Empower: Resources for Blindness and Low Vision 

Woman using a desktop video magnifier to read a document at a meeting table.
Woman smiling during a conversation with another person in an office setting.
Man with white cane walking upstairs on train platform

Getting Started

If you are new to blindness, low vision, or services.

Get Started Now

Resources For Families

Guidance for family members, caregivers, and allies.

Visit Resources for Families

School, Work, and Transition

Education, employment, and life transitions.

Visit School, Work and Transition

Educators and practitioners

Professional guidance and instructional resources.

Visit The Hive

Learning and Tools

Skills, technology, and practical learning tools.

Visit Learning and Tools

Finding Services and Support

Locate services and support including educational, rehabilitation, and community-based resources.

Visit Directory of Resources

Blog Posts

  • Archiving Stories of Blind People: More Than a Job, a Passion 

    Archiving Stories of Blind People: More Than a Job, a Passion 

    What can you do with an interest that doesn’t fit a traditional career path? Historians, genealogists, researchers, and archivists are all used to describe people who collect and preserve history. But Peggy Chong prefers a different title: storyteller.  Since 2014, Peggy has been known as the Blind History Lady, sharing powerful and often overlooked stories about people who are…

  • Blind Senior with Diabetes Gains Independence with CGM

    Blind Senior with Diabetes Gains Independence with CGM

    Nancy Duncan is a retired senior with diabetes. She was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2005 and was unsure of the cause.   “Relatives in my family had it, but people weren’t diagnosed back then,” Nancy said. They just said you had the sugars and that was it.”   Over the past 20 years, Nancy has learned how to manage her condition and advocate for herself. When she was…

  • Building Careers Without Sight: Lessons from Vocational Rehabilitation

    Building Careers Without Sight: Lessons from Vocational Rehabilitation

    I love my life… most days. Many people who are blind or low vision eventually face an important question: Who can help me build a career? For many of us, vocational rehabilitation becomes part of that journey. I was born with Leber Congenital Amaurosis and have lived with low vision since birth. I have been…

Share This: