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The Blind Buzz on Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on July 30, 2011
Emotional freedom Technique (EFT) or tapping is a method for getting to grips with many mental and physical health conditions, and is growing in popularity. For more on EFT, please also visit
Vince’s Parallax: Emotional Freedom Technique
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Accepting Myself Deeply and Completely – Project X Discussions
[Video] Anger Management with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) | Motivation Guide
Ask Zoe – Zoe Zimmerman answers readers’ questions about EFT.
Attain Sports Success with EFT | Natural Treatments, Alcohol & Drug Addictions
Attracting Abundance – Carol Look and others present a rich field of material on EFT and attracting abundance. Written and audio items.
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[Video] Chakra Clearing with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) from tapping.com
Discover The Strategies In Emotional Freedom Technique | Self Improvement Tips
EFT- A Natural Way to Beat Fibromyalgia – Health Articles Direct
EFT- An Anxiety Relief Approach | News Fire
EFT- An Astounding Therapy to Enhance Vision | Fitness 365
EFT- The Unique Approach to Stop Food Cravings
EFT, Reiki and All Kinds of Everything – Karen Lewis’ Blog.
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EFT: Does Letting Go Leave A Hole Where The Issue Was?
EFT Emotional Freedom Technique & Tapping For Instant Relief – Health & Wealth
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EFT Radio Online- Emotional Freedom Techniques, EFT Meridian Tapping for self healling and peak performance – catch up with current broadcasts and past ones you may have missed.
EFT Tapping Can Lead to Health, Wealth and Happiness | Health Wiki information – story quoted here claims that someone paralysed from the neck down started moving again thanks to EFT.
EFT Tapping Group, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Emotional Disturbance And The Happy Tappers: HealthyBodyAnswers.com
Emotional Freedom Technique – Tapping – How Does It Work? – FreedomEFT
Emotional Freedom Technique: The Truth About Emotional Freedom Techniques
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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) | What’s On Your Mind Today? – from a Harley Street psychotherapist’s blog. Comments on the effectiveness of EFT.
Emotional Freedom Technique by Dr. Mercola at Sara’s Soup Kitchen (MessageID: 1730290) – useful introduction to EFT.
[Book] Emotional Freedom Technique For Dummies – Helena Fone | Resource Blog
[Video] Everything is Energy World Summit 2011. also visit
Everything is Energy Radio
Everything is Inside of You | Personal Development Coach
Has Social Anxiety Got You by the Short Hairs? Try EFT Tapping!
How to Alleviate Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Chronic Pain-Part 1 – emotionalhealthtips
[Video] How to Become an Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner: – Ellie Steele
How To Stop Smoking Pot With Emotional Freedom Technique | The 1st Tap To Be Healthy
Infertility in Women – Can EFT Tapping Banish It? | Submit Articles
Male Health : EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique – DID Articles
[Video] Mind Over Matter Show #31 Part 4 | Realize Your Full Potential – with some EFT demonstrations and discussion.
My Boyfriend Stares at Other Women! – Thriving Now with some advice in reply.
N-Hanced EFT Tapping Support for Auto-Immune Disorders
Short Cuts – Mental Tapping, Inside Secrets to Faster EFT | NLP Techniques
Shred Your Weight Effortlessly | Anti Aging Tips
Tapping – How Does It Work? – FreedomEFT
[Video] Tapping Therapy: Claustrophobia
Tapping.com – huge selection of resources including articles and videos, from beginner to advanced.
The Simplest Method To Lose Weight? « Intuitive Meaning
Thriving Now Podcast
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Using EFT for PTSD and Other Issues
What are the meridian points of the emotional freedom technique?
The Blind Buzz on Cycling
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on June 18, 2011
For more links to blind tandem cycling, please see my page,
Vince’s Parallax: Tandem Cycling and Blind People
Apologies for leaving it so long without putting one of these together – that’s why this entry is so enormous. Some entries are a bit out-of-date by now, but I thought it worthwhile to include them nonetheless.
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3 Ways To Compete In Tandem Cycling For The Blind | LIVESTRONG.COM
A bicycle built for two | Sheila Hanlon – some UK tandem history, including a photo of a blind piano tuner with, in front (shock! horror!) a woman in the front seat.
[Video] Adaptive Sports Iowa Promo
Adopt a blind cyclist – scheme to get support from Australian companies to find blind employees and raise funds to enable them to cycle.
Aileen McGlynn: A naturally blonde winner – Scotsman.com Living – Aileen McGlynn has albinism and is registered blind, but would rather talk about her success on the cycle track.
Amazing Bikes: Recumbents – Velo Vision – All about recumbent bikes, from What is that? to Which one do I want?
An answer for blind cyclists | “Long/ Live/ the…” an interweblog by Marc Hummel {Philadelphia, PA} – a note about
Bicycling Blind, which connects sighted captains with blind stokers. USA based.
An Dubhlan (The Great Challenge) – Tahir was blind and overweight. but he ended up tackling a mountainous tandem ride from Trondheim to Oslo, Norway. In Scottish Gaelic and English (video no longer available).
