Ask the Coach!

December 04 2023

My name is Donna Jodhan and I am using my extensive experience as a sight loss coach as well as my lived experience to share and respond to questions that are submitted to me and I also invite you to share your thoughts on questions asked.

 

For this week:  a question from Nicholas in Paris France.

Nicholas would like to know how to avoid sweeping bottles off of his counter.

 

My response:

Nicholas, I use the same strategy for both full and empty bottles.

When dealing with bottles, I place them as far away as I can from the edge of the counter.

I place them in a safe position and line them up as close as possible to the wall on my counter.

Then I make sure that I know where I have place them.

This applies to either 1 bottle or more than 1 bottle.

I hope that this helps.

 

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Tell us what you think!  Share your feedback and let’s get more ideas cracking!

It’s important for us to share how we do things!

 

To contact me with a question or a thought; please send an email to me at donnajodhan@gmail.com and I’ll be sure to respond in 5 business days at the most.

If you wish me to respond earlier then put the word important in your subject line and I’ll do my best to respond more quickly.

Until the next time then!

I’m Donna wishing you a pleasant day and thanking everyone for their insightful feedback and suggestions!

 

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

 

 

 

 

The Monthly News Round Up For Award Winning Advocate, Sight Loss Coach and Author Donna J. Jodhan

For the month of November 2023

 

Read about Donna’s external engagements

https://sterlingcreations.ca/current-affairs

 

Major news items can be found here

It’s all about Donna’s major initiatives for this month plus a lot more

https://sterlingcreations.ca/current-affairs

 

Press release

Donna is featured in the November issue of the Consumer Vision magazine.

Visit the November link at

www.consumervisionmagazine.com

Donna thanks Her friend and business associate Bob Branco for featuring her.

 

Joining the Google Accessibility Research Group

Donna recently accepted an invitation to join this group and is very excited to do so.

About this group:

Announce-only email group that will receive periodic emails for: opportunities to participate in Google Accessibility User Research, openings in the Google Accessibility Trusted Tester Program, and occasional surveys to better understand group demographics.

 

Working with the Canadian Air Transportation Security Agency

Donna will be working with this agency (CATSA) to evaluate and help develop training materials for its thousands of agents across Canada.

 

Donna rejoins the Canadian Transportation Agency

Donna has rejoined the CTA’s Accessibility Advisory Group as the new rep from Barrier Free Canada.

She looks forward to working with this group to help continue bringing about changes.

 

The Carroll Centre’s entrepreneurial and mindset panel

On November 15, Donna participated as a panelist along with 2 other persons to share her views on being an entrepreneur.

She talked about how and why she became an entrepreneur, the importance to keep on learning, to keep thinking outside the box,   and to be able to weather all kinds of seas; rough and calm.

The audience consisted of both present and past students of the SRUTT program.

Donna thanks Nick Corbett of the Carroll Centre for having given her this opportunity to share her ideas and perspectives.

 

Another assignment from the Knowbility Group in the United States

Donna is excited to be working on another assignment for this group.

This time it is an assignment titled Vimeo Player Experiences  Views to Audit.

Donna will be evaluating and auditing a number of videos for Knowbility.

 

Working with the Debates Leadership Commission

Donna has been asked to work with this commission to review and evaluate their accessibility plans for the Accessible Canada Act and there will be more to come.

 

Continuing to work with Elections Canada

Donna will be continuing her consultancy with Elections Canada as starting in December she will be reviewing and evaluating materials for accessible polling stations and in January she will be participating in a live session to discuss further.

 

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’s happening in the travel industry?

https://sterlingcreations.ca/blog/whats-happening-in-the-travel-industry-time-to-start-asking

Would the real World Institute on disability please stand up!

https://sterlingcreations.ca/blog/would-the-real-world-institute-on-disability-please-stand-up-time-to-identify-you

Turmoil at terminal 3

https://sterlingcreations.ca/blog/termoil-at-terminal-3-time-to-speak-up

The QR code dilemma

The QR Code Dilemma – Time to Speak Up

 

 

You can also view previous selections here.

Contributions From Founder and Advocate Donna Jodhan

 

Donna has also posted other articles of interest on her

www.sterlingcreations.com/blog page

for this month.

