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by Meg Britton-Mehlisch Wichita Beacon Staff at Wichita’s City Hall weren’t happy with their virtual footprint. In 2022, they described the city’s website, http://www.wichita.gov, as “suboptimal,” “outdated” and “confusing.” So the city spent $312,000 on a website refresh intended to flip that description and create a welcoming and easy-to-use virtual gateway to local …
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by Kevin Burton This time of year I get multiple notifications of this group or that group observing White Cane Awareness Day. I tend to gloss them over, but I shouldn’t. The fact that I can is a testament to the dedication and determination to the many blind people (and our sighted …
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by Victoria Ivie San Gebriel Valley Tribune Growing up blind, Fullerton-based author Melissa Whitney voraciously consumed representation of the blind community in media, hoping to connect with inclusive characters that reflect her and her disability. “I always wanted a book where I could see myself as a main character,” Whitney said. “I can …
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by Kevin Burton Like most people, my wife Jeannette took driver’s education in high school. But it’s the driving advice of her father that never leaves her mind. He counselled her never to let the gas tank go below half filled. So when she says we need gas, I know we’re not in …
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by Darian Lusk Jeopardy contestant Andrew Miller came in third place on the, Oct. 8’s episode, but he held his own and personally triumphed over a serious visual impairment. The auto claims adjuster from Bristol, Connecticut, faced off against returning champ Mark Fitzpatrick and Gino Montoya. Miller finished with $4,183 — a respectable …
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by Kevin Burton There is great news in this article: a young boy’s vision has been saved. But by the time you get done reading it, you will realize that some things that are routine in the US are not routine elsewhere. The challenges that blind people face here are formidable, but people …
by Kevin Burton Can something be legal and also criminal? A blind woman in Bryan, Texas was denied access to a church in June because of her guide dog. This was legal, due to an ADA exemption I had no idea existed. But what would Jesus have done? That’s not even …
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by Kevin Burton There was a day in the 70s when my younger sister Patricia asked me a question. I knew the correct answer to the question, but I lied to her. We were in the basement of our father’s house in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Nobody else was around. “When am I …
by Kevin Burton I was on the road playing beep baseball when the e-mail notifications about the first blind Barbie doll came pouring in. And I mean they poured in, from every quarter. I thought, that’s a story. But then I realized, I had no idea what to think or say about it. …
by Daniel Rogers Vogue Magazine It took a matter of seconds for Lucy Edwards to make history on Sinéad O’Dwyer’s spring/summer 2024 catwalk, and the hairstylist Anna Cofone four months to make it happen. The broadcaster—who has been an informative and spirit-raising presence on the For You Page since she started uploading TikToks …
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