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Blind & Visually Impaired (=V I P) Writers Links 2008

Links mostly to real first person writing BY blind or V I people, and V I P writers in the news.  Total =123 Links

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December 2008  (20 Links)

• Gordon C. Cardona - A True Meaning of Christmas SOURCE Gordon's D-zone blog, 24/12/08
• Stephen Kuusisto - Shopping Season SOURCE Planet of the blind blog, 23/12/0"8
• Joe Monks - Little early Christmas present SOURCE Sight Unseen Pictures, 23/12/08
• Mark Pollock - Leaving for the South Pole SOURCE The Telegraph, 22/12/08
• Jemma Brown - I heart blind cricket! SOURCE Diary of a Monkey blog, 20/12/08
• Jacq Kelly - Darkness Descending SOURCE The Guardian, 19/12/08
• Jemma Brown - Disability Discrimination - it's still happening SOURCE Diary of a Monkey blog, 18/12/08
• Roger Wilson-Hinds - Louis Braille SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 15/12/08
• Damon Rose - Mini-Me on Celeb Big Brother SOURCE BBC Ouch blog, 15/12/08
• David Blunkett - Oh but you can make a blind bit of difference SOURCE Sunday Times, 14/12/08
• Selina Litt - This That and the Other SOURCE Selina's World blog, 11/12/08
• Dave Williams - We wish we lived in a TARDIS SOURCE DaveWilliams.co.uk, 11/12/08
• Gordon C. Cardona - Reflections on Human Rights Day SOURCE Gordon's D-zone blog, 10/12/08
• Chris Hofstader - Eating an Elephant: Lost in the Supermarket SOURCE Blind Confidential blog, 8/12/08
• Wayne Merritt - Reasons and rationalizations SOURCE Waynes World blog, 8/12/08
• Mark Pollock - Interview by Adam Jacques SOURCE The Independent, 7/12/08
• Paul Gillies: More Rhythm than Stephen Hawking SOURCE All ABout Jazz, 4/12/08
• Roger Wilson Hinds - Everyone A Winner SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 2/12/08
• Stephen Kuusisto - Disability Awareness, Global Style SOURCE Planet of the blind blog, 1/12/08
• Selina Litt - 10 Years of Blindness SOURCE Selina's World blog, 1/12/08

November 2008  (18 Links)

• Malcolm Graham - Troubled Eyes in the Beholder SOURCE Chairman Mal's Little Red Book, 29/11/08
• Jemma Brown - Scrapbooking SOURCE Diary of a Monkey, 27/11/08
• Dave Williams - Parenting Books SOURCE DaveWilliams.co.uk, 26/11/08
• Stephen Kuusisto - The Miniature Pony SOURCE Planet of the Blind blog, 26/11/08
• Mark Taylor Candleshore - Listen To My Movie, Baby SOURCE MTC blog, 26/11/08
• Wayne Merritt - A dog's bedtime prayer SOURCE Waynes Blog, 26/11/08
• Selina Litt - Moorfields, Paralympics and Braille SOURCE Selina's World blog, 25/11/08
• Chris Hofstader - Eating An Elephant Part II: Apple Rising SOURCE Blind Confidential, 24/11/08
• Chris Hofstader - Deadly Combo - Mobile GEO put to the test SOURCE Blind Confidential, 20/11/08
• Kevin Chappell - What it’s like to browse the web with a disability SOURCE Common Look and Feel blog, 17/11/08
• Selina Litt - Final Selection Weekend SOURCE Selina's World blog, 16/11/08
• Tim O Brien - Spelunking Your Books SOURCE tim o’brien photos blog, 16/11/08
• Ian Hamilton - Why I turn a blind eye to visiting the hospital SOURCE The Herald, 14/11/08
• Gordon C Cardona - The Wasteland SOURCE Gordons D-Zone blog, 14/11/08
• Jemma Brown - Ouch! The Streets, and a bit about me SOURCE Diary of a Monkey blog, 9/11/08
• T.Reid - Four’s Not a Crowd with Vicky * stars Victor reader stream!* SOURCE Reid My Mind Blog, 8/11/08
• Joseph Monks - Come and get ‘em SOURCE Sight Unseen Pictures blog, 6/11/08
• Roger Wilson-Hinds - More Success for Thunder SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 3/11/08

October 2008  (17 Links)

