(This article and an attached video originally appeared in Spanish on October 8, 2019 bySPECTRUM NOTICIAS NY1. To view original article click here.) State officials visited a factory in Queens that hires people with disabilities. The Lieutenant Governor [of New York] , Kathy Hochul, and the Assemblyman David Weprin, toured the Alphapointe facilities. The non-profit…
Year: 2019
National Winners Study Braille at Alphapointe
On June 22, four students from the Kansas Braille Regionals earned top honors at the National Braille Challenge, which was held on the campus of the University of Southern California. The competition, sponsored by the Braille Institute of America, invited the top fifty students, who read and write braille, to compete in five divisions–ten contestants…
Alphapointe Receives Patent and Military Approval on Pneumatic Tourniquet, Getting Greenlight on Second Life-Saving Device in a Week
Designed to Fit Around Most Human Limbs and in the Maximum Range of Field Kits and Settings, Newly Approved Model Will Vastly Expand Applicability and Production Demand, Allowing Agency to Create More Jobs for those who are Blind or Visually Impaired May 10, 2019, Kansas City, MO ~ For the second time in a week,…
Alphapointe Receives Approval from Department of Defense for its Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT)
The Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet Will Save Lives of our Nation’s Fighting Men and Women May 6, 2019, Kansas City, MO ~ Alphapointe, the non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals who are legally blind secure gainful employment, announced today that it has received notice that after years of testing and evaluation, the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet (TMT)…
Fast Forward: 2018 Alphapointe Annual Report
Our 2018 Annual Report – Fast Forward is available here. This report is full of stories, facts and appreciation to those who made 2018 a tremendous success! It’s a way for us to “rewind” the year and show you how your support moved us forward. Together we made an impact in the lives of people…
Queens Nonprofit Gives The Blind A Place To Work
(Originally published by Patch Media authored by Maya Kaufman. View original article here) Alphapointe helps hundreds of people with vision impairments join the workforce. By Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff | Mar 13, 2019 6:23 pm ET | Updated Mar 14, 2019 9:44 am ET RICHMOND HILL, QUEENS — In a sprawling industrial complex in Richmond Hill, Joshua Romero is learning how…
Understanding How Different People Experience the World
(Originally published on January 8, 2019 by Chris Battel here.) A couple of weeks ago the Chiefs released a touching video that detailed Cameron Black’s story. Cameron, a blind man who works for Alphapointe, one of our partners demonstrated the strength in resilience by detailing the way that he hears in order to see. This type…