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Little Anecdotes of My Life

Siew Ling Tan
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My name is Siew Ling. Interests / Hobbies: Reading, (using my laptop with refreshable braille display to read e-books), Trying out new things and writing about them (for example: making crafts, prawning) Activities that bring me Joy: Spending time with friends and family, going for walks This is me in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LbpQQ78au0 I am very excited to be given this space to share bits about my life and my perspectives of things with you. On this journey of being deafblind, I have met with challenges. Emotionally, I am still trying to cope and to adapt to “new” way of doing things. Through my writing, I hope to show that persons with disabilities are still able to be part of the society with the help of assistive technology devices and with a little patience and understanding from the people around them. From my articles hopefully, you will be able to understand more about us.