Shauna Sproston

International Guide Dog Day with Shauna: Pros of Working With A Guide Dog

A photo of Shauna and Rafferty. Shauna is wearing a dark plaid jacket, dark blue jeans, and white running shoes, and has long brown hair. Rafferty is a black lab retriever and is wearing his GDB harness, collar and leash. They are seated on a large rock at lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. There is a beautiful landscape behind them of the lake, and a bridge off in the far distance.

Editor’s Note: Today is International Guide Dog Day. This special installment in the Saturdays with Shauna series is a follow up to Shauna’s previous piece, entitled Pros of Working with […]

Editor’s Note: Today is Family Day in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and New Brunswick. I was a single mother in 2007 when I received my […]

Erin, a young blind woman with curly blond hair and light skin is smiling with her eyes closed at the camera. She is standing on a pathway surrounded by green grass, wearing dark pants, a dark top, and a light gray summer jacket. She is holding a long white cane in her right hand and a purse and bag are hanging from her left shoulder. In the background, there is a road with seven parked cars, along with green trees on a hill. The shadows created by the trees and cars are reflected on the road on a sunny summer day.

Editor’s Note: The first full week in February is White Cane Week in Canada, a time to bring awareness to topics about blindness and vision loss. This is the first […]

Editor’s Note: January 4 was World Braille Day, celebrated on Louis Braille’s birthday. This piece is the fourth and last in a four part series on Braille. Find all four […]

A girl sitting in a chair, reading a Braille book

Editor’s Note: January 4 was World Braille Day, celebrated on Louis Braille’s birthday. This piece is third in a four part series on Braille. Tune in next week for part […]

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