Elizabeth Symington remembers the book that inspired her to learn braille. She was in college studying art and found a children’s book at the library, “A Color of His Own” by Leo Lionni, which paired color with texture and used braille. The book...
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We’re participating in the Target Circle program! You can vote for us and help direct Target’s giving to benefit Society for the Blind. We are starting out the new year with some great news. We have now partnered with Target Circle! For those...
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In 2002, Brandie Kubel helped create the retreat model for our Senior IMPACT Project. Twenty years later, she used that same model to create a summer camp for 10 teens and young adults ages 16-20 in our CareersPLUS program that she directs. “I...
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Robert Edwards remembers the sound of the screeching tires as the moment when he finally admitted he was going blind. The now 53-year-old was riding his bicycle through an intersection three years ago when a car suddenly stopped and the driver...
Learn moreWhen 22-year-old Logan Barrantes talks about his childhood, he describes it as being “on the outside looking in.” Born 10 weeks premature with substantial vision loss, Logan also has been diagnosed with autism, developmental delays and global...
Learn moreWhen Trena King first walked into Society for the Blind, she was skeptical and scared. She almost walked out as she wondered how anyone there could understand the challenges she was facing losing her vision. One question changed her entire...
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