Being Blind
What do you mean, Diversity and Inclusion?
What is Diversity? Who does it include or not include? Today in 2021 it appears that diversity includes gender, sexual orientation, race, but not disability. COVID has been a very hard time for me being a person with disability. Working remotely I’ve deepened my understanding of the issues of diversity and gained new language to […]
Safety First, COVID 19
The COVID 19 pandemic has been one of the most divisive issues globally that I’ve seen in my lifetime. Divides along political, ideological, theological, economic, geographic, culture, race, age, disability, etc.. Where I live in Alberta Canada the provincial (state) government in their wisdom have removed the majority of the COVID 19 restrictions. Including strong […]
AI is Discriminating
AI is Discriminatory, but its meant to be. I would argue that a big part of how our brains function works is categorization . Labeling and sorting our experiences to make sense of them. A blind man can’t own a car. I’ve had my name on the registration for vehicles for years. The police forces […]
Gunnar Optics
The pandemic has totally disrupted my work / life balance. I balance my day everyday work and personal life on a visual budget. My visual budget is based on an equation: P + F / E = S P=PainF=FatigueE=EnergyS=Sight Capability My experience with vision is dynamic. At the extreme ends of the spectrum. When I […]
The Jab
I passionately hate needles, I’ve grown and do better as I’ve aged but I really dislike having to get a jab. I’ve passed out and freaked out in the past, so it is amazing to me that I am beyond excited to get vaccinated against COVID 19.The pandemic has been very hard. My orientation and […]
COVID 19 – Accommodation and Mobility
My whole life I’ve always struggled with Independence. I love to hike and be in the mountains. With out a “taker”, a person who drives and ideally also wants to be in the mountains, I can’t go. Once I was at a destination I was mostly good to go independently. With the pandemic all of […]
I Can See Your Face
COVID 19 Update – I can see your face For the first time in my life since I was a wee lad and when I was dating I can see your face and I don’t like it. I never really learned facial expressions until I started dating. Before that very few people get close enough […]
Isolation
I am sometimes / generally unsympathetic about TAB’s, Temporarily Able Bodied People, experiences with the realities of life. Its striking that as we age the TAB’s are realizing that we are not that different after all, especially when things start breaking. With the Covit 19 pandemic we are all isolated and socializing and working from […]
What is Santa
What is Santa but a glimmer or shimmer of hope. I don’t remember what my Santa origin was other than I was in Calgary I was plump and CP Rail and Husky Oil needed a Santa Claus. This went on for a couple of years. There was a long pause in Santa as I had […]
#MeAsWell
My mentors are critical of the trajectory of my career. Apparently, I change jobs too often, sadly many times because of my disability, I’m not a good fit or the employer isn’t a good fit for me, or just blatant discrimination. My average in a position is less than sixteen months. The cool side of […]
