Dear AccessWorld readers,
“Extra, extra, read all about it!”
Did you catch the 2019 AccessWorld Holiday Gift Guide for people who are blind or visually impaired? If not, have a read. J.J. Meddaugh did a great job of offering fantastic gift ideas in all price points for people on your list who may experience vision loss. Any of his suggestions would be a welcomed gift this season.
Another article from AccessWorld's back issue archives that may have special importance for you this time of year is Jamie Paul's December 2017 article describing accessible diabetes management strategies. This season is always filled with tempting cakes, pies, cookies, and all sorts of culinary goodness, and it is important to keep moderation in mind, especially if you have elevated blood sugar levels.
If you happen to be doing some cooking this time of year, you may also want to revisit Deborah Kendrick's November 2010 review of the Directions for Me website, Website Evaluation: Directions for Me, a Gift to People Who Can't Read the Box. This site may help take the guesswork out of preparing those holiday meals. Yes, the article is nine years old, but the information is still good, and the website is still active.
We here at AccessWorld have done our best to keep you updated and informed in 2019, and the team certainly hopes you have enjoyed reading the publication and have personally benefited from our coverage of the technology and issues most relevant to people with visual impairments.
If you have benefitted from information presented in AccessWorld, we would like to know about it. We would appreciate you sharing how information in AccessWorld has helped you, your student, or someone you care about. Please send your story to us; we are always excited to receive your feedback, and we sincerely appreciate you reading AccessWorld.
In this season of giving, as the Editor-in-Chief of AccessWorld, I would like to ask for your support. The American Foundation for the Blind and, in turn, AccessWorld, depend in large part on private donations from people just like you.
If you read AccessWorld and can do so, please consider making a gift to the American Foundation for the Blind. Your donation will help us continue our work on behalf of people all over the world who are blind or visually impaired.
Each dollar you donate allows us to continue to:
- Bring you reviews of all types of assistive and mainstream technologies that can enable you to excel at school, at work, or at home
- Cover issues related to employment
- Provide technology resources and support for everyone affected by blindness or visual impairment, from children to senior citizens
- Provide a hub of technology information for professionals in the vision loss field AccessWorld is here for the millions of people living with blindness and low vision because friends like you are here for us. If you would like to donate, please visit the AFB donation page. Please encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to join in our efforts.
I would also like to thank our readers who generously donated last year. Your contributions helped AccessWorld have its most successful year ever, as we published more content, reached more readers, and had a more substantial impact than ever before.
The AccessWorld team wishes you a happy and healthy holiday season. We look forward to bringing you the latest in technology news in the coming year!
Best regards,
Lee Huffman, AccessWorld Editor-in-Chief
American Foundation for the Blind
