Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and deeper it sinks into the mind.

It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice.

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.

It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.

Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.

When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.

Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.

Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

Good advice usually works best when preceded by a bad scare.

Always do right–this will gratify some and astonish the rest.

Distrust interested advice.

The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself.

One's first step in wisdom is to question everything – and one's last is to come to terms with everything.

Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else; this is not advice, it is merely custom.

A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need the advice

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

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Every day we live with the need to communicate. We need to rise above simple translation and see the meaning, when we build a website we need to include everyone (not just the sighted) and when we travel we are faced with challenging physical barriers. I know what it's like and think I have the depth and resources to help others make the right decisions.

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Attending Functions - Attending functions at work is probably one of the more challenging things for a disabled employee.  Each type of disability has its own unique challenge but for someone who is blind or sight impaired; I would like to list just a few of these.  [more]

Distance Learning - Many blind students today continue to face huge barriers when it comes to being able to take advantage of distance learning classes. [more]

If I Could Hear What You Can See! - What should developers bear in mind when ensuring that their websites need to be made fully accessible to those who are blind and partially sighted? If I could hear what you can see then what a wonderful world it would be! [more]

KeyPad Accessibility - Tactile Keypads are needed so that customers with visual impairments can confidentially and privately enter their PIN when using a debit or other PIN-based card. Can you imagine turning to the person next to, a stranger, and asking the to input your security code?  [more]

Making Information more Accessable - There used to be a time not too long ago when the traditional ways of providing information to blind and partially sighted persons were through Braille, large print, and on cassette. Luckily for blind and partially sighted persons, this has all changed and now there are other ways for the sighted world to provide information to us. [more]

Making Presentations - For the sighted employer and their sighted employees, if there is a blind or sight impaired person in your audience, you would need to find ways to communicate the contents of your visual displays and foils to these persons. [more]

Managing Expectations - When it comes to suitable careers, I think that the trick here is to ensure that expectations are well managed on both sides of the fence. Nothing could be more frustrating and disappointing when expectations are not met by both sides. That is, when employers and their blind and sight impaired employees fail to discuss expectations before hand. This has been the case ever since I started my working career and with technology playing more and more of a major role in the workplace, expectations need to be managed more carefully and intelligently. [more]

Manuals in Alternate Formats - When I started my working career in a mainstream workplace, manuals in alternate formats were a luxury. That is, they were only available in printed format or hard copy and the event of electronic formats was just starting to make its presence known. [more]

Navigating the Workplace - One of the first things that a disabled employee needs to do before starting a new job in unfamiliar surroundings is to learn how to navigate their workplace.  For those who are blind or visually impaired, it is even more crucial and I can tell you from first hand experience that it really helps to learn the layout of one's workplace before starting off on the first day.  [more]

Online Shopping - What makes online shopping accessible to all of your customers/consumers?
How can online shopping be made more accessible?  [more]

Where to Find Accessibility Expertise - You would be surprised to learn how close at hand this expertise is and how available it can be. It's right here in our backyards; blind and partially sighted persons themselves. Blind and partially sighted persons are becoming more involved in website activities and are being used more as testers, evaluators, and as experts when it comes to deciding how to implement accessibility features into the design and development of websites. [more]

Socializing at Work - For a disabled employee, socializing in the workplace can often be very challenging; but at the same time, it can also be a challenge for the mainstream employee. For the disabled employee, the question in one's mind is...  [more]

Restaurant Access - When it comes to accessibility, it all has to do with ensuring that blind patrons are able to access three basic elements...  [more]

Technological Barriers in the Workplace - It is probably never going to go away but the truth is; disabled employees may always have to face some sort of technological barrier in the workplace. Why is this? [more]

Workplace Accessibility - How about a quick (easy) list of things to do to get you started [more]