Society for the Blind is pleased to participate in the 2018-2019 Anthem Foundation/USABA National Fitness Challenge. Twenty-five blind and low vision participants can register to receive a Fitbit wearable and participate in a variety of events...
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Society for the Blind recently received a $15,000 grant from Wells Fargo to provide education, training and assistive devices to Sacramento-area seniors who are blind or have low vision. The funding will support Society for the Blind’s Senior...
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Within the span of five years, Mollie Scott of the Bishop/Mammoth area lost her husband and her parents. Two years later, with no family closer than 1,000 miles away, she lost most of her vision to angle-closure glaucoma. As she dealt with the...
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When Nick Westerman finally acknowledged he needed help with vision loss and came to Society for the Blind, he had no idea it would lead to a new career working there. Nick was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a juvenile form of macular...
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The last thing Larry Laronge remembers seeing was the surgical table as he rolled onto it from the gurney. When he woke up from quadruple bypass surgery seven days later, he was completely blind from an anesthesia complication. His son, Scott...
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Seniors with vision loss in the Sacramento region will receive assistive tools and technology, thanks to a $10,000 grant from Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society Alliance. The grant will help fund Society for the Blind’s Senior IMPACT...
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