Brad Buchanan taught English at Sacramento State for 15 years, but it was not until he lost his vision from a stem cell transplant for lymphoma in 2016 that he realized the healing power of writing. “Throughout the process of being diagnosed and...
Learn moreJessika Whitmire Cano, director of senior outreach for the M&M Whitmire Family Foundation, taught her daughter how to write her name in Braille on World Braille Day in January. It was the perfect expression of the foundation’s two biggest...
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Ana Zambrano of Folsom was just 15 when she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder – but when her kidneys failed in her early 20s and her blood pressure spiked, she unexpectedly found herself with detached retinas. The mother of a...
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As we celebrate Louis Braille’s 212th birthday this month, we checked in with Society for the Blind’s certified UEB Braille Instructor, Jill Guilbeau, to hear more about how she has successfully moved this tactile program online to keep students...
Learn moreDawn never saw the world like a sighted person, but it was not until she was struggling in school that her vision was tested. It turned out she was brilliant, but needed vision correction. With glasses, Dawn was successful in school and became a...
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The Maximus Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to Society for the Blind in Sacramento for its Senior IMPACT Project that empowers people age 55 and older with alternative, non-visual techniques and skills that enable them to perform...
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