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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>main region<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Should I add braille to my business card?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In an increasingly inclusive business landscape, the question of whether to add braille to business cards has become relevant for many professionals. While<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>a significant portion of the global population won$B!G(Bt directly benefit from braille business cards, their importance extends beyond the visually impaired<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>community. As businesses strive to stand out, resonate more deeply with their audience, and showcase corporate responsibility, braille cards serve as a<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>symbol of commitment to inclusivity. But for those who read braille, it is not just a useful tool, but a lasting impression on you and your company.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The back of Tom Babinszki's business card with braille<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BShould I add braille to my business card?$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>August 14, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Braille,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BusinessCard,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Inclusion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leave a commenton Should I add braille to my business card?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Accessible Ohio, Making Ohio Destinations More Inclusive to All<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Recently I have come across a program in Ohio, which may fundamentally change what it means to create accessible travel and tourism in a state. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Accessible Ohio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> has the potential to impact accessible experiences for people with disabilities by educating and consulting with companies who would like to make their<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>services more accessible and inclusive. Of course, such services existed before, but here the difference is that it is taken to the state level, and actually<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>funds accessibility consultations. As I understand, such an initiative is unique in the United States.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BAccessible Ohio, Making Ohio Destinations More Inclusive to All$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>July 27, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ohio,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tourism<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leave a commenton Accessible Ohio, Making Ohio Destinations More Inclusive to All<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CheckPlease, a service to make restaurant payments accessible<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Recently I came across a solution that could not only revolutionize restaurant payments, but would make it much more accessible to blind people as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is called <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CheckPlease.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is a simple app which allows you to pick a restaurant, order from the menu, and pay using your phone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The end result, waiters will have to spend less time at your table, you can take your time to order, you don$B!G(Bt have to wait for your bill, and the restaurant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>can turn the tables much faster.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BCheckPlease, a service to make restaurant payments accessible$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>July 13, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CheckPlease,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Restaurant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leave a commenton CheckPlease, a service to make restaurant payments accessible<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ChatGPT helps blind people in travel planning<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I was curious if ChatGPT has any ways to help with travel planning that I couldn$B!G(Bt do with any other tools, so I put it to the test. I tried a few things<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>where I had challenges previously, and overall it was able to help me in two specific ways: finding more efficient ways to get to places, and finding more<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>accessible activities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BChatGPT helps blind people in travel planning$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>April 10, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ChatGPT,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TripPlanning<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3 Commentson ChatGPT helps blind people in travel planning<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I almost lost my friend to a preventable accident<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The other day my friend was walking home from work using his white cane. All of a sudden he stepped into a hole, dropped 8 feet, and submerged into mud<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and water covering him all the way. It was the middle of the winter, the water was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. He survived, due to nothing more than luck,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>when he touched a thick tube on which he could pull himself out of the freezing water. People saw the accident on the street, and called the fire department,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and they rescued him in a half hour.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BI almost lost my friend to a preventable accident$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>March 30, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1 Commenton I almost lost my friend to a preventable accident<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Describing yourself during meetings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Over the last few years you may have noticed that many meetings and conference presentations start by people describing themselves. The idea is to make<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the meeting as inclusive for visually impaired people as possible. But is it for visually impaired people only? Does it make a meeting more inclusive?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is it mandatory? There are many more questions for which there are no guidelines, and often get awkward to ask. I$B!G(Bll try to answer some of these questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BDescribing yourself during meetings$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>March 20, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>description,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>InclusiveMeetings,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>meeting,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>self-description<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2 Commentson Describing yourself during meetings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Trip report to Scotland with a guide dog<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I recently read a post on a mailing list from Eric Caron, who explained the difficulties of traveling with a guide dog to Scotland. He wrote about the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>days of travel arrangements, paperwork, and expenses. I asked Eric if he would be willing to share his story with you. I have to say I had <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>my fair share of difficulties to arrange trips with Baldwin,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>but nothing like Eric had to go through.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eric lives in Brattleboro VT near Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This is about a 2 hour drive from Boston. He lives there with his wife Heidi, current<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>guide dog Becky, retired guide Ryan, an African Grey Parrot and a Tuxedo cat.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eric with his guide dog Becky<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BTrip report to Scotland with a guide dog$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>March 13, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AirTravel,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>GuideDog,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scotland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leave a commenton Trip report to Scotland with a guide dog<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What$B!G(Bs in a zoo for blind people?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A zoo is generally a visual experience, and by default there are many things blind people cannot enjoy. However, there are many ways zoos can be made an<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>enjoyable experience for blind people. These are not specific to blind people, rather, things which can be enjoyed to all visitors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BWhat$B!G(Bs in a zoo for blind people?$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>February 27, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Animals,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sounds,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Statues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zoo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leave a commenton What$B!G(Bs in a zoo for blind people?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Visual Bucket List Foundation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Visual Bucket List Foundation helps children who are losing their vision to create visual memories they can remember after they completely go blind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are certain eye diseases which predictably result in the complete loss of vision. The foundation is set out to provide children with such diseases<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to experience things which otherwise cannot be fully explained to blind people.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Remington meets a giraffe in the Columbus Zoo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BThe Visual Bucket List Foundation$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>February 22, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Children,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>GoingBlind,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LosingVision,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wish<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leave a commenton The Visual Bucket List Foundation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindfolding does not simulate blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Often when discussing the experience of being blind, I find that different simulations are implemented to explain what it feels to be blind. Probably the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>most common is to put on a blindfold. While such exercises can have many different values, the only thing they don$B!G(Bt simulate is what it means to be blind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However, such activities do have value, they should just be used for what they are worth. In this article I will show a few ideas and discuss how they<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>can be useful and also what they don$B!G(Bt add to understanding blindness.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Continue reading$B!H(BBlindfolding does not simulate blindness$B!I"*(B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>December 17, 2022<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tags:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindfold,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cane,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Food,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>GuideDog,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keyboard,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ScreenReader<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leave a commenton Blindfolding does not simulate blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>article 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