Apparently, it’s open season on disabled tandem riders downstate – General Carlessness – some ugly aspects of driver/cyclist antagonism, misbehaving cyclists and terrible drivers causing serious accidents.
Arizona blind stoker seeking pilot
Baildon Club is the wheel deal for a fun time (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus) – Bradford Wheels For All is a cycling club for children with disabilities.
Bent- Up Cycles – Los Angeles recumbent bike and trike service and sale
See also the related blog
Bent Up Cycles
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Bicycling Blind on Facebook – The U.S. Blind Tandem Cycling Connection is a resource to connect blind and visually impaired cyclists with tandem pilots across the USA so they can arrange rides for training, events, or races.
Bicycling Blind Web Site
Blind amateur triathlete seeks training partners in Hornchurch – Romford Recorder – Essex, UK.
Blind Ambition – Pacing Petaluma – Petaluma 360 – Petaluma, CA – Rocky is visually impaired through retinitis pigmentosa, and aged 57, but takes part in triathlons.
Blind athlete rides Cape Epic – Hein Wagner completed Stage 2 in this year’s Absa Cape EpicIt is the first time in its history that a blind rider participated in this extreme endurance event. You may also like to read
BLIND ABSA CAPE EPIC PARTICIPANT TO TEST HIS ENDURANCE AT CAPE ARGUS PICK ‘N PAY CYCLE TOUR THIS WEEKEND – Riverlodge Backpackers
Blind bicyclists bring muscle for tandem bike ride – Elmhurst, IL – Elmhurst Press – Elmhurst, IL – Ron Burzese waxes lyrical about the enjoyment of riding tandem.
Blind Bike Race and Trike Raffle set for Feb. 23, 2011 for Lighthouse, Breward, FL – a disabled couple, who run The Trike Shop, Ft. Lauderdale, help to launch the local Lighthouse Tandem Riding Program.
Blind Courage brothers look back at their epic fundraising challenge – two brothers, both legally blind, trekked through 5 Australian states on tandem bikes to raise funds.
Blind cyclist Penny Leclair shares her love for meeting people through cycling. – TUBULOCITY
Blind cyclist seeks front rider for tandem triathlon training – Chris Blackabee lives in the London Borough of Havering, and is seeking a training partner.
[Video] Blind Cyclist Keeps Competitive Edge – Karissa Whitsell is a world-class athlete who rides a tandem bike all around the world.
Blind cyclist’s tandem challenge | Newark Advertiser – Keith Lauder, 47, of Collingham, Notts., UK, has completed many challenges, recently planned a tandem ride from Newcastle to Edinburgh to raise funds for organisations that have helped him.
Blind group launches new fitness sessions (From Warrington Guardian) – sociable tandem sessions are being offered by Warrington and Widnes Society for the Blind in Latchford on Fridays.
Blind Guy Biking Videos on YouTube – Richard Holloway’s extensive bike ventures.
Blind guy in the UK – this was actually myself trying to get some local contacts.
Blind Huddersfield Town fan Christopher Scrivener takes on 260 mile tandem trip to Brighton – Huddersfield Examiner to benefit the football club’s charity, "Keep It Up" For the end of this story, please read
A bit of blind faith rounded off epic Brighton bike ride | Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Blind Independence Greenwich (BIG), for all blind and partially sighted people in the London Borough of Greenwich and adjoining areas, plans to start a tandem project this summer (2011).
Blind Ride held in Mexico – People’s Daily Online
Blind rider seeks a guide | Stuff.co.nz – Rob Matthews, who has world records for running, now turns his talents to cycling.
Blind riders take to the roads on bicycles built for two Community – Ulster Star – Lisburn, Northern Ireland, played host to a tandem riding event, "It Takes Two to Tandem".
Blind Seeing Blind | The Blind Viewpoint – Erik Weihenmayer – Matt Gilman has lost most of his vision through diabetes, but competes as a solo cyclist. Visit his
Blind Bike Trials Rider site.
Blind Stoker Ride 5/21/2011 « Chicago Area Tandem Society Blog
Blind Tandem – Photo: Mario Roma and blind partner Adauto Belli during the Prologue of the 2011 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai Forest outside Cape Town, South Africa on the 27 March 2011
Blind, visually impaired enjoy bicycle outing – The Daily News – Greenville, Belding & Montcalm County, MI – 20 visually impaired people enjoyed tandem event.
Blind_cycling Yahoo! Group – particularly for visually impaired people interested in tandem riding.
blind_mountain_biking_intro – "my first attempt at riding a bicycle of any sort (other than a tandem) in 22 years. this was just an intro and a short first ride for me to get used to the bike. please note, I said I was totally blind. I meant it. if you have problems believing a blind mountain biker can exist, check out matt gilman and his blind bike trials videos."
Boulder-based nonprofit pairs up blind, sighted cyclists on tandem bikes – Boulder Daily Camera – A University of Colorado student is launching a new nonprofit organization called Bike Insight, which pairs blind people with sighted partners for tandem bike riding.
Brands Hatch to host Paralympic road cycling at London 2012 – Kent News
Bronze for blind cyclist Parsons – Big News Network – New Zealand blind cyclist Jayne Parsons has won a bronze medal at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. Also read
Gold medal just reward for overcoming the odds | Stuff.co.nz – Jayne Parsons with her pilot, Sonia Waddell, won gold at the same event.
