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Tag: College

Self-Advocacy Tips for Requesting College Accommodations

Posted on August 29, 2023 - 1:06 pm by Shannon Carollo
Student in dorm using headphones and a smartphone

Editor’s note: Have you begun requesting college accommodations as a student who is blind or low vision? The following tips on requesting college accommodations have been updated by Lori Scharff, […]

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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 […]

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Navigating Vocational Rehabilitation Services as a High School Student Who Is Blind or Low Vision! 

Posted on February 24, 2022 - 1:26 pm by Shannon Carollo
A young man sitting at a desk working on a device.

The goal of state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services is to help people with significant disabilities acquire the skills needed to successfully find and retain employment.  All VR programs are intended to […]

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Reflections on Teaching Kids to Advocate for Themselves

Posted on April 12, 2021 - 3:59 pm by Amy Lynn Smith
children playing outside together

APH’s Director of Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion, Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A. (she/her/hers), knows a thing or two about learning to be self-sufficient from an early age. One of 27 children […]

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