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Introducing Payton Polk, STEAM Student and APH-Papano Scholarship Recipient for 2021

Posted on November 23, 2021 - 2:49 pm by
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In June of 2021, APH announced a new scholarship for students who are blind or low vision! The Peter Papano-APH STEM Scholarship is offered for students living in California and planning on pursuing post-secondary education at a California college or university and majoring in a STEM subject area. This blog highlights Payton Polk, one of three recipients of The Peter Papano-APH STEM Scholarship. Congratulations Payton!  Interview with Payton APH: Hi Payton! Thank you for taking the […]

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Blind Dating While Gay

Unless you are lucky enough to have met your significant other in a traditional way, like in a church, a social circle, or a club, you may have turned to online dating. What I will talk about in this article can certainly apply to anyone, straight or gay, but sometimes the latter presents some interesting challenges. Here are a few of my […]

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The APHConnectCenter Information and Referral Line: A Lifeline for People with Vision Loss

Editor’s note: This post was written by Alan Lovell, Information and Referral Coordinator for the APH ConnectCenter. Alan often receives calls that are especially good examples of what we strive to do in the ConnectCenter, and from time to time, he’ll share them here on the blog. I receive calls to the APH ConnectCenter’s I&R […]

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