“Everyone has a story,” says Emily. “It might be that they just get up, go to work every day and come home, but it is still their story.” – Emily Cauthon Emily did not sit; rather, she stood at her desk over her computer. She strained her eyes to read the text on the screen,…
“We’re going to work around challenges or we’re going to bust through them.” – Reinhard Mabry When current Alphapointe President and CEO, Reinhard Mabry, walked through the doors of Alphapointe in the early summer of 2006, he wasn’t aware of the challenges that lay ahead. Soon he’d be managing through the global financial crisis of…
“When I lost my sight, I thought my life was over. Alphapointe taught me that it is just beginning.” – McKenna Lewis. Someone once told me that if you break your leg and go to the hospital, there will be a plan in place for physical therapy and recovery before you leave your room. The…
“Embrace your vision loss because you can learn to live with anything … you have to try.” – Marco Blake “Embrace your vision loss, because you can learn to live with anything… but you have to try.” Like so many others, Marco Blake started driving when he was 16. He would go on to drive…
Q and A with Alphapointe Occupational Therapist, Shannon Fugate There comes a moment for adults dealing with vision loss when glasses, medication, or surgery no longer work. In that moment – when it feels like there is no place left to turn – the Alphapointe team can step in and help someone continue living independently…
“Some people think that we just sit around at home and do nothing …”-Tom Jones Speaking from personal experience, one of the more difficult challenges for someone with any level of vision loss is finding a job. The first and probably largest challenge of seeking gainful employment as someone with a visual impairment is simply…
This edition of “Through Our Eyes” was written by Cameron Black, Alphapointe Content and Community Relations Specialist, in honor of Braille Literacy Month and the life-changing power Braille has for those living with vision loss. … Upon entering the bedroom at the end of the hall, you’d quickly notice the princess tent filled to bursting…
“You have to move forward one more rock.” – R.J. Best Missouri in July can hover around 100 degrees in the shade, and 17-year old RJ Best was feeling every bit of that heat as they scaled a climbing wall (the first obstacle in a ropes course at Alphapointe’s Adventure Camp). They tried their hardest…
Miyaa came to us for the same reason so many others do. She wanted to be more independent. But there’s something else driving her, something much more personal and closer to her heart. It’s what her mother would have wanted. In this Q & A with Miyaa, she talks about her journey with vision loss…
I suppose it wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say that blindness itself has come a long way. Someone who was completely blind in the 19th or 20th century would be just as blind in 2025. What has come a long way is the quality of life and level of independence available to blind people today….