Author: Dianna Leonard

By DeAnn Elliott During the Bay State Council of the Blind’s annual convention held May 20th, the organization presented its 2023 Community Access Award to Joseph Kolb, an orientation and mobility (O and M) specialist at the Carroll Center for the …

By Pam Loch | From BayLines Express, June, 2023 I learned to weave when I was living in Rochester, New York. I participated in weaving classes there for many years and then at The Worcester Center for Crafts once I moved to …

By Dennis Polselli | From BayLines Express, May, 2023 This may be an unusual column for Bay Lines, but I think the subject is familiar to you all. Lately I’ve been reading a book: Caution Blind Priest Driving The Story of …

By Tim Cumings | From BayLines Express, February, 2023 People say that one of the most stressful events in a person's life is moving. I would add that as a blind person this stress is multiplied by a factor of ten. After …

By David Kingsbury | From BayLines Express, December, 2022 As this year draws to a close, we can be proud of several big successes. The Votes Act, which was signed by the Governor in July, introduced fully accessible online voting statewide …

By Myra Ross | From BayLines Express, November, 2022 Carol Fithian is a woman of boundless curiosity. She has been a researcher, published author, park ranger for the National Park Service on the Boston Harbor Islands, and the Director of Volunteer …