Strength After Domestic Abuse — Never Losing Sight of Who Matters Posted on September 25, 2023 - 8:08 am by Melissa Schenkel “I went blind in 2016 when I was two months pregnant,” says Stacie. She shares her ex abused her, injuring her neck and head. “I lost my vision — leading […]
An Authentic Wedding Day Posted on August 9, 2023 - 9:48 am by Addie Tighe Editor’s note: Addie Tighe provides a guest blog about her wedding day, sharing her challenge and eventual embrace of her eye condition, albinism. My wedding day was everything I dreamed […]
Thriving With Changing Vision by Adapting Year After Year Posted on January 11, 2023 - 8:38 am by Amy Lynn Smith Zelda Gebhard doesn’t identify as a person with low vision because she’s so much more than that. “I’m a whole person,” she says. “Along with my career, I’m a wife, […]
Career Conversations: One Year of Interviewing Professionals who are Blind or Low Vision Posted on January 9, 2023 - 12:52 pm by admin What if I told you there’s a place you can listen to individuals who are blind or low vision share about their current employment and how they prepared for it? […]
Meet Daryl Walker: Three-Time Goalball Paralympian Posted on July 6, 2022 - 10:24 am by Melissa Schenkel Daryl Walker was born with albinism and accompanying low vision. However, throughout his 40 years of life, he hasn’t let low vision slow him down… even the slightest. Daryl is […]