Category: Sensory Disabilities
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Having Friends With a Disability
“Friendship means seeing the person, not the struggle.” Friendship is one of the most powerful connections we experience in life. It’s built on trust, laughter, shared moments and showing up for one another. But when disability enters the picture, friendship can sometimes feel unfamiliar to people who haven’t experienced it before. The truth is, having…
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Low Vision Awareness
Low Vision Awareness Month shines a spotlight on the challenges faced by those living with low vision, a visual impairment that cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or surgery. This month is dedicated to raising awareness, promoting understanding and offering support to those whose daily lives are impacted by limited vision. Low vision refers…
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Unfolding the Journey of Albinism
Albinism is a beautiful difference that deserves to be celebrated. – Edith Jibunoh Albinism is a rare, non-contagious, genetic condition that affects people of all ethnic backgrounds worldwide. It results in little or no production of melanin, the pigment responsible for colouring the skin, hair and eyes. Albinism also impacts vision, often causing lifelong visual…
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Usher Syndrome
Barriers are real. That said we can overcome and transcend them. – Bill Barkeley Usher syndrome is a rare genetic condition that affects both hearing and vision, creating a unique set of challenges for those living with it. It is the most common condition involving both hearing loss and an eye disorder called retinitis pigmentosa…
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A Journey Through Unique Conditions
You are not a burden; you have a burden that is too heavy to carry on your own. Rare diseases are health conditions that affect a small portion of the population, often with fewer than one in 2,000 individuals experiencing each disease. Despite their rarity, there are over 7,000 identified rare diseases and together, they…
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Invisible Disabilities
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of overcoming of it. – Helen Keller Invisible disabilities, often overlooked or misunderstood, refer to conditions that aren’t immediately apparent to others but still significantly impact a person’s daily life. These can include chronic illnesses, mental health conditions, learning disabilities, or sensory processing issues.…
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Living with SPD
Beneath every behavior is a feeling. And beneath every feeling is a need. And when we meet that need rather than focus on the behavior, we begin to deal with the cause and not the symptom. – Ashleigh Warner Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how the brain processes sensory information. People…
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Seeing the world differently
“We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.” Max Depree Colour blindness is a disability that is often inherited, but it can also result from damage to the eyes, optic nerve or brain. It is a common condition that affects the way people perceive colours. For those living with colour blindness, navigating…
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Silent world
“The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it’s in the mind.” Marlee Matlin Society thinks that deaf people live in a “silent” world – but that is untrue. Sign languages exist all over the world and are used the the deaf to communicate words, thoughts and ideas. They are anything but silent. I…