Cairo to Capetown 2011. The ultimate cycle journey on earth – written by a supporter of eXsight Tandems, hoping to result in 10 tandems, allowing for visually impaired people of the Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia, to get out cycling.
Charity bringing more into sport – This is Grimsby – Foresight, originally set up for visually impaired people, now encourages people with many disabilities to get into sports, including cycling.
Club VIBES (Knoxville) – club for visually impaired youth, aged 14+, with strong cycling component.
Couple tackles life in tandem | Democrat and Chronicle – Kasey Hopper was diagnosed at 19 with retinitis pigmentosa. At 29, he entered the Tour de Cure charity bike ride for the American Diabetes Association at Mendon Ponds Park, supported by his wife, Erin.
Coventry Visually Impaired and Sighted Tandem Association (VISTA)
Cream Puff Cycles – Clark Rachfal (known as Cream Puff) is a legally blind paracyclist. He details his training and exploits in this blog.
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Cycling eighth sports branch for blind in Turkey – Today’s Zaman, Istanbul – scheme funded by Turkey working with the European Union.
Deafblind couple aiming to raise £20k for charity – Local Headlines – Donside Piper and Herald – Bob and Louise Nolan have undertaken a tandem ride of 1,000 miles over Scottish islands to raise funds for Deaf-Blind Scotland. Planned to finish on June 16th, 2011.
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After 1000 miles, it’s a dream ending for cycle duo [Evening Times (Glasgow, Scotland)]
Disabled athletes begin 3-day ‘Cycle to the Sea’ journey | WCNC.com Charlotte – A cycling event, the annual Cycle To The Sea, to raise money for programs for athletes with disabilities took place in April 2011.
Disabled IDF veterans bike south – Jerusalem Post – disabled Israeli veterans, including blind ones, participating in this large event.
Echolocation Makes Mountain Biking, Skiing Possible For The Blind – Here And Now « Mountain Bikes
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A Californian Blind Man Uses Echolocation To Ride A Bike | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World
Expanding Horizons For Blinded Veterans – AMERICA’S HEROES & HEROINES – how veteran Jeff Henson triumphed at sports activities, including tandem riding, at age 50.
Exsight Tandems – group of sighted captains and blind stokers in New South Wales, Australia.
Friday Favs (part 2) – Out of Sight – Brittany is a visually impaired newly-wed, one of whose fave physical activities is tandem cycling.
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Friends to complete tandem bike ride for Help the Heroes – Top Stories – News – Birmingham Mail – Dave Downe, who is registered blind, and James Ross aimed to complete a 50-mile tandem ride in April 2011 to raise funds for Help the Heroes.
From Land’s End to Bristol … on a bicycle made for two. – This is Bristol – in aid of Lifecycle, a local cycling charity that offers tandem cycling to adults and children with a visual impairment.
Get on Your Bike For Reading National Bike Week Events – not part of bike week, but also mentioned is the cycling 4 sight event on Sunday, July 17th, organised by Berkshire County Blind Society at The Look Out Discovery Centre, Nine Mile Ride, Bracknell. Call (0118) 987 2803 to sign up to the 10k or 20k course and raise money for charity.
GTT tandem trike described here as the "limosine of trikes".
Guileful Glaucoma – THE ABC OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT & CVI – for Parents and Professionals – two friends in South Africa who cycle together are both visually impaired.
How can I cycle if I’m blind or have low vision? | VisionAWARE
I’m A Triathlete! – All Abilities Welcome – Shelley Ann Morris writes about how she got started.
Inspiring video short from Lend Your Legs rides | Austin On Two Wheels – Social Cycling Austin offers tandem rides for blind children in the summer. Also visit
Lend Your Legs Facebook Page
It’s here! It’s here! You are so right, Ms. Guinevere – The Last Leaf Gardener – the author looks forward to cycling events in May in New York City, with a blind element.
KKL-JNF makes nature accessible – JPost – Green Israel – Fun for everyone at the Forester’s House Path in Bet Keshet Forest. The event included cycling for disabled people (hand-cycles and tandems).
Leading the Blind – live-cycle – the author contemplates a first-time tandem trip from Edinburgh to Manchester with an uncle who is going blind.
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Lands End to John O’Groats by Tandem – blog by Linda, hoping to raise sponsorship for
Talking Tandems
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Leeds man’s blind bike ride – Latest News – Yorkshire Evening Post – Martin Sigsworthgets back on a bike, a tandem this time, after years without one due to his blindness, caused by glaucoma. He was planning a fund-raising ride at the end of May, 2011.
Letter: Belleville resident raises money for MS Society – NorthJersey.com – legally blind cyclist raising money for multiple sclerosis.
Lighthouse of Broward starts cycling program – Sun Sentinel – funds raised by the Trike Shop in Ft. Lauderdale buy 4 tandems to get the scheme started.
