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Editor’s note: APH Staff updated the following blog in November 2023.   Are you familiar with “feedback”? It’s when someone, such as a teacher or manager tells you what they think about your performance or progress. Feedback is sometimes called constructive criticism.  If you are in the academic world, feedback may come from a teacher, professor, or […]

Brian Ghezelaiagh, M.D., always knew he wanted to be a doctor. His mother is a dentist with patients she’s seen for 25 years. Brian spent many hours in his youth visiting her solo practice; he had a chance to experience how gratifying being a healthcare provider can be.  Brian’s been legally blind since birth due […]

As I enter my fourth year as principal at the Kentucky School for the Blind, I find myself reflecting on my time as a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) and Orientation and Mobility Specialist working with students and families in public school. There were times when I was a child’s first TVI, and […]

When we found out we were pregnant with our second child, Noah, we did not expect to endure such a range of emotions. At Sarah’s 20-week ultrasound, we learned our baby had a cleft lip and palate. Further testing showed us a full picture of his structural abnormalities. We found out that his right ear […]