Author: Dianna Leonard

Submitted by Mary Haroyan Jonathan Gale has been a member of the Bay State council of the Blind for about 20 years and became a BSCB Life Member in 2023. He and his wife have four grown children, and currently live …

by Sharon Strzalkowski | From BayLines Express, June, 2025 A couple of months ago our Central Mass Chapter member and Audio Journal director Harry Duchesne brought up the idea of us visiting the Whaling Museum in New Bedford. I was thrilled at …

by Myra Ross | From BayLines Express, May, 2025 A year ago, I went to New York for one of the first Glidance Demo Days. As a cane user who has had elbow pain caused by my cane use, and as …

Submitted by Jeanette Kutash Barbara Black grew up in New York City, and attended college at State university of New York Stony Brook. She completed her Master's Degree at Bank Street College in New York. Barbara was diagnosed as legally blind with …

By Jerry Berrier | From BayLines Express, March, 2025 A couple of months ago, Martha Steele, an expert blind birder from Massachusetts, approached me and asked if I might be interested in collaborating with her on planning a bird-a-thon for birders …

By Cindy Wentz | From BayLines Express, February, 2025 While I have always been legally blind, my vision has taken a huge hit in the past few decades. I’ve gone from reading print and walking without a cane or dog to …