Accessible COVID-19 Safety Measures
How businesses and individuals can support community members with low vision “The texture of my world has gone away”, says Dorianne Pollack describing her experience as a blind person living in a virtual world behind a flat screen and keyboard. While COVID-19 has disconnected most people from their “normal” routine, Pollack says the blind […]
FBC Optometrist Gives 12-year-old the Gift of Sight
For the first time in 12 years, Victor could see Vision loss can occur at all ages. Unfortunately young patients, like FBC client Victor, often struggle to communicate the changes in vision they may experience to their parents. Still, for Victor’s mother Sofia, she was determined to find the source of her son’s pain […]
Blind and visually impaired struggle amid pandemic
From ABC 15, January 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every American, but the way local governments have responded has adversely impacted blind and visually impaired people. “The textures of my world have gone away,” said Dorianne Pollack. “What the ground feels like underneath me, what’s underneath my hands, all of that texture, hugging […]
Why do we March for Sight?
FBC marches for students like Patrick Meet Patrick. He was born without eyes in a small village in India. Three days later, Patrick was abandoned at an orphanage. Fast forward to 2020, Patrick’s new parents, Bonnie and Joel, adopted and brought Patrick home to Houston. Unfortunately, they quickly realized their hometown didn’t have what […]
Q & A with Barbara Hinske, author of Guiding Emily: A Tale of Love, Loss and Courage
Author of Guiding Emily: A Tale of Love, Loss and Courage When Phoenix author Barbara Hinske first toured the Foundation for Blind Children she felt “an electric shock”. Immediately, she knew she wanted to contribute her talents for the benefit of FBC and thus the children, families and adults FBC serves. Over a year later, […]
