In 2002, Brandie Kubel helped create the retreat model for our Senior IMPACT Project. Twenty years later, she used that same model to create a summer camp for 10 teens and young adults ages 16-20 in our CareersPLUS program that she directs. “I...
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Robert Edwards remembers the sound of the screeching tires as the moment when he finally admitted he was going blind. The now 53-year-old was riding his bicycle through an intersection three years ago when a car suddenly stopped and the driver...
Learn moreWhen 22-year-old Logan Barrantes talks about his childhood, he describes it as being “on the outside looking in.” Born 10 weeks premature with substantial vision loss, Logan also has been diagnosed with autism, developmental delays and global...
Learn moreWhen Trena King first walked into Society for the Blind, she was skeptical and scared. She almost walked out as she wondered how anyone there could understand the challenges she was facing losing her vision. One question changed her entire...
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When Stuart realized he needed help with his declining vision, he didn’t wait for classes to start at Society for the Blind. He put a cover over his eyes at home and got to work. “I’ve heard that some people fight vision loss tooth and nail and...
Learn moreWhen Sweet Ann first noticed she couldn’t see anything below her chin, she was in college in her home country, the Philippines. A sense of dread overtook her, as she recognized the telltale symptom of retinitis pigmentosa, better known as RP. She...
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