As a senior with vision loss, you have doubtless been encouraged to use computers, smartphones, and other access technologies to help regain and maintain your quality of life. With these devices, you can potentially recapture nearly all of the independence you once thought might be gone forever. But along with the advantages, come certain risks … Continued
In a recent VisionAware article, I described how transitioning my vegetable garden from flat row to raised beds has made me a more productive “Out of Sight Gardener.” To summarize, a raised bed garden is a plot framed with wood or blocks or some other material formed into raised growing spaces no wider than four … Continued
Out of Sight Gardening By Bill Holton, VisionAware Contributor As the snow melts and the days grow longer, it’s only natural for our thoughts to turn to springtime gardening. I do a lot of vegetable gardening, and last spring, I offered several tips for gardening with vision loss. Some of these included using bamboo stakes … Continued
Vegetable Gardening Can be Fun Vegetable gardening can be fun, and all the fresh produce is an added bonus. Here at Vision Aware we have offered a number of tips to enhance the blind gardening experience. But there are also some resources and relatively inexpensive products that can help. Most are available from Amazon.com or … Continued
Home Business Built on Personal Passion Barry and Debra Carver are among a growing number of people who have joined the ranks of the self-employed. Together they own and operate their own home business, called MountainCrafted.com, a web store where they sell candles, shampoos, and other natural fragrance products they make themselves in their Smoky … Continued