See The World Thru My Eyes

One thing that Antonia and her older sister, Marga, always had in common was their love of books. Accessibility: Two girls sitting on a couch, smiling and holding thick books. The one on the left is a younger Antonia with long  platinum hair in a pony tail. On the right, a blonde with short wavy hair and glasses. I have been asked a few times to share my experience of getting through school with a severe visual impairment so, since everyone is starting to think about going back to school, I thought this was the perfect time for it. I want to start by saying that I grew up in the 90s and early 2000's in Spain, so my experiences were most definitely different than those of kids getting ready to go back to school in the U.S. right now. However, if anything, I hope that the takeaway from this blog isn't so much how the school dealt with my visual impairment but how I coped with it as a legally blind child. As a legally blind student I received a lot of the support...

Accessibility: Antonia is standing in a parking lot. You can see mountains in the background. Antonia is holding her cane and smiling at the camera. People often get nervous when they realize I have a disability and they don't know what to say. Here is a list of things that I myself, as a blind individual, like to hear, and I am sure other blind individuals appreciate as well. "I will give you a ride." If we are going to do something together, don't assume it's easy for me to meet you there because I don't drive and it is harder for me to get to you. Also, do not ask me whether I need a ride, it still implies you are doing me a favor and going out of your way to do so. Furthermore, I never know whether the offer is sincere or just an empty gesture. When you simply state that you will give me a ride, you imply that you remembered I couldn't drive, took that into consideration and added picking me up into your plans. "The bathroom ...