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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!

Cass + Case on Christmas, 2022
show notes: gift guide
Casey’s gift ideas
  1. Bone-conduction headphones (any kind)
  2. Ambutech gift card for white cane shopping
  3. Kindle with high-resolution display
  4. Large monitor (Case has this monitor from Asus)
  5. 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
        1. AirPods Pro (2nd generation)
        2. Bonus: See Me Cane that lights up
        3. Bioptic lenses (learn about bioptics from Ocutech, the brand we have)
        4. iPad Air and the Notability app
        5. Smart TV, like a Roku
        6. Noxgear lights
          • Tracer2 vest for humans
          • Lighthound vest for dogs
          • 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
            1. Gift a fragrance, and make it an experience by taking someone to a store like Sephora to find a fragrance that speaks to them
            2. Sephora Beauty Lessons for those interested in learning to apply makeup
            3. Home cleaning service
            4. Mobile dog grooming
              5. ...more
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