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Contra viento y marea

When a little blind boy was born in small rural village in communist controlled Romania in 1985, no one could have imagined the story that...

Jeanne McClellan25 de marzo de 2024

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Ver o no ver, ésa es la cuestión

A woman with low vision is walking down the street and sees another woman approaching from the opposite direction. As she gets closer, she sees...

Jeanne McClellan26 de febrero de 2024

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Turlough O'Carolan: el último bardo de Irlanda

Before Ray Charles, Diana Shurr and Andrea Bocelli, there was a Celtic harper named Turlough O’Carolan. Born in 1670 in County Meath, Ireland, O’Carolan was the...

Jeanne McClellan26 de enero de 2024

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The Importance of an Individual Education Plan (IEP)

An IEP is an often lengthy, legally binding document that is a mutual agreement between parents and educators that blueprints your child’s education path and...

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No soy muy bueno siendo ciego pero estoy aprendiendo

I’m not very good at being blind but I'm learning.I have functioned with low vision all of my adult life. I used a large font...

Jeanne McClellan4 de noviembre de 2023

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Historia del Día del Bastón Blanco - 15 de octubre

Do you know what is celebrated on October 15th each year? It is a significant day for those of us who are blind or visually...

Jeanne McClellan15 de octubre de 2023

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El dúo dinámico: Helen Keller y Anne Sullivan

To write the story of Helen Keller, one of our first advocates for disability rights, one must also write about Anne Sullivan, her teacher and...

Jeanne McClellan12 de julio de 2023

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La historia de Louis Braille y su don de la alfabetización

So, who is this fellow, Louis Braille, who came up with a raised dot alphabet which has given millions the gift of reading and writing?...

Jeanne McClellan15 de mayo de 2023

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Capítulo dos de mi historia

Jeanne McClellan, colaboradora de PRRF, escribe sobre los avances en el tratamiento de la pérdida de visión que han tenido un impacto positivo en su vida.

Jeanne McClellan17 de abril de 2023

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Camine una milla en nuestros zapatos

We were never given a choice, but if we had been, I would choose Sean all over again, exactly as he is. Because even though...

Stephanie Brennell25 de marzo de 2023

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La evolución de 70 años del tratamiento de la visión: La inspiradora historia de Jeanne sobre su vida con baja visión

Thanks to brilliant and visionary men and women, like those at PRRF, and the wonderful services PRRF provides, we will always have new opportunities and...