82. blind girl gift guide
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hi hello hey, and welcome to the holiday season, officially!
No matter what you celebrate, the end of the year holidays are always a special time to spend time with family, eat delicious food, and enjoy giving and receiving gifts. We love Christmastime and gift-giving, so what better way to celebrate than with a gift guide?
Although anyone could use this gift guide, we created it to highlight some of our favorite things that would make great gifts for the blind or chronically-ill person in your life (or yourself!). We hope you enjoy this festive listen as you shop for your loved ones, wrap presents, or bake cookies!
show notes: gift guide
Casey’s gift ideas
- Bone-conduction headphones (any kind)
- Ambutech gift card for white cane shopping
- Kindle with high-resolution display
- Large monitor (Case has this monitor from Asus)
- Blind dolls!
- Our Generation Marlow doll with cane and guide dog
- Helen Keller Barbie
- Cass: ostomy baby doll
- Hot water bottle (Amazon or Etsy)
- Gift cards for rideshares like Uber or Lyft, or grocery delivery like Instacart or Shipt
- Braille card (Target or Etsy) or audio card
- Gift a donation to a meaningful nonprofit
- consider the Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network (the rare disease we both have), or
- Fidget toys (Cass mentioned Calm Strips)
- Plants (consider a pothos)
- Nice pair of sunglasses (Case loves goodr)
Cassandra’s gift ideas
- AirPods Pro (2nd generation)
- Bonus: See Me Cane that lights up
- Bioptic lenses (learn about bioptics from Ocutech, the brand we have)
- iPad Air and the Notability app
- Smart TV, like a Roku
- Noxgear lights
- Roomba robotic vacuum (Cass has the Roomba e5 model)
- MyWeigh talking kitchen scale
- Adjustable lighting, like dimmers, lamps, smart lights, fairy lights
Non-physical gift ideas
- Gift a fragrance, and make it an experience by taking someone to a store like Sephora to find a fragrance that speaks to them
- Sephora Beauty Lessons for those interested in learning to apply makeup
- Home cleaning service
- Mobile dog grooming