Mission Cycles, UK – "We specialise in Folding bikes for commuting, boating, caravanning etc. – Special Needs Trikes – Scooters – Trials Bikes – Child carriers and tag alongs – Cruisers – Tandems – Cargo trailers – Unicycles – Trikes for able bodied and special needs."
My Greenspeed GTT recumbent tandem trike – the author, Graham, is registered blind, and is making the transition from solo cycling to the tandem trike.
Negev Cross Trip – cycling by blind – Facebook – Negev Cross Trip, a cycling trip for blind people – was conducted from Dimona to Ein Bokek. In Ein Bokek – they were joined by Ein Gedi Preparatory students, the Preparatory school manager – Moti, and Head of Education at Tamar regional council.
‘oVo’ tandem unveiled – Velo Vision – designer Richard Cresswell aims to make small numbers of these from his base in Warwickshire, UK. Illustrations and video included on the page.
Para-cycling team for World Cup | infonews.co.nz New Zealand’s local news community – the team on May 4th included blind cyclist Jayne Parsons.
Paralympic Cycling Road some background to paracycling, and the prospects for London 2012.
Paralympics gives visually impaired kids chance to compete – HeraldNet.com – Local news – SNOHOMISH –Students who are blind or visually impaired will have a chance this week to learn what it feels like to be in an Olympic event. Story dates from early May.
Recession bites into charities’ income (From Warrington Guardian) – Cycling Projects, which organises cycling for disabled people, is among many local charities that have a funding deficit this year.
Ride 2 Recovery – Making a Difference in the Lives of Wounded Warriors. You may also like
Ride 2 Recovery Golden State Challenge Oct 2-8, 2011, from San Francisco to the Santa Monica Pier.
Riding Blind : Dead Hippy Axle Dressing vs Situational Awareness « Blind Cyclists’ Union – a plea (or rant!) for some common-sense on the roads from all concerned.
San Diego’s 7th Annual Cycling for Sight, July 15-17 « The TandemGeek’s Blog
Seeking tandem road bike 4 triathalon for blind Ontario cyclist ramavery & hubby Need to borrow Potential #cycling mag story Pls RT – message on Twitter dated June 11th 20100.
Social Cycling ATX volunteers bike with blind students | Fit City – scheme for blind stokers to team up with sighted pilots in Austin, Texas.
Solanapalooza Community Fundraiser Set for June 27 | Competitor.com – Daniel Powell to raise money for the Challenged Athlete’s Foundation’s Operation Rebound, and Cycling for Sight, a charity bike ride benefitting the San Diego Center for the Blind and the Blind Stokers Club.
Sunchasers Trailer – legally blind champion cyclist Karissa Whitsell is one of the disabled women cyclists portrayed in this film.
“Taking Life for Granted” – Dan’s Devotionals – Dan Zimmerman, based in Longmont, Co, USA, urges you not to take life’s pleasures for granted as he contemplates a tandem ride for a blind cycling group.
Talking Tandems – Tandem Cycling for the Blind in Fife – serving western central Fife, scotland. Always looking for new members and volunteers.
Tandem bikes help blind ride – Tukandu Cycling Club, Loveland, Ohio, has a dozen tandems, and now needs more sighted captains to ride with blind members.
Tandem couple celebrate diamond wedding anniversary – Community – The Star – Cyril and Joan Dack celebrated at Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind’s centre. Both have enjoyed trips on tandems in the past.
The Bicycle Book: Wit, Wisdom and Wanderings -Kindle eBook – 25 contributors make up what sounds like an entertaining miscellany about bikes. Part of the proceeds will go to disabled veterans and blind athletes.
The Most Ultra Ordinary activity that I have never done before! – eHome of Edwin Lai . . – a cycle ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls (200 km) to raise funds for cancer attracted a wide variety of cyclists, including some blind tandem riders.
Tri-City Special Olympian too fast for old bike – Teresa Payne has cycled solo, but failing sight has made this too dangerous. She now has a tandem, and local people may even end up generously paying for it.
[Video] Two Blind to Ride The Americas 2012-13 – Tauru and Christi, both legally blind, plan to ride their tandem bike unsupported from the bottom of South America to the top of North America in 2012-13. Their goal is to raise awareness about the abilities of the visually impaired, and they will be visiting schools for the blind along their route.
Veterans Compete For Gold At Warrior Games | Wacky News – vets with a wide range of disabilities compete in a wide range of events.
Video montage – Velo Vision – A selection of videos featuring Velo Visionaries, recumbents galore, the ultimate cycle camping solution, auto vs velo and downhill madness.
Vision impaired veterans deal with challenge | The Augusta Chronicle – VA’s Blind Rehabilitation Center enables newly blind veterans to deal with life again. Activities include cycling by tandem.
Wagga couple enjoy tricycle custom-built for two – The Daily Advertiser – Colin and Ruth Rush are in their 70s, but find a tandem trike a great way to exercise together.
What Does Cycling Mean To You? Your thoughts needed! – you’re not being asked for money. What the author wants is ideas for framing an appeal for a tandem for an 11-year-old boy who has had retino-blastoma.
where amazing happens | Jinji Sadan – Roei Jinji Sadan with his bike Emona cycling around the world – Jinji describes the experience of piloting a tandem with a blind woman as stoker.
