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Editor’s note: Hear from a Careers and Canine Connection 2023 attendee in this updated blog, and consider applying to Careers and Canine Connections 2025! I attended Careers and Canine Connections 2023 to learn about career exploration while also learning about dog guides and all that goes into having a dog guide by our side! Getting […]

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., located in Seattle, Washington, has a successful partnership with AbilityOne. The organization is a “private, not-for-profit social enterprise providing employment, support, and training opportunities for individuals who are blind, DeafBlind, or blind with other disabilities.”  The Lighthouse for the Blind produces many of the products and supplies used by […]

Editor’s Note: The APH ConnectCenter updated the following blog as of March 2025.   We observe Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT) Appreciation Week annually on Anne Sullivan’s birthday (April 14, 1866). This year, VRT Week will occur from April 13 to 19, 2025. Anne Sullivan was the home teacher who taught Helen Keller the skills she later used as […]

As a blind or low vision high school student, you might think that preparing for college is something you can wait until later to do. But trust me, starting early makes all the difference. I was once there, too—thinking that my future was far ahead of me. But the truth is, the sooner you start […]