Want to take your child trick-or-treating but aren’t sure if it’s safe for kids who are blind or low vision? New board member Tracy Kinoshita offers tips that helped her son Michael have a Happy Halloween! Trick-or-Treating Tips from...
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Society for the Blind was on KCRA3 after one of our students, Arash Dabestani, was hit by a hit-and-run driver. Thankfully, he was uninjured because he was able to use the tools he used in his classes at Society for the Blind. This story explains...
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When Dr. Paul Peterson was diagnosed with juvenile macular degeneration at age 6, his optimistic father – a farmer from a small town in Iowa – said, “You may have dim headlights, but you have a good battery. You’ll learn enough and be successful...
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Dr. Paul Peterson, board member with Society for the Blind, has had vision challenges for most of his life, but he has not let his vision stop him from traveling. Here are some of his tips for traveling with vision impairment: Bring a...
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Lucinda Talkington of Woodland had vision challenges from the time she was in elementary school and was diagnosed with Rod Cone Dystrophy. With low vision, she had handled house arrest during World War II when most Japanese-Americans were forced...
Learn moreDr. Mary O’Hara remembers the crushed look on parents’ faces when she would refer their children to a clinic in Berkeley after diagnosing them with vision challenges. Many simply did not have the means to get there from the Sacramento area. The...
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