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Editor’s note: Gil Johnson passed away on March 25, 2024.  APH VisionAware is very grateful for the knowledge he brought to APH VisionAware and our readers. We are updating this post in honor of his exceptional life and contributions. About Gil Gil’s professional life began as a Rehabilitation Counselor and Supervisor with the California Department […]

When Ronit Mazzoni works as a Genetic Counselor in a fertility and reproductive department, she brings a unique perspective as a person who is blind. While working with patients or students studying to become Genetic Counselors, she gives them a perspective they won’t get from anyone else there. That’s an excellent thing for a number […]

Choosing your life’s work is no easy feat. Young people are told they can do anything they want, which is a nice sentiment from parents, teachers, and friends. However, young people may not realize that achieving their desired career goal can take many twists and turns. The career they end up working in is not […]

A solar eclipse occurs when the sun is blocked wholly or partially from view by the moon. It lasts only a few minutes, but the solar corona (the sun’s outer atmosphere) looks like a halo around the moon.   Is it safe to look directly at the eclipse?  It is unsafe to stare at the sun, […]