Tag: blindness

Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Appreciation Week Commemorates Anne Sullivan 

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Anne Sullivan stands behind Helen Keller, who is seated and facing slightly right, while John Macy sits on the window ledge to the left, gently spelling into Helen’s hand as she listens attentively by touch.

Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Appreciation Week (#VRTWeek) will be observed April 12–18, 2026. It honors Anne Sullivan’s birthday on April 14, 1866. Sullivan, a pioneer of the vision rehabilitation profession, is best known as Helen Keller’s teacher. Through her teaching, Keller learned communication and life skills. These skills helped her become an international speaker and advocate […]

How to Volunteer with Vision Loss: Real Stories and Practical Ideas 

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Sandra Burgess along with her guide dog walks while carrying the Olympic Torch for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Editor’s note: April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week. The Points of Light established it 50 years ago. A chance to honor volunteer service arose. It also showed how volunteers can solve complex, large-scale challenges. Volunteers help build stronger communities. They can be a force that transforms the world. Rediscovering Purpose Through Volunteering  For years, giving back […]

Blind Senior with Diabetes Gains Independence with CGM

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Nancy Duncan wearing meta glasses

Nancy Duncan is a retired senior with diabetes. She was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2005 and was unsure of the cause.   “Relatives in my family had it, but people weren’t diagnosed back then,” Nancy said. They just said you had the sugars and that was it.”   Over the past 20 years, Nancy has learned how to manage her condition and advocate for herself. When she was […]

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