Growing up and living in a world that isn’t designed for you is a peculiar thing. It can take its toll, practically and emotionally so questions about navigating this rocky terrain are a given.  Those of you who are longtime readers will know that I have been vision impaired all my life, despite not having […] The post Answering questions from my younger self about vision impairment appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

It’s official! After six years, over thirty assignments, tears, triumphs and countless sleepless nights, I can finally say that I have graduated from The Open University. It’s time to wave goodbye to the cherished student discount in favour of adding ‘BA Honours Arts & Humanities, Creative Writing and English Language’ to my CV and I […] The post Graduating from The Open University appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

‘Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.’ I type as I craft an email requesting some documents to be provided in an alternative, more accessible, format. Then, I catch myself and poise my finger above the backspace key, tentatively pressing it until any form of apology is erased from my screen.  It’s a big thing, […] The post Learning to leave guilt behind as a disabled person appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

*This post is a paid for partnership with Optelec who have kindly loaned me the OrCam Read in return for an honest review. Technology is a vision impaired person’s best friend, when it works. It is often the key to the visual elements of the world, affording us the opportunity to access information independently and […] The post Testing the OrCam Read | AD appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

August 25th 2019, that’s when I last penned a concert experience entry here on my blog, far too long ago if you ask me so I think it’s about time for another, don’t you? I have attended concerts during that documenting hiatus, of course, with a second The Script show, McFly, Stereophonics, a third Ed […] The post Coldplay concert experience appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

There comes a time after a substantial blogging break where I yearn to write again; fleeting moments in the week see me returning to the scraps of sentences that clog my notes app in pursuit of curating a new feature. Unfortunately for the writer in me, final year university demands on top of my day […] The post My impairment is not a tragedy appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

Three years ago, I started my journey as a mentor for young vision impaired people. By no means did I think I qualified for such a role, but a part of me felt as though the openness I discovered through writing my blog served some purpose elsewhere too. And so, one day, as the yellowing […] The post What I’ve learned from being a mentor for young vision impaired people appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

July is Disability Pride Month. If you didn’t know that, I’m not surprised, especially considering the fact I wasn’t aware of it myself until last year. Come to think of it, I’ve spent the majority of my life up to this point completely oblivious to the awareness days and months that are dedicated to celebrating […] The post Let’s reflect on Disability Pride Month appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

For years, I’ve been told that I need to be fixed. Pity has fallen around me like confetti, thrown by those in society who subscribe to the idea that as a disabled person, I’m a flaw in the fabric of the world: a loose thread that’s considered a problem. As a vision impaired person, I’ve […] The post I’m not the problem, society is the problem appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more

Lack of accessibility information, limited disabled access tickets, four hour long queues to get through to the accessible tickets line… It’s safe to say that there are a lot of hoops disabled music fans have to jump through before arriving at an arena to see our favourite artists live.  And when we do get there, […] The post Accessible concerts: What disabled fans want from venues appeared first on My Blurred World ..read more