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APH ConnectCenter Celebrates Five Years – and a Streamlined Website

Posted on August 3, 2023 - 7:16 pm by Amy Lynn Smith

APH ConnectCenter website: boy wearing eyeglasses reads braille on an adult’s lap. Text: Life changing resources for people who are blind or low vision Text: Our mission is to empower people toward greater independence and lifelong success by providing free curated information and resources to assist children, parents, job seekers, and adults who are blind or low vision.

There’s much to celebrate this summer at APH ConnectCenter – and we’re not just discussing Independence Day. Then again, it is a celebration of independence for people who are blind or low vision, thanks to the services we provide through APH ConnectCenter. In July, we celebrated the fifth anniversary of APH ConnectCenter. That’s when APH […]

Financial Literacy: Another Key to Independence

Posted on November 1, 2022 - 12:47 pm by Amy Lynn Smith

Adolescent holds white cane while seated next to a woman whose arm is around the young person

Lisa Lloyd has plenty of personal experience with blindness and low vision. She has retinitis pigmentosa that causes her night blindness, and within her family there are 16 people across five generations with some level of blindness or low vision, including one of her daughters and her father, who are both blind. She’s a volunteer […]

Suitable and Stylish Work Attire

Posted on September 28, 2022 - 11:45 am by Shannon Carollo

Black man wearing sharp black suit and aviator sunglasses.

Editor’s note: For National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we look at developing a work wardrobe that is not only appropriate for your workplace, but also affords you the opportunity to express your confidence, and if you so choose, fashion-forwardness. You landed the job (Congratulations!) and you’re wondering what you’ll wear to work, or you’re […]

Growing Up with Guide Dogs for the Blind

Posted on September 9, 2022 - 1:06 pm by Admin

Young adult with her arm around a wheat-colored dog guide in harness

Editor’s note: Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) introduces us to Megan Borella who first became involved with GDB when she was paired with a K9 Buddy in 2004. GDB’s K9 Buddy Program matches specially selected dogs to become wonderful pets and buddies to people who are blind or low vision, including children and their […]

Raising a Dog Guide: People Helping Puppies to Help People

Posted on September 1, 2022 - 12:00 pm by Melissa Schenkel

Wheat-colored dog wearing “Future Leader Dog” harness

Editor’s note: September is National Guide Dog Month! In honor, Melissa Schenkel introduces us to Zahra and the team that is preparing her for her future handler who is blind or low vision. Meet Zahra. She is half Labrador retriever and half golden retriever. She is nearly a year old and is in training. In […]

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