by Robert Ito New York Times In 2019, Andrew Leland began writing a book about blindness, even as he was going steadily blind himself. Working as his vision deteriorated gave him an insider’s perspective — who better to write about the blind than the blind? — but, as he learned, also made writing …
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Mom’s Birthday ‘Celebration’ In The Hospital
by Kevin Burton My mother spent her 89th birthday last month in a hospital ER room. Yeah, she really knows how to celebrate. I had a post about her 89th birthday 89 percent finished. That was about a month ago. Had to scrap it. On her birthday she fell. It was her …
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Blind People Struggling in War-Torn Ukraine
by Hanna Arhirova Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Sunlight filters through shattered windows, casting a glow upon the dusty furniture and fragments of glass strewn across the floor of the office belonging to Oleksandr Vinkovskyi, director of a Kyiv business where visually impaired people worked. Vinkovskyi is blind, and can’t see the scale of …
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P&O Cruises Humiliates Blind Passengers
by Kevin Burton For blind people, being a second-class citizen would represent an upgrade. The following provides another example that proves, when it comes down to it, blind people aren’t treated as citizens at all. This story was widely reported. My information comes from Insider. “Two blind passengers who were ordered to …
Feeding Body, Mind And Spirit On The Road
by Kevin Burton Got an unexpected comfort on the road last week that filled the stomach and the heart. There isn’t much I don’t like about being on the road. I can see why so many people have written so many love songs to the road and the road life. I’ve spent …
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Seeking An SOS From Beepball And ABBA
by Kevin Burton Eureka I say, eureka! I have my beep baseball problems figured out. In athletics they say, father time is undefeated, and that’s true. But all I need is a great idea, and an SOS, from ABBA. This is truly exciting! You’ve probably heard about ABBA Voyage, a virtual …
Blind Women Helping Detect Breast Cancer
In a bare room in a remote government-run primary health center in Vapi, a city in the south-west Indian state of Gujarat, Meenakshi Gupta holds a diagram of a woman’s breast with five Braille-marked orientation tapes pasted on it. Speaking to the woman sitting on the bed, she says: “I’ll paste these skin-friendly tapes on your …
Living On Scrapper Time In 2023
by Kevin Burton Got a call I really, really needed May. 20. It got my juices flowing again. Which juices? My beep baseball and competition juices. Yes, let this serve as the official announcement: I have unretired from the sport of beep baseball again, this time to play for the Cleveland Scrappers. …
Burton Ride Service Delivers (For Me)
by Kevin Burton The following is a product/service review for the Burton Ride Service, located in South Central Kansas. The service was formally established in 2012. Terms and conditions for this service are written between the lines of a 2012 marriage license obtained in Sedgwick County, Kansas. This review is written and …
Discrimination By The Slice At Papa John’s
by Kevin Burton Papa John’s Pizza is being sued by the federal government for employment discrimination against a blind man, according to published accounts. This story has been widely reported. Much of my information comes from a story by Michael E. Kanell in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Thought I would mention this …
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