Planning for the Future Archives

We Get to Learn From Our Son, Noah 

Posted on November 1, 2023 - 10:31 am by Spencer Hudson

toddler with one eye squats down on a porch while wearing a golden crown

When we found out we were pregnant with our second child, Noah, we did not expect to endure such a range of emotions. At Sarah’s 20-week ultrasound, we learned our baby had a cleft lip and palate. Further testing showed us a full picture of his structural abnormalities. We found out that his right ear […]

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 […]

Job Search Tips to Empower Individuals Who Are Blind or Low Vision

Posted on August 24, 2022 - 12:22 pm by Joe Strechay

Woman in professional attire extending hand in a job interview

Editor’s Note: The 154th APH Annual Meeting celebrated successful new products, services, processes, and initiatives. It was an opportunity to enjoy related meetings, network with new colleagues, and connect with old friends. Its theme was emPOWERed, and we celebrated by updating Joe Strechay’s job search tips to empower individuals who are blind or low vision. […]