Dear AccessWorld readers,
Last month, AccessWorld celebrated Disability Employment Awareness Month by providing information about employment resources, strategies, and insider perspectives. Good job search strategies and resources are important all year long, so I encourage you to look back at last month's issue and forward information to anyone you know who may be looking for employment or for better employment opportunities.
As you know, there is now a chill in the air, and the days of fall are well upon us. It's time to start thinking about the holiday gift-giving season. Ready or not, the shopping season is just around the corner. I know some of you have already started shopping, and the AccessWorld team wants you to be ready with information about accessible shopping options and gift ideas for yourself or those in your life who experience vision loss.
In this issue, Janet Ingber provides information, advice, and tips to get the most of holiday shopping using websites and your mobile device. She specifically investigates the always popular Best Buy and QVC websites and apps. If you prefer the hustle and bustle of traditional brick and mortar shopping, or if you will be attending holiday parties or visiting family and friends, Deborah Kendrick's article highlights the accessibility of Lyft and Uber, two alternatives to taxis.
The AccessWorld team hopes this issue provides inspiration for finding just the right holiday gifts for you, your family, or friends with vision loss.
We wish you and yours health, happiness, peace, and prosperity as we enter the holiday season. As Helen Keller once said, "Peace and prosperity will come when we realize, and incorporate into our lives, the truth that we live by each other and for each other and not unto ourselves."
Sincerely,
Lee Huffman
AccessWorld Editor-in-Chief
American Foundation for the Blind