See who Donna J. Jodhan has recognized for October 2023

See who Donna J. Jodhan has recognized for the month of October 2023

Donna’s news round up for October 2023

https://sterlingcreations.com/blog/read-donna-j-jodhans-news-round-up-for-october-2023-she-shares-many-things-with-her-hreaders

Hottest tips from the Sterling Creations Business Desk

Read the latest and hottest tips from the Sterling Creations team

Latest news from the Apple Vis online newsletter

https://sterlingcreations.com/blog/read-the-latest-from-the-october-apple-online-newsletter

A review of the Arribas Cintra hotel in Portugal

A review of the Arribas Cintra hotel In Portugal

A bit of this and a bit of that from Donna’s latest did you know diary

https://sterlingcreations.com/blog/a-bit-of-this-and-a-bit-of-that-from-donnas-latest-did-you-know-diary

See who Donna J. Jodhan has recognized for November 2023

See Who Donna J. Jodhan Has Recognized For November 2023 – Congrats to Everyone

News round up for November 2023

 

Catch up with Donna’s expert page at

https://sterlingcreations.ca/ask-an-expert

and for this month

Ask an Expert – November 2023 – What Makes Home Services Accessible?

 

Read Donna’s author’s tip for this month

Ask an Author – November 2023 – Holiday Season Around the Corner

And catch up with previous author’s tips

https://sterlingcreations.ca/ask-an-author

 

Read Donna J. Jodhan’s articles on ask the coach for this month

How to know when an email is a hacking one

Ask sight loss coach Donna J. Jodhan – How to know when an email is a hacking one

Best ways to communicate when wearing a mask

Ask Sight Loss Coach Donna J. Jodhan – Best ways to communicate when wearing a mask!

Can a vision impaired person take pictures with their iPhone

Ask Sight Loss Coach Donna J. Jodhan – Can a blind person take pictures with an I Device?

 

Read Donna J. Jodhan’s tips and hints for catching up with the coach for this month

For The Bathroom:

Shower Stall Film

For The Bathroom:

Other Bathtub And Sink Cleaners

Catch Up With Sight Coach Donna J. Jodhan – for the bathroom; Shower Stall Film

For The Bathroom:

Grimy Shower Mat

Catch Up With Sight Loss Coach Donna J. Jodhan – Tips for the Bathroom

 

Read her latest product review at

 

See an archive of all of her product reviews at

https://www.toptechtidbits.com/news.html

 

Listen and catch up with Donna’s podcasts

“ask Donna”( ) October 2023

Week 1 – ask the blogger

(on bullying; When the teacher raises their voice at the student

Tips on entrepreneurship; How important is a business plan?

Scams and scammers; Emails telling you that you just won a lotto.

Donna’s thought for today; All about the QR code.

Week 2 – ask the coach.

* Interesting info on the Bald eagle.

* The difference between ointment and cream.

* About the make up of one’s hands.

* What is a sheet pan?

* About tea?

* About prolonging the life of strawberries?

* About your phone charger?

* Making it easier to cut your nails.

Questions answered by the coach –

Ways to organize prescription pills

How to deal with noisy places.

How to safely descend wet steps.

Week 3 – ask the home maker.

16 Uses For Club Soda

1. Cleaning diamonds

2 Making fluffy pancakes waffles and matsa balls

3 Make a poor man’s lava lamp

4Clean grease stains from double-knit fabrics

5 Make inexpensive soft drinks

6. Remove wine spills or other spots from carpet
7. Clean and shine porcelain fixtures
8. Clean chrome or stainless steel
9. Water your plants
10. Remove food stains from clothes
11. Clean countertops
12. Relieve an upset stomach
13. Remove grease from a car windshield
14. Loosen rusty nuts and bolts
15. Change blond hair dyed green by chlorine back to its original color
16. Preserve newspaper clippings

Week 4 – book and product reviews.

And now ask the writer

Product review = Magnetic Kitchen Clips

Book review = Tales of the South Pacific

By James A. Michener

Tales of the South Pacific

By James A. Michener

Ask the writer = tips on writing a blog

“ask Donna”( )

Ask Donna YouTube Playlist: https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonnaFeatures:

 

“dining with donna”

( )

week 1 – Autumn Dump Cake

week 2 – Cranberry Apple Cake

week 3 – Orange Cranberry Cake

week 4 – Sweet Potato Cake

Dining With Donna YouTube Playlist: https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

 

Finally!