Whether a Stoker or a Captain, It’s All In Day’s Fun – Elmhurst, IL Patch – a report from the first tandem outing of the year, where all the stokers were blind.
Wildomar gold medalist to compete in race :: The Valley News – the Marine Corps Trials were a preliminary to the Wounded Warrior competition in February.
Worksman Cycles Tandem – berstineijet – a recumbent tricycle built for two.
World T.E.A.M. Sports Athletes to Compete in Capital of Texas Triathlon | PRLog – this event, held in Austin, involved disabled veterans, and other disabled athletes, such as Tina Ament, who has been blind from birth.
Worth a Thousand Words: Disabled Marine Cranks His Way to Recovery – Ride to Recovery has helped Chuck Sketch to get on to a recumbent tandem bike, despite his being blind and a double amputee.
Wounded veterans cycling across Texas, stop off in San Marcos – the Ride to Recovery program held a 350-mile trek for wounded veterans in March, 2011.
The Blind Buzz on Guide Dogs
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on November 10, 2010
[Video] Dennis Meech Local 1951 Training with his new Guide Dog Partner – IAMBuildingCommunity – Dennis is introduced to the dog and starts training.
Dr Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats
Getting Some Groceries – Dog’s Eye View
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[Video] Guide Dog GUGP – Week 38 – Dog Park – puppy walker deals with a dog distraction issue.
Guide Dogs Chief Executive interviewed by The Guardian — Guide dog puppy blog
Guide Dogs Seek Wider Acceptance — ZooToo Pet News – "No dogs allowed" signlas from ignorant store workers not uncommon.
[Video] Guide dogs turned away – discrimination in western Australia.
High Seas Adventure – No Bones About It: Guide Dogs’ Blog – guide dog and owner go on a sea cruise.
Long Work Route – Dog’s Eye View – introducing a new guide dog to the workplace.
Meeting Canine Friends – Dog’s Eye View – the social side of being a guide dog.
[Audio] One Man and his Guide Dog – Episode 24 – MAIDEN VOYAGE! – Mike Brace describes hhis first solo voyage without a white stick for 50 years, as he and Izzy visit the gym.
Page with all episodes – episode 30 is probably the last one.
Restaurant snubs man with guide dog (From Salisbury Journal)
Rudy’s life… as a guide dog in training – from th epoint of view of the dog.
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The Guide Dog Interviews | scaryideas.com – Guide Dogs NSW/ACT – would you be up to the job?
[Book] Tom and Bear: The Training of a Guide Dog Team – Amazon.com: – a broad look at a newly blind man and his partnership with a guide dog, including coming to terms with his blindness.
Understanding Labrador Retrievers – Why a Lab May Not Be For You | Fido’s Features – explains what a lab was bred to do and how this may or may not fit in with your life-style.
Youngsters Taste Guide Dog Freedom | Able Magazine – the UK Guide Dogs for the Blind Association recently held a 48-hour camp for kids in Loughborough.
The Blind Buzz on Photography
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on November 9, 2010
10 Essential Websites for iPhone Photographers | Tao of SEO
Aiptek i2 3D HD Camcorder Review — Tech Tilt – the review isn’t exactly glowing.
An Insight into my world of photography | Blinkie Photography – Andrew Follows makes a case for more acceptance of visually impaired people in photography.
[Video] Blind Photography – Students at the Rancho Mirage, CA campus of the Braille Institute of America share their thoughts and photographs during a field trip to the Moorten Botanical Gardens in Palm Springs. Students range from partially sighted to totally blind.
"Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers" to premiere on HBO Nov. 17 – Media dis&dat:
Eyes Wide Open event – Rochester Cathedral | Tim Sharp Photography Blog – the project was developed in association with Kent Association of the Blind, and is an exploration in many media of Rochester Cathedral.
Photographer Interview – Andrew Follows & Eamon | Rule of Thirds Photography – Andrew Follows explains how the camera enables him to see. Eamon is his guide dog.
Shooting in Low Light As a Blind Photographer | Blind Photographers
Sight Unseen – International Photography by Blind Artists, Flacon, Moscow – December 3 to 28, 2010. The exhhibition formerly shown in California.
The Perfect Focus: Blog of a legally blind photographer by richfavinger Personal blog of a legally blind photographer. Discussions and postings about Nystagmus, personal views of disability, triumphs, and tribulations of being visually disabled. A showcase of photography work.& nbsp;
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The Blind Buzz on Guide Dogs
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on October 26, 2010
A Beginner’s Guide To Taking Care Of A Dog | Animal Topics
Dog or Cane, You decide – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind » Feature Writer Romeo Edmead – some personal experiences from those who use both.
Dog’s Eye View – blog that includes personal accounts of guide dog training and photography.
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Guide Dog Anticipation – blog by someone becoming a guide dog owner.
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Guide Dog Grad Keeps Hemet, CA. Woman On The Go – The Dog Files – 86-year-old woman gets new guide dog.
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Guide Dog Training: Video Series | eHow Videos
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Guide dog users’ safety fears over new mobility scheme – Cardiff news – CardiffOnline – WalesOnline – quiet golf-buggy vehicles could be a hazard to VI people.
