Being able to travel independently is one of the more important skills a blind person can master. It gives them the ability to shop, visit friends, and go to work. On their way to doing all these things, a blind person will eventually encounter an escalator. How does...

Most buildings over two stories utilize an elevator to get from one floor to another. So, a vision-impaired person needs to know how to use one. Here is how! I love the word ubiquitous. It sounds very sophisticated. It means that something is common or available...

One day while I was out to lunch with my coworkers, we were standing in line in a very busy fast-food restaurant. When it was my turn to pay for my purchase, I pulled out a wad of paper money from my pocket and began sorting through it one by one trying to see which...

'Print' might be dead. But, don't tell that to the postman. Despite email, texting, and online services, the printed document is still around and plentiful. The idea of reading print, if you can't see, may seem impossible if you don't know-how. I will be describing a...

The vision-impaired like to participate as much as any other person. This means that the blind like to participate in sports, theater, card games, and leadership. So, why shouldn't the vision-impaired participate in taking photos and videos with their smartphones?...

The blind and the vision-impaired like games as much as others. I have visited many events where the blind play board games and many kinds of card games. Making these games accessible is simple. But, what if a vision-impaired person wants to solve a Rubik's Cube? No...

Requiring vision to shave, like in most of life's activities, is overrated. How men shave their faces is no exception. There are several kinds of blades men use to shave their faces. This article will not explain how a vision-impaired person can use a straight-edged...

I read somewhere that one of the first things a stranger does when meeting you for the first time is to examine the quality of your shoes. Are they clean and polished? Do they match? I thought this was funny when I first heard it. However, if you don't take care of...

Once at a conference of vision-impaired people, I was manning a table where participants could purchase braille supplies. As part of the transaction, the participant needed to sign their name. When I asked one completely blind person to sign their name, their...

A great example of how technology has reduced a lot of barriers to information for the blind was the invention of Smartphones. You can check your mail, read a book, create photos and videos, keep up with your friends on social media, and you can make phone calls too!...