Author: Dianna Leonard

BSCB Member Spotlight: ElizabelthAnn Johnson

Posted on June 10, 2024| By | In Blog
Submitted by Sandy Burgess ElizabethAnn Johnson learned about Bay State Council of the Blind from member Rosemary Miller and joined the organization in 2017. She joined because she loves the diversity of the organization and what it brings to people of …

Feeling Portraits

Posted on May 24, 2024| By | In Uncategorized
By Myra Ross | From BayLines Express, May, 2024 Thanks to an e-mail I received from Mary Haroyan and a comprehensive feature story I heard on WAMC Northeast Public radio out of Albany, New York, my husband and I went to …

Accessible Puzzle Games

Posted on April 24, 2024| By | In Blog
By Myra Ross | From BayLines Express, April, 2024 I’ve not been much of a gamer. I have had no interest in roleplay or action games. Several years ago, I purchased some of the Blindfold games. I enjoyed Solitaire, but it’s …

A Positive Healthcare Experience

Posted on March 25, 2024| By | In Blog
By Myra Ross | From BayLines Express, March, 2024 Along with Jerry Berrier and Jane Perry, I worked on the handouts for medical establishments about how to support blind patients. They are now on the BSCB website at https://acbofma.org/healthcare-guidelines. Recently I had …

2024 Fitness Resolutions

Posted on February 25, 2024| By | In Blog
by Myra Ross and Cindy Wentz | From BayLines Express, February, 2024 Only one BSCB member contacted me (Myra Ross) with a health-related New Year's resolution.  I added a blurb of my own. From Cindy Wentz: My top resolution for 2024 continues to …

Recapping 2023 and Looking Ahead

Posted on December 22, 2023| By | In Blog
by David Kingsbury | From BayLines Express, December, 2023 2023 has been a year of notable accomplishments for BSCB, as well as for the Massachusetts blindness community as a whole. I said it at our Spring Convention and I will say it …