facebook brett the blind kid devloo

i started a facebook page called "brett the blind kid devloo" like it for updates :P i had such a good skate today i was working on skating and doing legit flip tricks while using the white cane i lost my white cane this morning then went out to look for it at lunch but couldnt find it, then i went to the office and andrew v brought it in thanks man . that awkward moment when the blind kid loses his white cane :P __TBK day of waiting number2

interview after interview

interview after interviewthe countdown begins to the delivery day :) i had an interview with the local newspaper the tribune and he got pictures of me skateboarding with my cane and glasses

radio

busy day hot 103 today was a really amazing experience i had lots of fun and i know it helped alot :) when i got back to school so many people were like hey brettt i heard you on the radio :P and this summer i am going to be involved with miss teen winnipeg jennavives fashion show :) __TBK

i am thinking of starting a pre order sheet for my clothing incase people in school want some and i get them after school so i can get ahold of them. what do you think? __TBK

mobility

next monday joane micheaal and i are going on a mobility walk to dairy queen :P guess why i accepted the invite ericka and i went for a walk today and she is getting really good at walking with me and doing the blind kid thing :P __TBk

skate cane

i skateboarded with the white cane today and it works i can go fast again :P __TBK

my hearing

they say when you lose one sense the others step there game up, its true i have really good hearing and use it alot more. for example last night i was walking with a couple people and donnie said that he couldnt see anything i was like Hey, me too! :P. it was dark out and i couldnt see anything, i let go of erickas hand and walked towards breanna and she was walking backwards. i said to her you know i am goin from what i hear, she said i didnt know that, i knew where she was from her footsteps :P __TVK a

white cane

i always said i wouldn't use one and now i am borrowing one for a bit to try , i am not going to use it so much as for finding things in front of me but as a respect barrier if im in a crowded place and people dont know i am blind it is more to let people know. people dont always assume im blind while i am walking around carrying my skateboard :P the white cane will also make for some really cool skateboard pictures :D __TBK

successful day

at the carreer symposium for the disabled i went to today (i dislike how they have to label it ) i talked to people at a couple booths and susan gave me her email to contact her to talk one on one with the speaker who i missed he was for the be your own boss (entrapenour) his name is chris and he has low vision too. i now as of last week own a business, the blind kid is mine and under my name it is government approved. susan asked me to publically speak at a camp in the summer and tell my story. i was walking around after that booth and two girls ran up to me saying susan told them they have to talk to me, the one girl was miss team winnipeg, her name is jen and she asked me if she could put my blog on her website, and if i wanted to speak publically at another eventfor her. so all in all it was quite a successful day. the message i got from the carreer symposium was the posibilities are endless of what people can do.

the avengers

the movie the avengers was really good :) you may be wondering how i saw it, the answer is i didnt :P i just had a lovely lady with me :P ericka told me what what was going onvery time the scene changed, she told me the setting and if something visually funny or plot twisting happened :) __TBK

laptop

i am getting my laptop cleaned up and wiped of everything except for music and movies and i am getting a voice control thing put in it that will help so much

movies

so im taking ericka out to the avengers tomorow and then she was just being a doll and asked me if i want her to tell me whats going on in the movie :) thanks __TBK

mom

went for a walk in stony mountain with ericka and i thank you for not letting me walk into cars :P and i may have been in the right place at the right time :) happy mothers day mom i love you

city adventure

i went to the resteraunt carlos and murphy;'s in the city and when i was waiting for kestin wood and nakita she called me and as i was talking to her i could hear her around the corner before she could even see me :) then we crossed a busy road and made it that was when she noticed i was as blind as i am and realized i needed more help than she thought .after that kestin did help alot :)

theater

ii went to mtc last night i went with tyler and sat on the bus with brittney taylor and ericka erickson i didnt know them before yestarday and they helped me alot getting to our seats and ericka told me what was going on the whole time :) they were being dolls about the whole situation :P thanks girls and

walking adventures

i went on a walk with my friend kaitlyn jensen and we just walked around the bay a couple of times and talked and i didnt walk into anything and didnt walk offf the road at all. she tweeted ellen degenerous and febe from much music. thanks kaitlyn __TBK

just today

tttoday my eyes were pretty bad like quite blury. bot on the brighter note i had a great skate when it got brighter out because i could see the contrast in the ground change better. i really need good sunglasses though mine are not dark enough and not very clear to look through , then again they are knock-off rbs wayfarers from mexico :P

turned voice over on on my iphone and now i can use it for alot more :)

Walking.

