I first connected with Society for the Blind four years ago when I started a Vision Support Group at Sun City Roseville where I live. My husband, Bud Gardner, has macular degeneration, so to help him and other residents here with low vision...
Learn more
Our Independent Living Skills (ILS) instructors are just as creative teaching remotely as they are in the Teaching Kitchens at Society! Recently, ILS instructor Brandie Kubel came up with a solution for her students who may be having a difficult...
Learn more
Tina Chang was just 3 years old when her family moved to Taiwan. When she returned to the Bay Area at age 14, she was shy and did not speak English fluently. Her college counselor recommended she sign up for volunteer work, so Tina decided to...
Learn moreAbility Central recently awarded Society for the Blind a $30,000 capacity building grant to create a leadership program for staff. Of the first seven staff members to be trained for management roles, six are visually impaired. “Cultivating our...
Learn moreIn the month of Louis Braille’s birthday and the start of a new year and decade, we wanted to share some exciting updates about our Braille program. Certification in Unified English Braille code Jill Guilbeau, our Braille instructor, is now...
Learn more
Carol Rae Anapolsky has never been afraid to try new things. The 90-year-old Renaissance woman is a Sacramento native who opened and ran the largest gourmet chocolate shop on the West Coast, Kaylah le Chocolatier, until she and her husband...
Learn more© 2024 Society For The Blind All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Sitemap