• Marion Knocks - Terrifying memories of the doodlebug SOURCE Get Reading, 30/10/08
• Selina Litt - Blind Drive Challenge for Guide Dogs SOURCE Selina's World blog, 27/10/08
• Sunil Peck - RNIB and Action for Blind People set to merge SOURCE Disability Now, 27/10/08
• Stephen Kuusisto - Yes, I'm a blind customer SOURCE Planet of the blind blog, 26/10/08
• Stephen Kuusisto - How Many Stories Am I Holding Up? SOURCE Planet of the blind blog, 26/10/08 
• Selina Litt - Paralympic Princess SOURCE Selina's World blog, 25/10/08
• Sunil Peck - Care funding is ‘flawed’ and ‘unfair’ SOURCE Disability Now, 24/10/08
• Vidar Hjardeng - Land of ice and steam SOURCE Disability Now, 23/10/08
• Darnell Swallow - Hard as hell SOURCE Disability Now, 22/10/08
• Roger Wilson-Hinds - The Credit Crunch and Greetings Cards. SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 21/10/08
• Dave Williams - Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado (Review) SOURCE DaveWilliams.co.uk, 11/10/08
• Damon Rose - The stock market crash - attrition time SOURCE DoYourWorst.blogspot.com, 10/10/08
• Peter Minney - Use language of common sense (letter) SOURCE Northampton Chronicle, 10/10/08
• Anna Dresner - Organizing Blogroll on WordPress.com Blogs SOURCE NBP book updates blog, 10/10/08
• Ron Graham - Happy Rebirth Day; A matter of attitude SOURCE Access Ability blog, 9/10/08
• Chris Hofstader - Eating an Elephant, Part 1 SOURCE Blind Confidential blog, 5/10/08
• Ian Hamilton - Taking to the air with a wing and a prayer SOURCE The Herald, Scotland 3/10/08

September 2008  (11 Links)

• Gordon C Cardona: Tribute to Wenzu Dalli - disability activist (and more) Parts 1-4 SOURCE Gordon's D-zone blog, 30/9/08
• Sunil Peck: Government ‘must not fail’ on convention SOURCE Disability Now, 25/9/08
• Damon Rose: Geek day brings immediate access solutions SOURCE BBC Ouch! 23/9/08
• Selina Litt: Braille Champions SOURCE Selina's World blog, 20/9/08
• Jemma Brown: Paw GUS!!! SOURCE Guiding Gus blog, 19/9/08
• Jody W. Ianuzzi : Customizing Your Canes SOURCE Fred's Head Companion, 19/9/08
• Jennifer Doherty: Thought this was nice.... SOURCE Paws for Thought blog, 17/9/08
• Roger Wilson-Hinds - Web accessibility and Itunes SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 16/9/08
• Information about new Blind Bloggers Group SOURCE Talking Books Librarian blog, 11/9/08
• Chris Hofstader: Moron Apple SOURCE Blind Confidential, 10/9/08
• Damon Rose: The Saturday Banana - Bill Oddie - my memories SOURCE DoYourWorst.blogspot.com, 10/9/08

August 2008 (10 Links)

• Jemma Brown - About Me SOURCE Diary of a monkey blog, 31/8/08
• Blogger of the Week: Siniša Boljanovic SOURCE Global Voices Online, 31/8/08
• New book written by blind scientist Lawrence Scadden SOURCE Reading in the dark blog, 28/8/08
• Jemma Brown: Three...two...one... BLASTOFF! SOURCE BBC Ouch! blog, 27/8/08
• Kerry Pringle: It's been a while! SOURCE Blindsided Studio & Gallery blog, 20/8/08
• Stephen Kuusisto - Your blind reporter SOURCE Planet of the Blind blog, 18/8/08
• Ian Hamilton - Adopt a blind man and make my world a better place SOURCE The Herald, 15/8/08
• Jemma Brown - You know when you are in the eye clinic when... SOURCE BBC Ouch! blog, 12/8/08
• Chris Hofstader - Libertyware SOURCE Blind Confidential, 9/8/08
• Ai squared announces the winners of it's June 2008 writing competition SOURCE Ai Squared News, 4/8/08

July 2008 (11 Links)

