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Self-Awareness Is Essential to Career Success

Editor’s note: Solid self-awareness is the basis for finding a career that complements you and for maintaining employment. The following blog on self-awareness has been updated as of July 2023. If career success is likened to a well-built building, thorough self-awareness is the foundation. In engineering, it should be noted that the taller the architectural […]

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collage with fireworks safety poster from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov. and picture of fireworks display. It gives safety tips to follow. CPSC hotline: 800-638-2772

Practice Good Eye Safety Around Fireworks This Fourth of July

Happy Safe Fourth of July! The Fourth of July is a time of fun, remembrance, and celebration for many Americans. Friends and family gather together to enjoy early morning parades, backyard barbecues, and nighttime fireworks. Fireworks are exciting, fun, and spectacular, but don’t let an accident spoil your celebration. According to the U.S. Consumer Product […]

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DeafBlind communicator device with 0-9 across the top. on the middle line: @$cents ? and the period sign. Yes and no are on the bottom line. all in braille

Communication Devices for Helping Individuals who are DeafBlind

Communicating with others can be challenging. For individuals who are DeafBlind, communicating with others presents some additional challenges. Some devices (low and high tech) are available to assist DeafBlind individuals in communicating with those around them. The APH DeafBlind Pocket Communicator The DeafBlind Pocket Communicator (DBPC), a low-tech device, is available through the American Printing […]

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A Journey on My Own

Editor’s note: Gabby Abeyta, a sixteen-year-old with low vision, reflects on her first overnight journey without her family, an organized college preparation trip. She encourages others with blindness or low vision to take calculated risks to gain independence and meet their goals. It may seem simple to travel overnight on your own; people often do […]

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