Articles & News
A collection of personal stories, articles, and news from the PRRF community.
Meet the Board of Directors Officers
Who are the faces behind our work? Each of them has a different reason to serve, but they all are equally passionate about the PRRF…
Annie Rubinjuillet 25, 2025
Life After Blindness: Connecting Patients with Vision Rehab Support Early On
Learn about a service that bridges the gap between the medical community and vision rehabilitation services.
Annie Rubinjuin 6, 2025
Blind Leadership in Action: How Bob McPherson Is Creating Community After Vision Loss
From overcoming racial adversity in the American South to becoming a successful entrepreneur and later a blind advocate, Bob’s journey is a testament to what’s…
PRRFmars 27, 2025
Finding Your Advocacy Community: Comparing the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
There are two primary advocacy and service organizations available to persons with blindness or vision impairments. They are the American Council of the Blind (ACB),…
Jeanne McClellandécembre 24, 2024
Christmas Story Author Supported Education of the Blind
“‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” — A Visit from Saint…
Jeanne McClellandécembre 24, 2024
Don’t Be Left Out
As football season resumes and kids return to school, I thought I’d write a bit about recreational opportunities available for kids and adults with vision…
Jeanne McClellannovembre 1, 2024
A Miracle in the Works
A miracle for patients with Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is imminent. A miracle that is over 20 years in the making and has the real…
Jeanne McClellanjuillet 29, 2024
A Visionary Journey: Evolution of Education for the Visually Impaired
This article is a brief overview of the evolution of education for individuals with visual disabilities over the decades and centuries, a journey marked by…
Jeanne McClellanmai 21, 2024
An interview with Justice Richard Bernstein
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein has received so many awards and honors for his myriad of impressive accomplishments that they could fill resumes for…
Jeanne McClellanavril 19, 2024
Against the Odds
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 McClellanmars 25, 2024
To See or Not to See, That is the Question
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 McClellanfévrier 26, 2024
Turlough O’Carolan: Ireland’s Last Bard
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 McClellanjanvier 26, 2024














