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Category Archives: Personal Reflection

Strength After Domestic Abuse — Never Losing Sight of Who Matters 

Posted on September 25, 2023 - 8:08 am by Melissa Schenkel
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“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 […]

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An Authentic Wedding Day 

Posted on August 9, 2023 - 9:48 am by Addie Tighe
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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 […]

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Thriving With Changing Vision by Adapting Year After Year

Posted on January 11, 2023 - 8:38 am by Amy Lynn Smith
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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, […]

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Career Conversations: One Year of Interviewing Professionals who are Blind or Low Vision

Posted on January 9, 2023 - 12:52 pm by admin
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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? […]

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Meet Daryl Walker: Three-Time Goalball Paralympian 

Posted on July 6, 2022 - 10:24 am by Melissa Schenkel
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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 […]

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