box when shipping. Or maybe there are no instructions?

Normally, I expect either a CD, Braille instructions if I am lucky, or maybe they send the product along and include the instructions as a built-in file?

All well and good, but for me as a vision-impaired person, it would certainly help to have other types of instructions included.

I just wonder that not too many companies stop and think about this.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as a sight-loss coach and author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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I need to speak out: I do not need a legal guardian

 

For the life of me, I still continue to encounter persons from the medical profession who believe that in order for me to function as a vision-impaired person, and to live a normal life, I somehow need a legal guardian to make decisions for me. 

Sometimes I understand why this attitude would continue to persist as it may come out of a cultural background, but on the other hand it sure tells me that we have a lot of work to do when it comes to building awareness and educating those in the medical profession.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as a sight-loss coach and author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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A nifty little gadget: Using my light detector to discover

 

Oh boy, and how things have changed so much over the last few years. Now I have the choice of either using an app or a stand alone gadget. And this is what I did recently, I preferred to use my stand alone gadget to detect light.

I needed to determine if the bulbs in my office were lighting up. So, I went to work to pull out my nifty little light detector. I turned it on and waited for it to tell me if there was light. It did not buzz so I knew that there was no light.

I could have used an app on my I device to do the same thing but this worked just fine.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as a sight-loss coach and author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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What a relief! My cleaned up storage cupboard

 

I can tell you that this was a very long time in coming and I have to thank Mom, Stephanie, and Nick for helping with this. For far too long everything in my storage cupboard was packed haphazardly, and now it is packed neatly and everything is orderly and organized in a semblance of logic.

No more having to scratch my head when looking for anything.
No more having to sort through all kinds of containers to find a specific container.
No more having to constantly be throwing out unwanted stuff.
As a vision-impaired person, it is so very important for me to be able to find what I seek and in a timely manner.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as a sight-loss coach and author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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Unable to see but I imagined! Videos from Lizbet

 

This is one time when I really could have done with some audio description. Yes, I knew the general theme of the videos but I was missing the details. The videos were of Auntie Margaret’s funeral at the church and then at the graveyard. I heard music and voices but that was it.

So, I was left to conjure up my own images. Just another day’s challenge.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as a sight-loss coach and author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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Frustration! When I pulled out the wrong container

 It never fails and it does not matter how careful I am or how organized I strive to be. Yes!  It’s all about being able to pull out what I am seeking from my freezer.

This day was no different. I thought I was pulling out ground beef but what did I pull out? A container of mashed potatoes.

Not being able to really see what I am pulling out only makes things more interesting and this time my sense of smell failed me miserably.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as a sight-loss coach and author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

Follow me on Twitter @accessibleworld and  @author_jodhan
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