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  • First White Cane Walk

    Libby Thaw 1 comment

    Today for the first time ever I walked uptown and back carrying my white ID cane the whole time.  I’ve had one for many years and used it lots when I’m travelling  on my own but never here in my home […]

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  • Great Low Vision Support

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     Last week I got a call from an inspiring lady.    Leanne called to order some checkered eyes for a friend.  He has low vision and doesn’t use a cane for mobility so, like me, he is often mistaken as […]

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  • a busy October

    Libby Thaw 0 comments

    I glanced through my phone log for the month of October and found there was quite a bit of activity there. I made 3 custom orders: a tee shirt with checkered eyes on the front and back, a laminated 6 […]

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  • A change of blog format

    Libby Thaw 0 comments

    “Blog” is a shortened version of the term “web log”.  To me a log is a record of what happened when. I keep a log of all checkered eye phone calls for example, containing dates, phone numbers, and […]

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  • Beautiful Hazards

    Libby Thaw 0 comments

    Beautiful but hazardous for blind people …   … I was walking along the main street in my little town the other day and encountered a tall gentleman using a mobility cane.  Being familiar with the […]

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  • Blind Airline Passenger

    Libby Thaw 2 comments

    Any time I travel alone on an airline I always call ahead to request assistance and I always have my white ID cane in hand when I arrive.  I only carry the cane so people recognize my blindness, as […]

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  • Go west!

    Libby Thaw 0 comments

    When my sister moved from Ontario to British Columbia, she shipped some of her belongings and drove herself to the destination in Langly.  Since it would have been a long and lonely drive I decided […]

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  • I wish!

    Libby Thaw 0 comments

    I met a fellow recently who said he heard that the checkered eye had been featured on Oprah!  I’m pretty sure I would have known about that, being the head honcho of operations at the international […]

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  • Prevailing Problem

    Libby Thaw 2 comments

    I am struggling again with trying to convince a chamber of commerce that the information I’m asking them to make available to their members will benefit them and their customers with low vision.  If […]

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  • Goofy poem

    Libby Thaw 0 comments

    My vision’s not the clearest … But if I get really close to my dearest … I can see his facial expression, Usually meaning “too close Lib” I’m guessin’! And shopping can sometimes be taxing, Not an […]

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