Donna has resumed posting to the Access to Information News weekly online newsletter

Sponsored by Mindvault Solutions!

And for November:

Words that open doors

Words That Open Doors – Let’s Pay More Attention To This

 

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

Don’t be shy!  Share your thoughts and feedback!

 

 

 

 

In keeping with her commitment to recognize those who have acknowledged her efforts, award winning Sight Loss Coach advocate and Author Donna Jodhan recognizes the following persons for the month of November with special thanks to Aaron Di Blazi and Mindvault solutions.
She also recognizes Michelle Parker!
These are her All Stars!
Donna is also pleased to acknowledge those who have and continue to recognize her as a sight loss coach!
She also wants to encourage others to keep reaching out to support each other.
If you would like sight loss coach and author Donna Jodhan to recognize you then you really do not need to do too much.
It’s really quite easy! Just retweet her tweets @author_jodhan and/or like her posts on facebook at authordonnajodhan.
It’s all about everyone working together to recognize each other!
To learn more: Visit award winning advocate, author, and sight loss coach Donna at www.donnajodhan.com

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Heartiest congrats to the following folks:

Havard J Williams
Mariah Angelique Jones
Sagar Gujjar Kradi
Bipin Kumar
Bijukumar B S
Sam Robson
Jamie Rodriguez
Umer Ali
Jennifer Zadzilka Hoffmaster
Pradeep Nayak
Vertie Andrae
S Vinayak
Saadi Memes
Mst Jannatul Maria
Tahir Wazir
Mudassar Mughal
Belbase Sita
Reuben Donald
Lacey Hughes-Miller
Elizabeth Ryan
Glenn Maravillo
Frederick Juan
Connie Cuffaro
Gabriella Sharrard
Chris Schiafone
Palwinder Pammi
Muhammad Atif
Nazrul Khan
Elena Laude Aguilar,
Aqsa Naz
Allison Arbuckle
Nikolas Kountouris
Tu Hai Ke Nahi
Adam Husein
Aleena Z
Chhaya Anshul Saini
Maria Saieba Kovacs
James Athey
Home Business
Stefany Love Vargas
Omit Barman
Rana Adil
John Edward Chapman
Beauty Dora
Beta Deni Artinus
Sandra Macrh
Salin Vlog
Lucy Misasi
Yvette Boyd
Jannat Rajboot
Riti Sharma
Md. Kawsar Hamid
William Mulenga
Patrick Lewis Michael
Shane Bentham
Saki Fari
Vanja Sudar
Tania Perisic
Chantal Oakes
AliasJason Everett
Hackar Narendra
Davis Michael
Becky Parsons
Raavandeep Raavandeep
Mercy Ababon
Dylan Leluan
Chris Burnette
Dean Lillibridge
Arashad Ansari
Haskell Burks
Jeanine Stephanie
Janet Brandly
Darby baker
Afifa Randhawa
Kiran Thakor
Budrai Soren
Marc Baillargeon-Molloy,
Kartik Chauhan
Bryce Kesterson
UN Vlogger
PS Bhai
Taylah Thorne
Khalifa Ajoy
Blue Sky Learning
Billy Brandon
Carey Ruby
Jaz Fer
AEBC Toronto
Raza Ansari
Linda Johnson
Kefle Aseres Ayele
Haskell Burks
Zohaib Hassan
Mehfooz Ur Rehman
Paweł Górnicz
Beatriz Loretta
Lori Anne Coley
Larry Testut
Martin Schikora
Nadia Mikhael
Zoe Vlahos Fiogkos
Hassan Ali
BìRù BhÀì
Matloob Khan
Mughees Yasir
Taylah Thorne
Dev Das Bheel
Jaspreet Jawaddi
Martina Robert
Mark Wallace
Masroor A
Rj Deva Rathod
Oga Boss
Mendoza Beverly
Preston P-daddy Gaylor
Eric Calhoun
Morris David
Rodney Mcmanus
Kolby Garrison

 

Catching up with the coach!

November 30 2023

 

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

 

7) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints

For The Bathroom: Other Bathtub And Sink Cleaners

* Lighter fluid will usually remove the most stubborn dark stains.

* If your bathtub has yellowed, rub with a solution of salt and turpentine to restore the whiteness.

