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 […]
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 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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you know people who refuse to trust in Christ because of something negative that happened in their life. These people typically believe that God abandoned them at their deepest point of need. They think that if God truly loved them, then he would not have allowed this particular event to occur in their life. […]
The battle against pride rages within all of us. We must constantly be on guard, watching for the areas in our lives where Satan tempts us to think more of ourselves than we should. The apostle Peter informs us in his first letter that “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble (1 […]