[Video] Guide Dog Work At Work – guide dog working in a Walmart store, and obedience.
Guide Dogs for People with Vision Loss: Perception and Reality | VisionAWARE – answers some of the misconceptions many people have about guide dogs.
How guide dogs are trained – by Betty Carew – Helium
Leading questions: Richard Leaman, Guide Dogs | Society | The Guardian – new head of Guide Dogs in the UK talks about the organisations’ new directions.
Parallel & Perpendicular – What’s that got to do with a Guide Dog – Guide Dog Anticipation – about listening to where the traffic is before you cross a road.
Pedigree Dogs v “The Labradoodle” | Pedigree Dogs – need to breed with good stock and not regard this breed as necessarily an answer to allergy problems. You may also like to read
The story of Labradoodles could there have been some success if it was handled differently? | Healthy Hair Secrets
Policies for guide dogs in church (allergies)? | answers cool – ideas for managing this potential conflict.
Premier matchmaking: Teaching interdependence between dog and blind human – St. Petersburg Times – how guide dogs have changed the lives of several blind people in the SE United States.
Research finds man’s best friend really is their dog — Guide dog puppy blog
Seeing Eye Guide Dogs – How Do They Get So Smart? – this article explodes some popular myths about the way guide dogs work.
Stakeholder Engagement Survey Autumn 2010 – UK Guide Dogs charity wants your feedback.
The Ultimate Guide to Dog Health | Health Tips – when do you need to take the dog to the vet?
Training A Labrador Guide Dog | Fido’s Features
Training Day 01 – Arrival – Dog’s Eye View – first of a series of articles about training with a guide dog.
The Blind Buzz: My latest video slideshow
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on June 28, 2010
My New video: Face in the Crowd
http://tinyurl.com/29mxezb
Description:
I was about to delete some apparently uninteresting video clips of my wanderings around the city, when I realised that they were full of people’s faces that were anything but uninteresting.
This has a special poignancy for me as someone with macular degeneration who cannot ordinarily recognise faces easily. Some of the pictures are appropriately out-of -focus and others have the effects of glare, which I deliberately haven’t altered. That’s pretty much how I’d see them, if I’d seen them.
These people most likely didn’t know I was filming them, and I didn’t realise it either until afterwards!
Once again, the camera lets me see things I wouldn’t otherwise see.
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on June 1, 2010
Accessible Documents in HTML, Word, and PDF – Terrill Thompson
Amazon and accessibility – onwebdev blog
Audio Darts Shows Accessible Recreation’s Broad Appeal
[Audio] audio description of museums, galleries and exhibitions – Infosound – the work of VocalEyes, who also audio describe theatre performances in the UK.
VocalEyes Web Site
ccPlayer – Invent + Build / Web + Multimedia / Tools & Guidelines – a media player that you can use on your web site that gives accessibility to videos, including Flash.
Ghana To Host Forum For The Blind ::: GBC | GTV | Ghana Radio | Ghana Television – Ghana Broadcasting Corporation – the 2011 event will have delegates from 70 African countries. The theme will be Access Africa.
I Know! Let’s Take Books Away from the Blind! – Planet of the Blind – New Jersey Governor axes talking books service. Yes, that’s you, Governor Chris Christie.
Interactions – May/June 2010 – topics include accessibility in Sweden, United Nations supporting web accessibility, user interfaces, mobile technology.
Interactive Podcasts: Web Accessibility Gone Wild | SXSW.com – not all accessibility is well done.
Listen to the podcast (mp3)
Introduction à NVDA – Site des utilisateurs francophones de NVDA
iPad Assistive Technology/Disability Round-Up | ATMac – accessibility for blind people and those with other disabilities.
iPad Camera Connection Kit Provides USB Keyboard, Microphone, and Headset Support– The Mac-cessibility Network – News [Lioncourt.com] – hidden possibilities of this $29 add-on.
iTunes 9.1.1 squashes VoiceOver bugs – update available through software update.
Kill Accessibility | Man with no Blog – developers who don’t use assistive technnology themselves are only paying lip-service to accessibility, claims author Gary Barber.
Kindle Update Bringing Useful Improvements, Also Twitter | Maximum PC
Labeling Frozen Foods – Fred’s Head
Install “Tonalities:seeing art through music” for the blind in museums | Pepsi Refresh Everything – supposedly tones have raltionships with colours.
Microsoft Word – WebAIM – accessibility, including Word 2010.
Moon Letters – this is the other blind people’s tactile reading system, the one that’s not Braille.
More Digitized Books to be made Available – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind – Internet Archive and libraries have ways of getting around the copyright laws without breaking them.
Nadler Examines the Americans with Disabilities Act’s Application within the Digital Age
National Disabled Persons Network launched – Stabroek News – umbrella network for other disability networks in Guyana.
New Air Carrier regulations, travel services try to improve access for people with disabilities – Media dis&dat – improvements to travel in the US, including that probvided by foreign operators.
New Braille technology helps visually impaired ‘see’ emotions – thesis proposes camera linked to electrodes on the skin to let a blind person interpret facial expressions.
