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AFB 2015 Scholarship Program
Free money for college. I bet that got your attention! Right now, AFB is making this happen: we are currently accepting applications for our 2015 scholarships. Visit www.afb.org/scholarships.asp to apply. We offer financial assistance to students who are legally blind (i.e., have best corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or less in both eyes and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees in both eyes) who are pursuing all levels of post-secondary education, including those who will be, or are…
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Education
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Enjoying the Paralympics and Getting Outside for Winter Fun
A blind skier and his guide
Hello everyone,
Since it's Winter Olympics time again, I figured I would do a follow-up to my previous blog post that I had written about my skiing experiences as a blind person.
I wanted to give you all an update, and share some more adaptations, ones that proved extremely useful during my recent ski trips. For example, I utilized my accessible GPS software's "breadcrumb" and "point of interest" features to map out the trails; I have used Mobile Geo and the…
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Social Life and Recreation, Assistive Technology
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