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Appreciative VI lady: New Year and a new challenge
This time last year I was recovering from an operation which didn't exactly go to plan but luckily saved some of my remaining vision.
Coping with sight loss: the grieving process revisited
When I registered blind in 2008, I made the decision to embrace my loss and come to terms with the eventuality of losing all useful vision. And so began the grieving process. I went to some pretty grim places in my soul, but when I reached acceptance, I realised that I had never been angry, which is unusual as it is supposed to be a key stage of the grieving process.
Learning to let go: how disability reformed this control freak
I have always been a self-confessed control freak. Variations on this term have long been in my vernacular, dispensed willy nilly to excuse all sorts of obstinate behaviour or as a last vestige when things weren't quite going my way. And because I am a pretty decent person overall, these little quips have broadly been ignored or tolerated by most and thrown out with the emotional trash as one of life's little trade offs. And as I am always learning and striving to be a better person, this is not a characteristic that I am particularly fond of.
Good times, bad times: coping with disability respectfully and responsibly
Although I regularly refer to myself as a nauseatingly positive person, and overall this is true, I am a person after all and like most people I have my share of good times and bad times.
Sight loss and acceptance: time heals all wounds if you let it
My eyes and I are coming up to our second anniversary. On April 1st, it will be two years since I registered blind. And since I am planning to participate fully in the joys of April Fool's Day - I do live with two boys, after all - I am suddenly aware of just how far I’ve come. My sense of humour was definitely on sabbatical this time last year, so the fact that I am feeling mischievous again has given rise to a very warm and fuzzy feeling all over.
Getting to grips with the emotional side of sight loss
Getting to a happy place when you are dealing with sight loss is no easy thing, and there are so many variables, so how it’s done and when you will arrive at said happy place is different for everyone. But what I do know is this; as human beings, we may not be in control of what happens to us physiologically, but for those of us who are fortunate enough to have good mental health, we are in control of how we respond to it and attitude is everything!
Are people I know uncomfortable about my disability?
At first, I thought I was being uber-sensitive and reading into things, which I am prone to do more frequently than I would like to admit, but it seems to be that there is a genuine trend happening here. People that I knew before I registered blind treat me differently than people that I have met since. I know it sounds ridiculous, which is why it has taken me so long to feel confident that this is the case, but I have been secretly assessing the situation and it’s just the way it is.
Paying lip service to web accessibility just won’t do
You would think that, in my job and with my burning desire to make sure that all disabled folk are getting the best out of technology, I would be able to get more people to understand why it is so important for the Internet to be Inclusive and that Accessibility isn’t something that you think about as an add-on after you have built your website. It is an integral part of every website. You wouldn’t build a 50-story building without a lift now, would you?
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