Apr 20, 2021Little Miss UnderstoodWelcome back! While my last post was quite sweet and light-hearted, this one is probably going to be a little heavier and hopefully more thought-provoking. For quite some time now, I have wanted to share some of the assumptions, biases and misconceptions we often face in our day-to-day lives as…Accessibility9 min readAccessibility9 min read
Apr 6, 2021The Tail of Cass and CoraWell well well, here we are. I have been promising that I would tell you more about Cora, and the time has finally arrived. I am also going to share more about guide dog mobility in general too. In Australia, the breed that is most commonly trained to be guide…Guide Dogs6 min readGuide Dogs6 min read
Mar 24, 2021Cane versus CanineAs I have explained in an earlier post, canes and guide dogs are both primary mobility aids. This means that someone who is blind would usually rely on one or other of these to get around. …Accessibility5 min readAccessibility5 min read
Mar 11, 2021A Closer Look at the World Around UsSo, I’m curious… Did you notice the different smells of places you have visited since reading my last post? I hope so! In this post, I am going to share some more tidbits of information that I hope you will find interesting. The first thing I want to share is…Accessibility5 min readAccessibility5 min read
Feb 2, 2021Foundations of Independent TravelHey! You’re back! I’m chuffed. This time I thought I would explore the basics of travelling as someone who is blind. Some of these things you may already know, some you may have always wondered, and some you may never have thought about before. Regardless, I hope you find it…Indoor Navigation5 min readIndoor Navigation5 min read
Jan 25, 2021The First Step — IntroductionHi, welcome, come in. This is Cora, she’s my guide dog. I have a cat too, his name is Magic, I adopted him from a cat lounge. Can I make you a tea or coffee? Yes, I can manage boiling water safely. No, I don’t need to put my finger…Accesibility5 min readAccesibility5 min read
Nov 25, 2020BindiMaps: Revolutionary, LegendaryI feel embarrassed to admit it, but when I am out and about, I limit the amount of water I drink because I worry about finding the bathroom when I need it. …Wayfinding3 min readWayfinding3 min read
Oct 21, 2020A best-worst thingThere are two words that I am trying to evict from my vocabulary — “good” and “lucky”. “Good” — because it is such a beige, non-word, non-answer, more-punctuation-than-a-word, like “nice”, or “okay” and all three words should be banned by law. “Lucky” — well, because “lucky” was often how I…Blind4 min readBlind4 min read
