Entries by Ricky Docto
LIGHTS OUT DINNER IN THE DARK
Press Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Freeman Foundation Presents The Lights Out Dinner in the Dark Corbin KY, January15, 2016: The Freeman Foundation presents its 1st Lights Out Dinner in the Dark. The dinner will be held on March 14, 2016 at 6:30 PM, at the Corbin Center in Corbin, KY. Participants will eat dinner blindfolded to […]
ADVANCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY PART 2: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD
A couple of weeks ago I discussed how Apple’s advancement in technology had revolutionized my life. You can read that post here. Today I want to highlight a few things coming in the future that have the potential to do even more to advance the independence of visually impaired people. Below are 3 game changing technological […]
LOVE IS BLIND: LIFE AS THE WIFE OF A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON
Before Travis, I had never been around anyone who was blind. When we met on September 27, 2014, the connection between us was instant. We have all liked someone and said “I like them, but…” For me, it was never “I like Travis, but he’s blind.” I immediately knew I liked him, shortly after I […]
THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY: HOW APPLE HAS CHANGED MY LIFE
The whole concept blew my mind. How could a blind person use a touch screen. It seemed impossible, but I had heard that Apple had made it possible. I never will forget walking into AT&T to purchase my first iPhone. I didn’t know how it would work, or if it would work, but I wanted […]
THE HOPE OF CHRIST: HOW A WOMAN’S DESIRE FOR BLINDNESS ERODES THE GOSPEL
“I Poured Drain Cleaner in My Eyes to Blind myself,” I have never been more shocked at a headline than when I read those 10 words. The tagline of the article only got worse, “I made Myself Blind because I was Meant to be Disabled: Living with BIID.” I struggled to process what I was […]
MARVELING AT UNBELIEF, MARK 6:1-6
I’m stubborn. I can admit it, even if it is difficult. My stubbornness, although, helps me when it comes to the art of argumentation, but also makes it hard for me to acknowledge when I am wrong. There have been times in my life when someone has proven me wrong, and I still can’t accept […]
5 MYTHS ABOUT BEING BLIND
He would not stop yelling! He was an elderly neighbor of mine, who wanted to teach me how to swing a golf club. However, every time he gave me a lesson, he would not use a natural voice. He assumed that because I could not see, he needed to speak extremely loud. His golf lessons […]