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The Cookies Banner and the Screen Reader – The ongoing conflict to make the Internet accessible to all
Recently I’ve been spending an extraordinary amount of time sat in railway waiting rooms and the usual way to pass this time is no different to anybody else – staring at my phone, browsing Facebook or Twitter, playing some random game, or simply doing a bit of online shopping. The difference is that I use…
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The latest member of the Severely Sight Impaired Club
The last of the old articles and a huge milestone for me. Things are continuing to change which is an ongoing adjustment with using new accessibility tools and finding ways to adapt to different environments. First posted: 6 January 2022 Once more, I’m sat with pen in hand on a train, this time waiting at…
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From denial to acceptance: Coming to terms with disability
Originally posted in early December only a few weeks before discovering I was Severely Sight Impaired, this article discussed the various stages of grief that we go through after a traumatic event such as discovering you are losing your vision. Quick update – As my vision continues to deteriorate I am constantly readjusting and resetting…
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Looking beyond vision and breaking down barriers to employment
Earlier today I was in London for a series of meetings. I came out of the station near St Paul’s to walk the few hundred metres to my first meeting at The Bank of England. Stopping at a crossing, a fellow commuter let me know all was clear and then made me aware of some…
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Coach D: How one missing carriage kicked off my long cane journey
This piece marked the start of me accepting the need for aids to make people aware of my limited vision. This talks about an incident on a Cross Country train from Southampton to Reading which, as a result, I decided to get myself a symbol cane (it’s called Daisy and is always in my backpack).…
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Cracked leather and straight sixes, a boyhood dream
Originally written during a summer holiday, this is one of my favourite pieces talking about the impact of being told I no longer had the vision to be able to drive First published: 23 August 2021 It’s a sunny Sunday evening in mid-summer and I’m sat with my brother-in-law outside the village pub just down…
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Coloured veg and oily fish
Originally published in August 2021, this post talks more about my condition, the impact on me and my family and the charity fundraiser my sister and I undertook for The Macular Society. First published: 11 August 2021 It’s just coming up to 10 in the evening, and as I’m sat waiting for the train to…
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Blind Man with a Backpack – An introduction
This article was first published in June 2021 introducing the Blind Man with a Backpack. Since then, things have developed somewhat resulting in the business, Axiom Sensory being closed down due to my vision continuing to fade. As I migrate to my new home, I feel it is still a relevant piece so I hope…
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Same World, Different Perspectives
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