Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech
Significant vision loss and the thought of pending blindness is among the most fearful horrors a parent may face. The thought that your child may lose more vision is frightening; the prospect of him growing up and becoming blind is … Read More »
I took my first flight just four years ago to attend an event in Washington, DC with other students and staff of the Louisiana Center for the Blind. As a blind person ,I wondered how I would keep track of … Read More »
Kiona McAllister, an 11-year-old Ruston native, learned the famous “erupting volcano” science experiment at Ruston Elementary School and, a few weeks ago, she was able to share it with viewers of the morning news. Her mom, Karla Atwater, learned of … Read More »
As I reflect on last week’s Thanksgiving celebrations, I realize how thankful I am for being able to give my students the opportunity to give back to the community. Early last month, the students to whom I teach cane travel … Read More »
I recently heard a teacher say this to a blind student: “Turn right, I mean left, I mean…stop!” Too many of the students who are blind or have low vision that I observe (fortunately not many in my school district) … Read More »
A first-grader with low vision, who has so far been reluctant to use a cane, now cannot wait until she gets her first cane after using a “story box” created by Paige Morra, a graduate student in the Teaching Blind … Read More »