Supporting someone who stutters is important for emotional well-being and self-confidence. Stuttering can be challenging for each person experiencing it and your support can make a significant difference in our life.
Here are some tips on how to support someone who stutters:
Patience. One of…
A couple of years ago, my husband and I travelled to Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island. Our goal was to see the tide pools during low tide at Botanical Beach. I was told the trail/path down was inaccessible to me due to tree roots, rocks, low hanging branches, steps, and many small plank walkways. M…
1) When a fully sighted person is looking at something that is 200 feet away and sees it clearly, that is 20/20 vision. When someone is diagnosed legally blind, that means that the person with the diagnosis needs to be 20 feet or closer to it to see it or to kind of see it.
2) Never assume …
According to Easter Seals of Canada, approximately 22% of our population in Canada live with a learning disability. Dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia are some examples. Learning disabilities have nothing to do with intelligence or psychiatric conditions. Many people with learning …
A disability is something that prevents someone from participating fully in life. Anyone at any time could develop a disability.
You can be born with a disability, or acquire one later in life through accident, illness, stress, genetics, the natural process of aging, or for no known reason.
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My vision loss journey. It is a journey that is mine, one that only I can experience from the inside. It is a journey that is unique to me, just as everyone else is on journeys that are unique to them. I am blessed to have the love, support, and encouragement of my husband, family, and many close fr…
Guide dogs and service animals are more readily acknowledged today and are often seen with their handlers in every setting around town or in daily life activities.
These highly trained animals are essential to their owner’s quality of life, safety, and ability to live independently. They have und…
Hello, my name is Gina Martin. I own and operate Diverse Abilities Programs and Training on lower Vancouver Island. Through interactions with attendees of my presentations on low vision, blindness, and disability at retirement and senior communities, I have come to realize how trusting our senio…
Coping with PTSD / CPTSD: Understanding and living with Post-Traumatic Stress
The information in this post is not meant to be comprehensive, only to give basic information on this disabling illness and to provide resources to seek more information or help.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (P…
Unveiling the hidden barriers that people who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices encounter
Imagine a world designed for everyone. A world where mobility isn't determined by physical ability. This vision is at the heart of the concept of universal design. “Universal design is design th…
a few AWESOME and helpful things happen!
1. When you know our name, it is helpful when you use it to greet or address us. Saying “Hi Gina” lets me know for sure that you are talking to me. Often, many of us who have low to no vision don’t always know it is us that you are talking too.
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