• Ian MacRae - Putting access to Britain in your pocket SOURCE Disability Now, 29/7/08
• Julie Coakley - I couldn't say the word 'blind' SOURCE Guardian Life and Style, 28/7/08
• Ryan Knighton - What It Feels Like...to Race a Car Blind SOURCE Esquire Magazine, 28/7/08
• Jemma Brown - Fashion Advice! SOURCE Diary of a monkey blog, 28/7/08
• Neil Fachie - I know I can win in Beijing SOURCE Aberdeen Evening Express, 28/7/08
• Chris Hofstader - Patent Law SOURCE Blind Confidential blog, 28/7/08
• Harry Luckhurst - The Thing About Assisted Performance SOURCE Show-and-stay.co.uk, 23/7/08
• Kerry Pringle - How Blind Sided came to be... SOURCE Blind Sided Studio and Gallery blog, 8/7/08
• Ian Macrae - Bad Language SOURCE Disability Now, 6/7/08
• Ian Hamilton - Blind to the fact that integration doesn’t always work SOURCE The Herald, 4/7/08
• Roger WIlson-Hinds - Not all doom and gloom SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 1/7/08

June 2008 (6 Links)

• Jemma Brown: It's been a while SOURCE Diary of a Monkey blog, 29/6/08
• Chris Hofstader: Sad News Around the A T Biz SOURCE Blind Confidential blog, 27/6/08
• Damon Rose: Big Brother: Mikey, wake up, you're being patronised SOURCE BBC Ouch! blog, 20/6/08
• Roger Wilson-Hinds: A progress report SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 16/6/08
• Damon Rose: Gimmick or ambassadors for blind people? SOURCE BBC Magazine, 10/6/08
• Spiro Suereth: I told wife I was seeing a pal... but was on pub crawl SOURCE I C Wales, 3/6/08

May 2008 (8 Links)

• Henny Swan: Will I be able to surf when I’m seventy? SOURCE RNIB Web Access Centre blog, 28/5/08
• Damon Rose: Thought for the blind SOURCE BBC Ouch! blog, 20/5/08
• Peter White: 'Disability can have an upside' SOURCE BBC You and Yours, 20/5/08
• Roger Wilson-Hinds: The Times Newspaper and Thunder SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 18/5/08
• Ian Hamilton: Theatre stages mystery of the vanishing ice-cream SOURCE The Herald, 15/5/08
• Mike Calvo: An Open Letter To Independent Living Adult Blind Professionals SOURCE Serotek Blog, 15/5/08
• Jemma Brown: A mixture of happenings SOURCE Diary of a Monkey blog, 14/5/08
• Roger Wilson-Hinds: Well, I feel ashamed that it has been so long since my last blog SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 4/5/08

April 2008 (10 Links)

• John Cassidy: Don't lose your bottle SOURCE Disability Now, 24/4/08
• David Blunkett: Judges are law unto themselves SOURCE The Sun, 16/4/08
• Ian Hamilton: A positive attitude to disability SOURCE BBC Scotland, 11/4/08
• Richard Kirk: The Cost Of Being Blind On Buses SOURCE This is Tamworth, 10/4/08
• John Hull: The blindfolded Christ SOURCE Faith Column, New Statesman, 10/4/08
• John Hull: Blind unbelief and blind faith SOURCE Faith Column, New Statesman, 9/4/08
• Dave Heeley: My Sport SOURCE The Telegraph, 8/4/08
• Cyril Axelrod: The wealth of touch in faith SOURCE Faith Column, New Statesman, 8/4/08
• Cyril Axelrod: Understanding deaf blindness through faith SOURCE Faith Column, New Statesman, 7/4/08
• Nicole Dryburgh: New Book "The Way I See It" published SOURCE Mirror, 3/4/08

March 2008 (8 Links)

• Sue Townsend: My Week in Media SOURCE The Independent, 31/3/08
• Maria Oshodi: Just a minute, Mr Merton SOURCE Disability Now, 28/3/08
• Roger Wilson Hinds: Thunder Wins E-Democracy International Award SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 17/3/08
• Jemma Brown: What is it with pubs? SOURCE Diary of a Monkey, 16/3/08
• Ian Hamilton: Why the blind are in the dark about insomnia SOURCE The Herald, 14/3/08
• Rebecca Atkinson: My baby, right or wrong SOURCE The Guardian, 10/3/08
• Rebecca Atkinson: Disability in the arts:is it the last taboo? SOURCE BBC Ouch! 5/3/08
• Dave Williams: On the Box SOURCE DaveWilliams.co.uk, 3/3/08

Jan/Feb08 (4 Links)

• Nicola Naylor: Flying into trouble SOURCE Disability Now, 21/2/08
• Ronald Blaber: Writer's story of a knight on a bike SOURCE Eastbourne Herald, 19/2/08
• Peter White: Lost in the woods SOURCE play review SOURCE Guardian, 5/2/08
• Roger Wilson-Hinds: 4Free4All comes a bit nearer SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 4/2/08
• Rebecca Atkinson: When disability becomes illegal SOURCE BBC Ouch! 28/1/08

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