The Monthly News Round-Up for Award-Winning Advocate, Sight-Loss Coach, and Author Donna J. Jodhan – October 2024
Read about Donna’s external engagements
Major news items can be found here
It’s all about Donna’s major initiatives for this month plus a lot more
Donna’s engagement with the Canadian Air Transportation Security Agency
On October 15 Donna met with the folks at CATSA at their request to provide feedback on their progress re meeting the requirements of the Accessible Canada Act.
The meeting was extremely productive and all participants were very pleased with the feedback that was provided from all sides.
Donna’s attendance at the third quarter meeting of the Air Canada accessibility advisory group.
Donna attended a 2 day meeting of this group at the airport in Toronto.
At this meeting, the advisory group was brought up to date on some very exciting AC initiatives and the group also had an opportunity to provide some very important feedback on kiosks at the airport.
There will be one more meet up for this group before the end of 2024.
Donna goes full tilt into her “transitioning to a new world” initiative
During the month of October, Donna was extremely busy meeting with potential partners from across Canada and the United States.
She met with over a dozen potential partners and the horizon looks extremely promising for Donna’s newest initiative.
Donna’s “transitioning to a new world” initiative is all about Donna working with partners to provide students preparing to leave high school and young adults to prepare themselves for new and exciting adventures.
How to become more powerful and affective advocates for themselves and for others and how to explore and take advantage of an exciting option to regular workplace employment; the self employment option!
Stay tuned for more news flashes on this.
Donna’s interview with DR. Kirk Adams past president of the American Foundation of the Blind
On October 28 Donna engaged in an hour long interview with DR. Kirk Adams where she asked him several questions pertaining to his advocacy, leadership, and success through his career focusing mainly on his stints with the AFB and at the Lighthouse in Washington.
You can read more by listening to her interview with DR. Kirk.
In the coming weeks Donna will be interviewed in turn by DR. Kirk.
Remarkable World Commentary Episode #13: Interview With Dr. Kirk Adams, Renowned Blind Advocate, Consultant and Speaker | Donna J. Jodhan | November 1, 2024
https://bit.ly/rwc-13-dr-kirk-adams
Donna’s ETSY launch
On November 03 Donna will be making her ETSY debut when she presents her pottery creations for sale at her condo complex’s craft show.
Donna is really looking forward to this and will have more to share in her November news round up.
Meantime, you can visit www.etsy.com/shop/blindlybrilliant for more info.
Elections Canada thanks Sterling Creations
And read about how Elections Canada thanks Sterling Creations for having been one of their partners over the last year and more.
https://fb.watch/vAw3DHh-BV/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elections-canada_together-in-action-to-reduce-barriers-to-activity-7257461659135279104-6GHI?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
You can start by taking a tour of Donna’s personal diary by visiting
www.donnajodhan.blogspot.com
Donna posts 3 times weekly and her posts gives you great insights into her daily life, challenges, and perspectives as a blind/vision impaired person.
Blogs posted for this month
To the www.sterlingcreations.ca/blog page
What Colour Is Advocacy? – Whatever Colour You Wish It to Be!
You can also view previous selections here.
Donna has also posted other articles of interest on her
www.sterlingcreations.com/blog page
for this month.
Hottest tips from the Sterling Creations Business Desk
A Must-Read – New and Exciting Tips from the Sterling Creations Team
Donna’s must read monthly news round up
Check out her blog page at www.sterlingcreations.com/blog
Donna’s latest review
A bit of this and a bit of that from Donna’s latest did you know diary
A bit of this and a bit of that from Donna’s diary – See what she learned for October
Catch up with Donna’s expert page at
and for this month
Ask an Expert – October 2024 – 10 Tips for Learning Adobe Acrobat
Read Donna’s author’s tip for this month
And catch up with previous author’s tips
Read donna’s ask the scam watcher tip for this month
https://sites.libsyn.com/538282/ask-the-scam-watcher-october-2024
Read Donna J. Jodhan’s articles on ask the coach for this month
Ask sight loss coach Donna J. Jodhan – A good type of whisk to use, using a hand grater
Read Donna J. Jodhan’s tips and hints for catching up with the coach for this month
See an archive of all of her product reviews at
https://www.toptechtidbits.com/news.html
Listen and catch up with Donna’s shows
Week 1 – ask the blogger
(on bullying; In the playground
Tips on entrepreneurship; How to start a services for seniors business
Scams and scammers; Be careful with those cheques
Donna’s thought for today; Glitches in the health care system
Ask the Blogger – https://youtu.be/WIQIH_8zfGM
Week 2 – ask the coach.
A bit of this and a bit of that from Donna’s did you know diary
Ask the Coach – https://youtu.be/KGHVgn9blI0
Week 3 – ask the home maker.
Cleaning countertops
Cutting boards
The oven
Garbage disposals
Microwaves
Ask the Homemaker – https://youtu.be/SLsJgh_ZZi8
Week 4 – book and product reviews.
A product review
Topic = Silicone Stretch Tops
A book review
Topic = Madam, will you talk
by Mary Stewart
Ask the writer
Topic = 10 tips on promoting your home cleaning business
Ask the Reviewer – https://youtu.be/B8zjg5o_Vek
“ask Donna”( )
Ask Donna YouTube Playlist: https://donnajodhan.com/askdonna
“dining with donna”
( )
week 1 – Anytime Cheesy Biscuits
Anytime Cheesy Biscuits – https://youtu.be/hD6Yh4wmfMA
week 2 – Apricot Oat Breakfast
Apricot Oat Breakfast – https://youtu.be/RfvaDxzJs80
week 3 – Beef And Cheddar Quiche
Beef And Cheddar Quiche – https://youtu.be/ZcePTRci7DQ
week 4 – Festive Brunch Frittata
Festive Brunch Frittata – https://youtu.be/Zfv3Ijg8ovQ
Dining With Donna YouTube Playlist: https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd
Your mental stretch with donna
The mental stretch volume 19 October 2024
YouTube Playlist: Mental Stretch
https://donnajodhan.com/mentalstretch
Ask the business reviewer:
https://sites.libsyn.com/538282/ask-the-business-reviewer-october-2024
YouTube Playlist: Ask the Business Reviewer –
Ask an expert:
https://sites.libsyn.com/538282/ask-an-expert-october-2024
YouTube Playlist: Ask an Expert –
And now for Donna’s latest podcasts – her Blindly brilliant page on ETSE where Donna’s pottery creations are now available.
Blindly Brilliant Podcast: October 2024 (A)
https://sites.libsyn.com/538282/blindly-brilliant-podcast-october-2024-a
Blindly Brilliant Podcast: October 2024 (B)
https://sites.libsyn.com/538282/blindly-brilliant-podcast-october-2024-b
YouTube playlist: Blindly Brilliant – Etsy:
Libsyn:
https://sites.libsyn.com/521708/site
The Libsyn RSS feed link is here:
https://feeds.libsyn.com/521708/rss
For Spotify:
https://feeds.libsyn.com/521708/spotify
Finally!
Donna has resumed posting to the Access to Information News weekly online newsletter
Sponsored by Mindvault Solutions!
Breaking Down Barriers: Accessibility and Inclusion in Canadian Sports for People with Disabilities
How Accessible Are Vacations in Canada for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities?
The Accessibility Gap at Public Events for Persons with Disabilities
Canada’s Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities – Lessons from the ArriveCAN App Fiasco
To learn more about Donna as an award winning sight loss coach and advocate plus more visit www.donnajodhan.com
That’s it for this month.
Don’t forget to drop me an email at donnajodhan@gmail.com
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