When we first met Donna, she was a Paradise resident in our Senior IMPACT Project. Within a few months, she would be fleeing the 2018 Paradise fire with her husband, Oney, and her elderly father and two puppies. Now living in Roseville, Donna...
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Desirae always knew Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, also known as LHON, ran in her family. She had multiple family members diagnosed in their 20s as they began to lose their eyesight, including her mother. When Desirae reached age 30...
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One of our two Senior IMPACT Project Drivers, George Hunter, will be retiring at the end of September after 13 years at Society for the Blind. We are thrilled for him, but it is a big loss for us because George was loved by every staff member and...
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Sacramento native Rachel Freidberg was studying theatre arts with a minor in Shakespeare studies at Southern Oregon University when she almost fell down a flight of stairs in 2021 at age 21. Born with congenital glaucoma, Rachel had always been...
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Many nights, you can find 77-year-old Wanda Thomas out on the dance floor at a local club “shaking a leg all night, showing what blind people can do,” as she says. Her journey through vision loss has included many ups and downs over the past 45...
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Charlie was born blind and began losing his hearing at a young age – but he always has enjoyed using his voice. From public speaking and small group discussions to singing, telling jokes and exploring accents, the now 15-year-old is an important...
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