Brandie Kubel has been described as “stubborn” almost from the moment she was born five months premature, weighing just 1 pound and five ounces with little hope for survival. “My parents were told not to get attached to me or even name me,”...
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Audio description past, present and future across all media and platforms February 22: 5:30-7:00pm Via Zoom Society for the Blind invites you to take part in a conversation with three of today’s most recognizable voice talents: Roy Samuelson...
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Susan Hood was working on a degree in art history and a lifelong dance history project when a dental visit led to a staphylococcus blood infection that nearly killed her in 2017. “I wasn’t expected to live, but I did,” Susan said. After nine...
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Jisselle Yanez, age 19, was blind at birth and learned to navigate her world without vision from a young age. But as the Vacaville resident was preparing to graduate from high school in 2020 and begin classes at San Francisco State University...
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By the time Augustine Chukuma arrived in the United States from Nigeria, and became a citizen, he had already experienced so many blessings that he decided to legally change his name to Isimuka, which means “great fortune” in his parents’...
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Our Senior IMPACT Project manager Priscilla Yeung grew up feeling invisible. She shied away from public speaking and sharing her personal story, especially as her vision declined. This year, she found the courage to begin talking to the broader...
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