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

Posted on April 13, 2026 - 12:33 pm by Empish J. Thomas

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 […]

Archiving Stories of Blind People: More Than a Job, a Passion

Posted on April 6, 2026 - 12:16 pm by Empish J. Thomas

What can you do with an interest that doesn’t fit a traditional career path? Historians, genealogists, researchers, and archivists are all used to describe people who collect and preserve history. But Peggy Chong prefers a different title: storyteller. Since 2014, Peggy has been known as the Blind History Lady, sharing powerful and often overlooked stories about people who are […]

Changing Perceptions About People with Disabilities While Working in a Fulfilling Career

Posted on April 10, 2024 - 12:12 pm by Amy Lynn Smith

When Ronit Mazzoni works as a Genetic Counselor in a fertility and reproductive department, she brings a unique perspective as a person who is blind. While working with patients or students studying to become Genetic Counselors, she gives them a perspective they won’t get from anyone else there. That’s an excellent thing for a number […]