On this show we are going to explore some of the impacts both negative and positive of

the end of the COVID era. What happened to people who are blind during Covid? We isolated; we used technology to survive; we virtually stopped traveling;
we used technology to create our new communities. What impact did all those elements have? Are we less comfortable going out now? How have stores and businesses
treated us since Covid ended? They didn't see much of us during Covid. When we did ask for help, we were sometimes told that, because of Covid, the usual
assistance couldn't happen! Is there a new normal where people with vision impairments are at a greater disadvantage because entities feel like Covid has
created an ability to refuse assistance? If things have changed for the worse, what do we do about it? Is it time for organizations like ACB to be more
assertive with businesses, hospitals, doctors' offices and restaurants? Do we need to remind all these groups of our rights now that Covid is allegedly
gone? Have people had experiences in other countries? Is there the same reluctance to help there than in this country?

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