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  • Just a thought.

    Libby Thaw 0 comments

    Dare mighty things?   … Sometimes you need to conjure up a lot of gumption just to go to the corner store.  This is particularly relevant to people who are new to operating with reduced vision.   … […]

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  • Some History

    Libby Thaw 1 comment

    As a teen with low vision I told my mother I wanted a t-shirt that read, “I‘m not stuck up, I’m blind!”  I was self-conscious because nobody knew my sight was failing and I didn’t want to seem like a […]

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  • White Cane Week

    Libby Thaw 3 comments

    Hey it’s White Cane Week!  The first week in February is White Cane Week in Canada. White cane week was started by the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) in 1946.  It’s a time when various groups […]

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  • Business/Non Profit/Charity

    Libby Thaw 3 comments

    I’m trying not to use foul language here.  As I mentioned a while back I was considering registering the CEP for charity status.  This would allow me to apply for grants and issue receipts for […]

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  • Seasonal sensations

    Libby Thaw 2 comments

    Just like the rest of 21st  century human life, the festive season is full of wonders and delights that are pretty much exclusively visual.  And just like the rest of 21st century human life, there […]

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  • California trip

    Libby Thaw 3 comments

    On October 18th and 19th I hosted a Checkered Eye information booth at a conference of the California Council of the Blind (CCB) in San Diego, California U.S.A.,(not the Canadian Council of the […]

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  • Hoop jumping

    Libby Thaw 0 comments

    After thirteen years of working towards public awareness for the checkered eye and low vision in general, I am looking into registering the Checkered Eye Project as a charity.   … I evaluated the […]

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  • Not a Beacon

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    Not a beacon …  Twice in the whole history of the CEP, I have received a request for a T-shirt bearing a large checkered eye.  I have been hesitant to provide this as it seems to be intended for a […]

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  • Assumptions

    Libby Thaw 1 comment

    I recently read and shared on Facebook an article called "10 things not to say to a person in a wheelchair".  It’s great to have a venue for informing people about things that they may say which can […]

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  • Color

    Libby Thaw 1 comment

    Before I tell you  a personal story related to living with a visual impairment, I have some project news. Thanks to our Swiss associate Rosalind Zaugg, the Checkered Eye Project (CEP) is taking […]

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