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Lighthouse of SWFL seeks sponsors for 11th Annual Dining in the Dark By Staff | Jul 14, 2021 Lighthouse of SWFL is seeking sponsors for its 11th annual Dining in the Dark. Dining in the Dark is a unique, sensory awareness experience which gives guests a first-hand glimpse into the challenges of living with blindness or low vision while raising much-needed funds to achieve our mission of guiding people to independence. The event will be held virtually this year at 7 p.m. Sept. 23, using the Rem...

Daytona Beach, FL - The merger between two non-profit agencies offering services for the blind happened in January, and CEO Ronee David of the now-named Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired, said she looks forward to welcoming more than 50 em...

Four years ago, Norton moved to Daytona Beach, home of the Division of Blind Services rehabilitation center, where he learned new skills, graduated from the Daytona State College paralegal program and, at age 72 earlier this month, passed the Florida Bar exam — more than 40 years after clearing it the first time. For Norton, life is again going swimmingly. One day in Miami Norton had a charmed childhood. Born in San Diego in 1949, his family moved to New York, then later Miami, following th...

Conklin Davis Center for Visually Impaireds merged mission   Ronee David, president and CEO of the merged Conklin Davis Center, said the residential program will remain as it was, to teach people with blindness and at least one other disability skills to work and live independently.  “We’ve been getting calls from all over Florida from parents and former clients who want to come back,” David said. “There definitely is a great need.”  The Conklin Center’s residential pr...

Program for people with blindness, multiple disabilities in Daytona Beach plans reopening Mark Harper, The Daytona Beach News-Journal Lois Butterfield, who is 64 and blind, walked and ran 2,020 miles in 2020 Replay Video UP NEXT A recently merged nonprofit is on track to reopen the residential program previously offered by the Conklin Center for the Blind in Daytona Beach.  Officials at the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired say they are working with the state Div...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2021) — Positive mental health is an integral part of employee well-being. Along with maintaining awareness of our own mental health, it’s important to stay alert to warning signs when others may need intervention. By learning the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) technique, University of Kentucky employees can make a difference by gaining the tools to help identify suicide warning signs.  The QPR Institute was created with the goal to save lives and reduce suicida...

SOM Braille services and resources available to support blind or visually impaired Michiganders Bureau of Services for Blind Persons highlights various braille services and resources during Braille Literacy Month January 19, 2021 LANSING, Mich.—January has been proclaimed as Braille Literacy Month by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to recognize the impact this reading system has on individuals who are blind or visually impaired, and call attention to the invaluable services and resources in Michiga...

Breaking Ground 97 Breaking Ground 97 - Getting a Life Back with Technology by Mike Harrell Mike Harrell is a respiratory therapist who lives in Ooltewah, TN with his wife, Sharon, and guide dog, Honor. He is also the father of Council staff member Jolene Sharp. In 1980, I was 27, with a wife and 13-month-old little daughter. We had just moved to Florida from Washington, D.C. so that I could start my new job as a respiratory therapist there. Bike riding was my favorite way of getting a...