Visiting the Anne Frank House

At the Anne Frank House, a wonderful guide led us on a touch tour: a sculpture of Anne writing with a fountain pen, the original bookcase that concealed the secret annex, steep ankle-twisting stairs that were challenging for my guide dog Mylo (he managed with assistance), empty rooms carrying the immense loss of the Frank […]

2023-06-01T13:44:06-07:00March 30th, 2023|

Mylo meets Milo the Horse

Milo, a lovely horse, meets Mylo, my Seeing Eye dog. To their surprise and delight, they both have humans who went to Harvard Law!

2023-06-01T14:45:17-07:00March 15th, 2023|

Ableism at the British Museum

Only blind people can touch ancient treasures at the British Museum, but this jealous sightie can’t handle it.

The museum has an astounding number of ancient sculptures not covered in glass or even roped off. Signs next to them prohibit touching, but that ban is for the sighted. On the same sign is a symbol that […]

2023-06-01T13:54:52-07:00March 11th, 2023|