Before telling you about our Valentines day I want to update yesterday. I had not yet bought Karen anything for Valentines day. I know, a typical man, but not really. It also happens to be [...]
Before discussing my first day of guiding with my dog let me explain why I am not yet revealing his name. I have discussed previously the puppy raisers who give so much of their time to raising [...]
It began as a nice crisp cold day here in Boring. This morning we are up and in the dining room by 7:30AM. The plan for the day was to eat and then begin discussions and meetings with our [...]
Five-Year Grant Will Allow Blind Youth to Explore Engineering and Yield Innovative Research in Informal Education Baltimore, Maryland (February 13, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind [...]
In February of 2017 I decided to retire my seventh guide dog, Africa. Affie, as Karen and I call her, was not seeing quite as well as I would like. Also, she seemed to be more easily distracted [...]
Today has been a year in coming. In early 2017 I determined that it was time to begin the process of retiring Africa and seeking a new guide dog from Guide Dogs for the Blind. Last February I [...]
Baltimore, Maryland (January 22, 2018): Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, has received one of the inaugural Autos2050SM awards. The awards are being presented [...]
National Federation of the Blind and World Blind Union Call for Rescission of New Ban on Blind Mountaineers Baltimore, Maryland (January 2, 2018): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and [...]
Here’s my new look with the Aira.io glasses! Aira and Memphis airport have come together as the only airport in the country (and the world), to create an agreement where Aira [...]
We celebrated National White Cane day on October 15th. Generally, the white cane has become the symbol we use to celebrate our independence and our acceptance that blindness is only a nuisance [...]
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