In three days, Elizabeth Lam went from being a 52-year-old systems trainer at health care company Centene to no longer being able to put on her own socks. She woke up on February 28, 2018 with an excruciating headache and blurry vision, but had...
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“What can a blind person do?” That was 21-year-old Liz Campos’ response when her mother insisted she call Society for the Blind to ask about volunteer opportunities. It turns out the answer is: Change people’s lives. Liz started to go blind when...
Learn moreA competitive pool player, Angela was living in Oakland and winning trophies at pool tournaments when she woke up one morning with no eyesight. She was diagnosed with glaucoma in 2002 and her whole world changed. “It destroyed me,” Angela said...
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Linda Taylor was working for the state when she had a heart attack in her early 40s. It was a wake-up call that led her to her dream job managing Society for the Blind’s bingo program at the Grand Oaks Bingo Center in Citrus Heights. “I was just...
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The ECMC Foundation’s GO! Program recently awarded Society for the Blind a $25,000 grant to expand its academic program for children who are blind or have low vision and increase their educational outcomes. Grant funding will help Society for the...
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We wrapped up the National Fitness Challenge this month, with our 40 participants finishing at 60 million steps! The annual challenge, sponsored by the United States Association of Blind Athletes and the Anthem Blue Cross and CareMore...
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