Category: Community

  • Illustration of a microphone at a lectern facing empty conference chairs, with a wall clock in warm afternoon light.

    Raising Expectations Starts With How We Treat Each Other

    We ask the world to raise its expectations of blind people. What should we expect from one another? A frustrating afternoon at a convention left me asking some uncomfortable questions…

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    The Simple Question That Helps More Than You Realize

    Depression doesn’t always need someone to fix it. Sometimes it needs someone to ask, “Are you okay?” In this personal essay, I reflect on one simple question from a friend…

  • Teen boy operating portable ham radio with headset in park

    5 Reasons Ham Radio Still Matters

    Radio has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Through listening to radio, I learned about the world around me, discovered new music, connected…