Society for the Blind Announces Blindness Awareness Month in October

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Nonprofit Society for the Blind in Sacramento is encouraging local residents to honor Blindness Awareness Month throughout October by participating in activities and supporting people with vision loss so they can gain the skills they need to stay independent and thrive.   “Our clients tell us all the time that they thought their life was over when they began losing vision, but they … Continue reading Society for the Blind Announces Blindness Awareness Month in October

Meet Ramona: Client and Volunteer with Society for the Blind

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Ramona Herriford with Society for the Blind

Ramona Herriford, 63, can still hear her dad telling her, “If you can read, you can do anything.” So when her retinas hemorrhaged independently of one another, she thought her life was over. The self-employed insurance agent owned her home in Rosemont and had bills to pay, but could no longer see or drive. “I … Continue reading Meet Ramona: Client and Volunteer with Society for the Blind