Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

  • First Prize in Parade!

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    Dan Burke

    First Prize in Parade!

    The certificate has arrived! Of course, the winners of the 2021 Littleton Western Welcome Week Grand Parade were announced back in August, but now that we have that piece of paper we can’t help but crow a little! And so we won first prize in the Group/School category! Hooray! Was it the noisemakers? Was it…

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  • Parents’ Seminar Coming UP: FOLLOW THE IEP ROAD! Are you ready?

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    Dan Burke

    Parents’ Seminar Coming UP: FOLLOW THE IEP ROAD! Are you ready?

    When: October 30th, 2:30 to 4:30 PM Where : Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows and everywhere 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 Dear Families and TVIs, Please join us for a discussion about the journeys you are taking with your children. This event will take place during the National Federation of the…

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  • Etiquette Day at CCB

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    Dan Burke

    Etiquette Day at CCB

    It’s Etiquette Day in Home Management, and one of our newest students decided to dress up for the occasion. Sure, his attire is not strictly “black-tie” but definitely a cut or two above our normal business casual. For Etiquette Day our Home Management teachers, Delfina and Stefanie walk students through everything from proper place settings…

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  • CCB graduate wins blind division in Boston Marathon! @blackkidrunning

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    Dan Burke

    CCB graduate wins blind division in Boston Marathon! @blackkidrunning

    They love Chaz Davis in his hometown of Grafton, Mass. But we are just as proud of him here in Littleton, Colo. at the Colorado Center for the Blind! Chaz, a 2016 Paralympian in Rio and a 2017 graduate of CCB, won the Boston Marathon’s visually impaired division on October 11. It was the 125th…

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  • Seniors Are in Charge and In-person This Week at CCB!

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    Dan Burke

    Seniors Are in Charge and In-person This Week at CCB!

    Dishon and Olive on the return leg of a travel lesson near the center. Seniors in Charge this year was blessed with lovely fall days. For the first time in two years, our week-long Seniors in Charge is live and in-person at the Colorado Center for the Blind! These four dynamic and intrepid older blind…

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  • 3, 2, 1! BLAST OFF for a Combined Learning Box and FAST Rocket Day!

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    Dan Burke

    3, 2, 1! BLAST OFF for a Combined Learning Box and FAST Rocket Day!

    Join us in-person for a combined Learning Box and FAST rocket-building activity! When: October 16th, 20211:00 to 3:00 p.m. Where: Colorado Center for the Blind2233 W. Shepperd Ave. Littleton, CO 80120 Register by:   October 12, 2021 The National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, the Colorado Center for the Blind, and the American Action…

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  • Happy 89th Birthday to Our Founder, Diane McGeorge!

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    Dan Burke

    Happy 89th Birthday to Our Founder, Diane McGeorge!

    Diane mcGeorge stands at a podium, circa 2006. Not only did she found the Colorado Center for the Blind in 1988 and direct it for the next ten years, but she also served in numerous leadership roles in the National Federation of the Blind for nearly four decades. We send out a loving and hearty…

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  • Announcing Homework Club!

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    Dan Burke

    Announcing Homework Club!

    After School Program Editor’s Note: This announcement went out via email this week, but constitutes months of dreaming, planning and recruitment and coordination. Suddenly, our familiarity with virtual platforms creates an opportunity to reach out to blind kids in new and innovative ways! Dear Parents/Guardians: Thank you for being strong and supportive partners in your…

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  • CCB marine Mom Shares Good news

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    Dan Burke

    CCB marine Mom Shares Good news

    Amanda Juetten, a CCB student from Tennessee is a Marine Mom. Her son Lorenzo returned safely from deployment at the kabul Airport. During morning announcements on Tuesday, August 31, student Amanda Juetten called for recognition and announced that she had someone on the phone. “I’m safe and sound,” we heard a voice say from her…

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  • Register for the 6 Dot Dash on Sept. 18 to Support Literacy for the blind!

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    Dan Burke

    Register for the 6 Dot Dash on Sept. 18 to Support Literacy for the blind!

    The national federation of the blind of Colorado 6 dot dash 5k is back, in-person and virtual, on Saturday, September 18! Startting and finishing at the colorado Center for the blind, 2233 w. Shepperd ave. in Littleton, events will include a health expo, beer tasting and for the kids, a water slide! Finishers receive a…

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