New news and information service launched for blind people · coHearentVision – this is Infosound, based in the UK.
NFB National Convention Hosts Apple Products Session– The Mac-cessibility Network – News [Lioncourt.com] – apparent change of policy at NFB
NFB-NEWSLINE(R) for the Blind Receives Funding a further year’s access to newspapers and magazines is now possible.
NY City plans to shift special education into schools throughout district – Media dis&dat
Obama Signs Veterans, Caregivers Legislation – Defense.gov News – access to transportation in rural areas and services for women are included.
Online resources for accessible travel – Manchester Examiner (USA)
Op Ed Writer Bob Branco – Can Grade Two Braille Spell Trouble? – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind – introducing contractions too early could stop children learn real spellings.
Open vs. Closed: Google Takes on Amazon and Apple in e-Books – Google Editions could change the ebook market radically.
Page zoom does not mean the end of flexibility | 456 Berea Stree – there’s still more to it than sizing your fonts in pixels.
Panic Releases Transmit 4.0 With Enhanced Accessibility and New Features– The Mac-cessibility Network – enhancements for this Mac FTP client.
Pedestrian accessibility issues focus of city walk | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME – walk to promote interest in the city, getting to know the neighbours and highlighting problems faced by pedestrians.
Pioneering video telephone system accessible for all – those who find conventional phones difficult may benefit from the Total Conversation system in the UK.
Presentations – Accessibility – Resources – Vision Australia – VA can provide extensive services to government and businesses to ensure web accessibility.
Presenting About “The Evolution of Assistive Technology into Everyday Products” | Accessibility NZ – paper to be presented in Rotorua, New Zealand, in September.
Project Canvas to be accessible for disabled viewers – BBC to incorporate audio description, ability to change colours, captions, and more.
Proprietary Vendors Don’t Help Disabled, Says FSF | eWEEK Europe UK – Free Software Foundation asks for more accessibility.
Quitter v4.0 – free and innovative blind persons’ interface for Twitter.
Radio Service For Blind Takes To The Web – Home – Staple News – CRIS is the Connecticut Radio Information System, carrying news, discussion and readings provided by about 400 volunteers.
CRIS Radio web site
Listen (Windows Media Player)
Roundup: What is the Mozilla Accessibility Team working on?
SAKSHAM | ngogateway.com – Saksham is an organisation in India that aims to empower marginalised people, including those with disabilities. Activities include production of accessible materials, providing technology and audio description.
Sendero GPS v2010 Improvements list
The Keyboard Shortcuts of Ubuntu 10.04
Toozla releases beta version of audio guide based on Wikipedia – Focus on Travel News
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on May 11, 2010
2010 SDS Conference | Society for Disability Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, June 2nd to June 5th.
A Brief History of Markup – A List Apart – presents chapter 1 of “HTML5 for Web Designers”.
A smartphone for Geniuses? | Tech Blog | FT.com – the HTC myTouch 3G Slide features a QWERTY keyboard, speech recognition and some speech output functions. The Genius button starts some of the ‘smart’ features.
Access Technology – Now and Tomorrow – the author, who is about to leave AbilityNet, reflects on progress over the last 10 years and speculates about the future in assistive technology.
Accessible Tourism? – Low Visionary: accessible information, disability rights, web accessibility » Blog Archive – disabled people are still likely to be seen as problems.
Accessibility & Inclusive Design with Ann McMeekin & Antonia Hyde – developer Fusion – ASP.NET, C# Programming, VB.NET, .NET Framework, Java and Visual Basic Tutorials – event in London on 24th May, 2010.
AccessibilityOnline – "AccessibilityOnline represents a collaborative training program between the ADA National Network (DBTACs) and the US Access Board. The program includes a series of free webinars and audio conferences on different topics of accessibility. Sessions are held on a monthly basis and cover a variety of topics concerning accessibility to the built environment, information and communication technologies, and transportation."
Accessing YouTube Offline with Tooble | DigMo!
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
Adding ARIA Landmark Roles – Web Axe – Practical Web Design Accessibility Tips – Podcast and Blog – future-proof your site!
An Interview with the Audio Only Game “Cadet 227″ Creator
APCD impressed with Brunei disability advocates – there is still much to develop, but there is also a great deal to praise.
APH News, May, 2010 – products, services and training from the American Printing House for the Blind.
Audio Available from Today’s BookSense and NFB Newsline Webinar
BarrierBreak Technologies Launches the Digital Talking Book Website | DAISY Consortium
Bay Area project puts 1 million books online for blind, dyslexic – ContraCostaTimes.com – Internet Archive, a San Francisco non-profit, aims to make many more books accessible to bline people.
BBC – AM Glass Box – The ‘Disabled Voter’ or ‘The Disability Vote’ – one listenerto the Radio 4 PM programme claims that UK politicians don’t care about disabled voters.
Better Internet & Technology Access for Blind, Deaf Community – Senator Mark Pryor, Arkansas, reveals new legislation.
BlackBerry OS 6.0 will target consumers – CNN.com as opposed to business types, who, of course, are a different species.
Blind for a day where a medical student has to take on a disability for a day. In this case the disability was blindness.
