AccessiTales

I found this post on Threads today and need to share it. This is what it all really is about. This kid creates a video to say thanks to NVDA a screen reader and demonstrates how he uses it. Its things like this that motivates me to push forward through all of the training I have in the future to become an assistive technology instructor. https://www.threads.com/@nvaccesslimited/post/DR4HXBtkkx1 -- 🚀 Join My Journey I’ll be sharing more like this — along with my mission through the galaxies of accessibility, blindness retraining, and certification to become an assistive technology instructor.  That journey will take me to World Services for the Blind, and I’ll be chronicling it at www.AccessITales.blog 

I thought I'd share my plans for this upcoming Saturday as maybe it will help you. I need to have exact cash for an upcoming paratransit ride. This isn't my normal paratransit service that is still free until June 2026, this is a more regional paratransit service that works outside my local area. There is a flat fee of $5 each way, which is much cheaper than using Lyft or Uber and its about the same pickup and return times as what I'm used to with services like Go Durham Access. Its something that I need exact change for and I haven't needed to do that in awhile. I am not a customer of any local bank and got to thinking what to do. Then it came to me. I can use the Aira app at Walmart for free, have fun doing a little shopping and get cash back when I checkout and ask for that in $5 bills, I'm only getting $30 cash back at the most and if I can only get a mix of $5 and $1 bills, that is no big deal. I am taking my regular local paratransit service...

Here is tonight's dinner. Stouffer's CHEESY GARLIC LASAGNA WITH MEAT SAUCE $9.84 at Walmart COOKING INSTRUCTIONS Conventional Oven Instructions STEP 1 Preheat 375°F. Leave film on tray, do not vent. STEP 2 Place tray on a baking sheet, center rack. STEP 3 Cook 65 minutes.* Uncover, continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes (TOTAL cook time 70 minutes*). STEP 4 Remove baking sheet from oven. Let stand 5 minutes. -- 🚀 Join My Journey I’ll be sharing more like this — along with my mission through the galaxies of accessibility, blindness retraining, and certification to become an assistive technology instructor.  That journey will take me to World Services for the Blind, and I’ll be chronicling it at www.AccessITales.blog 

In an effort to help others not get food delivered as often I thought I would start sharing the easy oven meals I am making for my Wife and I. Marie Callender's Family Size Cheesy Chicken and Rice, Frozen Meal, 36 oz.  This was $8.63 at Walmart. Do not prepare in toaster oven.  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  2. Peel back corner of film to vent.  3. Cook on baking sheet in center of oven 65 minutes.  4. Check that food is cooked thoroughly. Careful, it’s hot! Let stand 5 minutes; enjoy! Food Safety and Quality: Keep frozen. Do not thaw.  

🌟 Finding My Own Gold Stars There are things I’ve wanted to hear, expected to hear, and sometimes realized they just weren’t in my partner to say. That made me stop and ask: What is it I’m really needing to hear? And if those words don’t come from someone else, maybe they can come from me. ✨ Childhood Lessons in Affirmation I remember back in second grade when my teacher, Miss Jerome, would put a gold star on my schoolwork. It was her way of saying, “You did a good job,” even without words. Later teachers didn’t use gold stars, but I learned to recognize their signals — the subtle ways they showed I was doing well. 🏠 Carrying It Into Adulthood Now, at 52, I find myself wanting that same affirmation in my daily life — whether it’s at home or in my relationship. I’ve realized my partner isn’t someone who gives frequent verbal encouragement. She says it sometimes, but not as often as I’d like. And that’s okay. It’s not about fault; it’s about understanding differences. ...

Right now I am in a hurry up and wait mode as I wait for a training program for the blind to get started in February 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. I thought the process was getting started over the summer when my counselor sent me to the program for three days.But that was just for an evaluation I am going into this training with an open mind. I know I need Jaws training as I have never been trained on using Jaws. Its not that I don't know how to use a screen reader I have used NVDA and before NVDA it was Window-Eyes. I made jobs at Citibank accessible using Window-Eyes, Right now I am in a hurry up and wait mode as I wait for a training program for the blind to get started in February 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. I thought the process was getting started over the summer when my counselor sent me to the program for three days.But that was just for an evaluation  Its not that I don't know how to use screen reading software I have used NVDA until recentl...