_____

 

8) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints

For The Bathroom: Grimy Shower Mat

* Clean with a small brush dipped in kerosene and warm water.

_____

 

Catching up with the coach!

November 29 2023

 

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

 

5)  Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints

For The Bathroom:

Shower Stall Film

* Rub lightly with a plain piece of dry fine steel wool (not the soap filled variety). Try a patch first to be sure it isn’t scratching your tile. If it is, you should use a finer piece of steel wool. As you scour the tile, you will see the scum coming right off. Wash down after the job is completed.

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6) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints

For The Bathroom:

Shower Stall Film

* Rub lightly with a plain piece of dry fine steel wool (not the soap filled variety). Try a patch first to be sure it isn’t scratching your tile. If it is, you should use a finer piece of steel wool. As you scour the tile, you will see the scum coming right off. Wash down after the job is completed.

 

 

November 2023 monthly tips

A bit of this and a bit of that from Donna’s did you know diary

Award winning sight loss coach, author and advocate

 

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $25, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $25 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

 

To subscribe to my Youtube channel visit

https://donnajodhan.com/youtube.

 

Welcome to my Donna’s did you know diary for this month and pleased to share the following with you.

 

Here’s what I learned for this month.

 

• About jalapeno peppers

They can irritate your skin when you interact with them.

Best to wear rubber gloves when working with them.

 

• An important tip on steak!

Did you know that it takes longer to digest steak than it does for chicken, pork, lamb, or fish?

 

• About knowing what to do if your blood pressure level is too low!

Eat something that is a bit salty!

 

• About what to do if your sugar level is a bit low!

Take something that is a bit sweet!

 

• About wall nuts and almonds?

2 of the most nutritious types of nuts for you to eat.

 

• And in case you were wondering about some differences between orange juice and grapefruit juice?

Grapefruit juice contains more acid than does orange juice.

 

• What’s this about some benefits to drinking coconut water daily?

Well!  The experts tell us that the drinking of coconut juice helps to keep our kidneys healthy!

 

• What is the difference between hand sanitizer and hand soap?

For hand sanitizer, you do not need to use water.

Whereas for hand soap you do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A review of the Arribas Cintra hotel in Portugal
By Donna Jodhan
Award winning advocate and sight loss coach

Introduction:
What draws me to this airport is its very friendly ambiance, the helpfulness of its staff, and accessibility overall.

So how would I rate their services? With 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest, here are my ratings.
Service desk assistance – 5
Assistance for guests with special needs – 5
Assistance at restaurant – 5

Remarks :
Staff had no difficulty conversing comfortably in English.
Access to the restaurant was extremely user friendly for a vision impaired person and navigating among the tables was not very difficult.

About airport staffstaff:
They went way above the call of duty!

Any suggestions?
Just keep up your wonderful work!

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!
Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!
All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!
For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.
Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.
Both of these monthly shows run weekly
This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.
No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!
You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!
Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.
So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.
Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com
No more than 150 words.
Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com
To give a listen visit
https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna
and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd
Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

Contact info:

To learn more about me as an award winning sight loss coach and advocate visit www.donnajodhan.com
Visit www.donnajodhan.com and access the coach page to learn about the services that I offer; affordable

Ask the Coach!

November 16 2023

My name is Donna Jodhan and I am using my extensive experience as a sight loss coach as well as my lived experience to share and respond to questions that are submitted to me and I also invite you to share your thoughts on questions asked.

 

For this week:  a question from Brad in Vancouver Canada.

Brad would like to know some best ways to communicate when wearing a mask.

 

My response:

Brad, communicating when wearing a mask is often difficult at the best of times for anyone.

It is difficult to be heard.

It is difficult to communicate.

It is almost impossible to read lips.

Speaking more loudly really does not help.

Probably best to remove your mask before you communicate.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Tell us what you think!  Share your feedback and let’s get more ideas cracking!

It’s important for us to share how we do things!

 

To contact me with a question or a thought; please send an email to me at donnajodhan@gmail.com and I’ll be sure to respond in 5 business days at the most.

If you wish me to respond earlier then put the word important in your subject line and I’ll do my best to respond more quickly.

Until the next time then!

I’m Donna wishing you a pleasant day and thanking everyone for their insightful feedback and suggestions!

 

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!