Shannon Carollo, Author at ConnectCenter

Summer Friendships: Helping Your Child Who is Blind or Low Vision Develop and Maintain Connections

two preschool-age girls crossing a wooden bridge in a park

Summer offers most young people additional free time due to fewer academic responsibilities. The season is ripe for your child who is blind or low vision to develop and maintain friendships through planning and attending get-togethers. Consider with me who your child can meet up with, any social skills needing improvement, and any accessibility concerns—all […]

TeenTober: Cultivating a Fondness for Reading

A bookshelf with an assortment of books such as Heidi, The Green Ember, Macbeth, The Giver, Brown Girl Dreaming, and 100 Cupboards.

Editor’s note: TeenTober™ is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library. Today we look at inspiring your teen who is blind or low vision […]

How’s the School Locker Working for Your Son/ Daughter Who Is Blind or Low Vision?

Do you remember your first experience with a school locker? It’s often equal parts exciting, surprisingly convenient, and anxiety-producing. Locker use is exciting because it’s a rite of passage leaving one feeling like a mature student—and how wonderful that, unlike driving, it is an accessible rite of passage for our children who are blind or […]

From Self-Conscious of Blindness to Self-Confident and Successful: Meet Gena Harper

Posted on June 30, 2022 - 12:57 pm by Shannon Carollo

image of Gena holding cane in front of a field of pink flowers

Gena Harper works at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as the Senior Vice President of Wealth Management and the Senior Investment Management Consultant. She provides custom financial planning and simplifies it for her clients. Her role consists of marketing to acquire clients, complex financial analysis and planning for individuals, investment research, plan implementation, ongoing monitoring, and […]

Meet Satauna Howery: Voice Actor and Small Business Owner Who is Blind

Posted on May 17, 2022 - 10:34 am by Shannon Carollo

Hold on to your hats and be prepared to be wowed! You’re about to become acquainted with the spirited and engaging Satauna Howery, a skilled voice actor and small business owner who happens to be blind. We’ll dive into Satauna’s early life—the experiences that shaped her career trajectory—and hear her advice for other individuals who […]

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