by John Bailey | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
I realized that something was wrong when I spent over 30 minutes on Amazon Prime hunched in my chair before the tv looking through nearly a hundred movie descriptions trying to find the one that would make me happy. Or, at least, distract me for a while. It was then...
by John Bailey | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m sure you noticed that when someone says don’t do something, you immediately feel like you must do it. This is normal. However, if you want to effectively change a behavior you must change your language. During this virus outbreak, there is no shortage...
by John Bailey | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
All the Bowl America lanes were busy when I entered the building. I could hear the bowling balls hit the lanes as they were being thrown. Less often, I would hear strikes along with the accompanying cheers. I was here to meet some of the members of the DC Tall Club. I...
by John Bailey | Feb 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Would you go to a blind doctor?” was the first of many challenging questions asked by Trisha Kurkarni at the February leadership seminar co-hosted by the National Association of Blind Students in Falls Church, Virginia. Trisha, one of the leaders in the...
by John Bailey | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Some of us were nervous. Several had canceled at the last minute because of safety concerns. In any case, we were here in Richmond, Virginia to do a very important job for the blind of Virginia and we were not going to be deterred. Annually, the National Federation of...
by John Bailey | Jan 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
At the January 23, 2020 meeting of the Greater Alexandria Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, gold metal and record-holding Paralympic swimmer McClain Hermes talked about her challenges and her successes at becoming a world-class athlete — who...