Blind women taking on doubters, one brush at a time | Jordan Times – blind women from under-privileged backgrounds train to be hairdressers in Amman, Jordan.
Blindness-Related Books, Publications, and Periodicals
Braille Printing Services & Alternative Formats |T-Base Communications – information on compliance, and a service that will send you an impression of what your site sounds like to a blind person.
Canada has no federal accessibility law? « transect
Changing How Qatar Sees the Blind – one womans achievements as head of a school for blind children, and the cultural and accessibility difficulties.
chester creek large key keyboard visionboard – yellow – Cheap! Game Controllers » Blog Archive
Creating Accessible Computer Applications – American Foundation for the Blind
Creating accessible links in PDFs
DaveBanesAccess – Access Technology – Today and Tomorrow.
Designer Cool Canes – "unique designer canes for people with disabilities and for those who want to make a fashion or attitude statement."
Disabled rights advocates say proposed legislation long overdue – The Nassau Guardian Online Guide – advocates in the Bahamas complain of 25 years of broken promises by governments.
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) & web accessibility Webcredible – this refers to the UK equality law.
Disenfranchisement at its Worst – jady_lady – blind UK voter tells of her futile attempt t to use a polling station in the General Election.
Disney World magical for the disabled – CANOE Travel – Florida
Early Voters Test New Machines – electronic voting machines in California can accommodate several languages and people with disabilities. Early voting to avoid the crush is also possible. Seems there are lessons there for the UK’s antiquated electoral system.
FCC Releases First-Ever Paper On Accessibility & Technology Issues | Accessibility News International – part of the US National Broadband Plan.
[PDF] FCC TO HOLD WORKSHOP ON EXPANDING DISABILITY ACCESS WITH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, MAY 13 – Federal Communications Commission – Washington DC
Experiment with video accessibility and time-aligned text
Innovative New Apps for the Blind : Healthymagination – useful summary of some recent developments in technology.
iPad Available in Nine More Countries on May 28 including the UK.
Play AudioRacer, a free online game on Kongregate – an audio game that includes blind players.
Screen Readers And WAI-ARIA Landmark Roles – Humanising Technology – Léonie Watson describes a relatively new way of navigating through web pages.
Solona Enhanced iPhone Screen Protector – makes the touch screen of your iPhone more tactile and prolongs its life, Solona claim.
Speak To Me Catalog – many kind of talking product, including coffee maker, photo album, clocks, music players and the PenFriend.
Special services at Macquarie University – Sydney Morning Herald
[PDF] The EU. What’s in it for me? – booklet made accessible on the Web, aims to demystify the benefits of membership of Europe for UK citizens.
World Access for the Blind – US-based non-profit that promotes FlashSonar, a technique whereby a blind person can make clicks like a dolphin to detect objects around them. Also read
Blind boy learns how to ‘see’ using dolphin technique – Telegraph
The Blind Buzz on Photography
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on April 17, 2010
APH InSights 2010 – Dog’s Eye View – while the Lighthouse exhibition, Insights Art Exhibition, is taking a break this year, the author will enter the APH exhibition, innovatively called Insights 2010.
Art That Reveals Our Need for Grace – Her.meneutics – comments on some films about disabled photographers, including ‘
Dark Light‘, which features Pete Eckert and Bruce Hall.
ArtFirst! promotes artists with disabilities, welcomes hospital visitors and raises money for the new facility – ArtFirst! at the University Medical Center at Princeton.
[Video] Blind Photography Documentary – "Out of Darkness" — Kickstarter – a project in Mexico in 2006 to teach photography to a group of blind people. The photography may be of bvalue in its own right, but it was used as a confidence builder to enable participants to take their place more firmly in society. Funds needed to improve the quality of the finished film. Spanish language with English subtitles.
"Dunnville’s blind musician" – Dunnville Chronicle – Ontario, CA – obituary to Wilson Amos Brooks, who was not only a dedicated musician but also for many years owned a photo studio and took photographs for weddings and the local paper.
Legally blind photographer sees the world differently | www.beaumontenterprise.com – Local – for Ralf Mims, the best part of a trip is looking at the photos on a large computer monitor when he gets home. He has retinal dystrophy, which has similar effects to macular degeneration.
New Digital Lifestyle – information about Lisa Murphy, a photographer with a CNIB certificate in tactile graphics, who has published a book called ‘Tactile Mind’, erotica for blind people with raised graphics.
One man’s journey of sight loss | Action for Blind People Blog – among Toby Davey’s achievements in life, he has a degree in photography.
Online Photography Courses Roundup » Photography Bay | Digital Camera Reviews, News and Resources
Sight of Emotion introductory video – the aims of this project, which operates in Mexico (soundtrack in English). Also visit
Sight of Emotion Web Site
Turn your iPhone into a camera for iPad | iPad Application Developer – a very expensive way of adding a 3-megapixel camera to your iPad.
[Video] Understanding pictures in vision and touch | Lecturecasts [flexibility, accessibility, diversity] | Centre for Teaching and Learning | UTSC – Understanding pictures in vision and touch: Lines, perspectives and metaphors from cave art to the present.
