KAT SCAVENGER HUNT

On June 12, teams of Knoxville area teenagers took to the buses to compete in a city wide scavenger hunt organized by the Knoxville Transit Authority (KAT). The goal was for local youth to learn about public transportation. The teams had a list of places they had to visit and were competing for prizes awarded to the fastest teams to

HOW DO YOU GIVE DIRECTIONS TO SOMEONE WHO IS BLIND? PART 1

Imagine for a moment that you are contacting tech support regarding a website you are having some difficulty with. Next, imagine that, for some reason, your monitor can’t be turned on. The tech is going to have to be creative enough to think of a different way of communicating the directions that he usually explains visually. This is the kind

MASTERING AIR TRAVEL AS A BLIND PERSON: CHECKING-IN

Think of the last time you flew. It’s probably not a very pleasant memory, but think back to getting through the airport, fighting security, changing planes, having your gate switched, rushing to make a connection, and, then, imagine doing all of this if you were blind. I’ve done it several hundred times, some more successfully than others. This is the

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