KimBell is a writer and avid traveler who became visually impaired in 2012. She is wife to Seattle Seahawks–zealot Keith, bird mom to orange-fronted conure Piper and friend to some wonderful people. Author of the website SisterRain.net, where she shares her life, travels, navigating the world without much sight and stories about American history sites (she’s a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution). Sometimes she wonders if she lives to write or writes to live. In either case, her message is this: It is not easy being unable to see properly, but life is still beautiful. REI Co-op Member since 2008.
I have always loved technology, and since suddenly becoming legally blind over a decade ago, my iPad has kept me connected to the world. There are apps, softwar...