Yesterday Bryelle Abbey, Riva Shelbey and I were in downtown winnipeg walking around with Bryelle on my right and Riva on my left. We were walking and it was really difficult to see. Then around 3-4:30ish it was getting alot better and I could see the stairs and doors and chairs but that didn't last long. When it was bad Bryelle helped me walk. Riva came and got me when I was forgotten at the blue slide park. Thanks girls

"__" TBK

Never Change.

When people say I'm so sorry like as in sorry for me all i say is why? Dont be :) I was dealt a bad card but you know what! I'm still me and I am never going to change :) There is only one of me and none like me in the world so I might as well make the most of it :) Thanks charlotte for mentioning me on HOT103 and Q104.

Changes.

The people at my school are so sweet when they say hey they will say who it its and when I bump into certain ones they add me on facebook ;) or when I accidentally walk into them they don't get a as mad lol

Recognition.

Childrens hospital charity on HOT103.1 and QX104.

Inspire.

When people act all shocked when I tell them what I'm all doing and that I am blind I tell them I'm 1 in 5 billion. There is only one like me in the world I better do something I might as well make the most of it. People say they can't do something because they don't think they can or they have something wrong,  I am like I am blind but I'm still going to try.  I used to help people physically like with cleaning up and other in the moment things but now I can't so this is my way of helping.  Whats stopping you from trying?  Whats the worst that can happen? You fail? Just get up and try again. I am already blind what other shenanigens can I get into.

  "live for everything, die for nothing". 

"__" TBK

Next year in school.

Next year I am taking this course called SIC, it is a specialized class I learn about and practice mobility and assistive technology and brail, and maybe some cooking. This will earn me a credit I really hope I have a spare because I skateboard every spare I have now.

Difficulties.

Yesterday my I was at Mcdonalds and my mom told me to watch her purse and make sure no one takes it :P i was like ok ... wait hey!  I wore stripes with plaid no one told me and I didnt notice that the shorts were plaid ... :P

Considerate :)

I was in notre dame de lordes manitoba and I was skateboarding in front of the school and I texted karina rourie saying I was infront of the school and she texted back saying she was in town, next thing i new i was practically jumped with a hug right off my board and i was like "karina ?" , yes she said , i said oh thank god !:) followed by her was sophi kendra liame and melisa i only knew karina and only met liame and kendra once they invited me to hang out with them and thewhole time we walked anywhere i had one girl on either side linked arms with me :P and they took turns moral ofthe story there are some great considerate people out there :) without knowing me they were willing to help
"__"  TBK

Good friends.

All you need is good friends and family what 17 year old guy will let his buddy hold onto the back of his shirt in a girl or "babe" infested career symposium and in downtown for a day. The blind kid buddy system with justin jensen. Thanks again bro.
"__" TBK

known

i love the walking around school and people happily saying hey blind kid :P or walking by and over hearing did you see his blog or the blind kid tbk

Music.

I used to DJ, while using the computer and can't use everything on the computer so I don't DJ anymore. I can play bass and I have drums. I sold my old electric and acoustic guitars. I can play saxaphone, and piano. The first time I played piano was 2 or 3 weeks ago. It was a sunday and the family rented out the friendship centre in Holand, Manitoba, its just a little hall. There was a piano there, people were just starting to arrive so I sat down and started playing around, getting a feel for it. Then my aunt came up to me and asked how long I have been playing piano I said "Umm roughly 20 minutes" :P She ment for how many years. They were asking my dad how long I've been playing and that I'm pretty good. I heard them say Ray Charles a couple times and I was thinking *bummer I was going for Stevie Wonder*.  :P

 On an unrelated topic if you have any questions or suggestions comment them :]

"__" T.B.K. Brett.

School and Facebook.

My iPad helps me so much with school and everything that involves reading, writing and typing on a computer. I have voice over on my ipad so it reads everything I do, when I tap on something it will read it and I have to double tap it to activate it, I also have a wireless keyboard for my iPad and when I type it reads it out for everything. It enables me to use Facebook, Blogger and anything on the internet. I type out all my assignments and email them to the teachers. I'm sure that answered alot of questions :]

"__" T.B.K. Brett.