{"id":6317,"date":"2020-10-22T16:14:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T21:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6317"},"modified":"2020-11-20T08:10:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:10:09","slug":"a-different-way-of-seeing-second-edition-author-lois-strachan-is-living-an-ordinary-life-in-an-extraordinary-way-pre-order-on-amazon-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6317","title":{"rendered":"A Different Way of Seeing (Second Edition): Author Lois Strachan is  Living an ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way. Order on Amazon Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2713\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6317-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Lois2ndEdition2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Lois2ndEdition2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Lois2ndEdition2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=6355\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lois Strachan is a multi-talented artist and has just published her new book, \u201cA Different Way of Seeing (Second Edition): A Blind Woman\u2019s Journey of Living an Ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way.\u201d Lois returns to the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about her decision to author a 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;edition and what led her to take a 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;look at \u201cA Different Way of Seeing\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/A-Different-Way-of-Seeing-Book-Cover-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6318\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/A-Different-Way-of-Seeing-Book-Cover.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?attachment_id=6318\" class=\"wp-image-6318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/A-Different-Way-of-Seeing-Book-Cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/A-Different-Way-of-Seeing-Book-Cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/A-Different-Way-of-Seeing-Book-Cover.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Book Cover: Lois Strachan with her Guide Dog.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lois is an author, singer, speaker, podcaster and her new book gives a look at how she has overcome the challenges of losing her sight and offers answers to the curious who wonder how she gets about and doing what she does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a good book for family members and co-workers of someone who happens to be Blind, and people who are Blind or Visually Impaired who want to know more about how ordinary life can be for someone who is Blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lois lost her sight and joined a Rock band, finished college, went to work and sought out the life that she wanted. Her book, \u201cA Different Way of Seeing \u2013 Second Edition\u201d takes you through her journey, her experiences and from her own perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can order Lois\u2019s new book in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Different-Way-Seeing-second-Extraordinary\/dp\/B08L47RY49\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\">paperback format<\/a>&nbsp;today on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-Order your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Different-Way-Seeing-second-Extraordinary\/dp\/B08L47RY49\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\">Kindle version<\/a>&nbsp;and receive your copy October 28!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read her blog and learn more about Lois Strachan on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loisstrachan.com\/\">www.LoisStrachan.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And subscribe to her podcast,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/a-different-way-of-travelling\/id1436676640\">\u201cA Different Way of Traveling\u201d.<\/a>&nbsp;On Apple or search in any pod-catcher of choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2715\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6317-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Lois2ndEdition2.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Lois2ndEdition2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Lois2ndEdition2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/Lois2ndEdition2.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Lois Strachan is a multi-talented artist and has just published her new book, \u201cA Different Way of Seeing (Second Edition): A Blind Woman\u2019s Journey of Living an Ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way.\u201d Lois returns to the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about her decision to author a 2nd&nbsp;edition and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,495,514,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-lifeenrichment","category-transcribed","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/A-Different-Way-of-Seeing-Book-Cover.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1DT","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2352,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2352","url_meta":{"origin":6317,"position":0},"title":"Lois Strachan: A Different Way of Seeing: A Blind Woman&#8217;s Journey of Living an &#8220;Ordinary&#8221; 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