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Month: May 2023

  • CCB Featured in America’s Test Kitchen Podcast @Jason_Strother @TestKitchen @pang

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    Dan Burke

    Jason Strother gives a talk during a CCB philosophy class

    Jason Strother gives a talk during a CCB philosophy class

    In June, 2022 we hosted journalist Jason Strother for a week of training at the Center. Jason, who has worked for years as a free-lance reporter and was headquartered for a time in Seoul, South Korea, was researching a story about how blind people obtain food. Groceries, that is. His interest in this subject is personal, as he describes in the podcast linked below, Jason has a form of Macular Degeneration, and in recent years changes in his vision have increasingly presented barriers when he shops for food. So, he took a journalist’s approach to see how blind people went about obtaining their comestibles, and that included a stop at the Colorado Center for the Blind in Littleton.… Read the rest “CCB Featured in America’s Test Kitchen Podcast @Jason_Strother @TestKitchen @pang”

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  • Older Blind Show There’s More Than One Way to Get the Ball Down the Lane

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    Dan Burke

    Cane tucked under his right arm, Andrew leans forward after his left-handed release. The ball speeds down the lane toward 3 standing pins.

    Earlier in May a group of our older blind folks went off to Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que & Bowling on South Broadway for a morning of active fun. These photos attest to the truth that there’s more than one way to get the ball down the lane!

    Saray stands with her left foot against the line just after releasing her orange ball, which is still in the air hurtling toward the pins.

     

    Holding his green ball in place at the top of the angled ramp, John calls his shot as he gestures with his right hand. Dale approaches with his white cane and wearing an oxygen backpack , ready to take his turn.

     

    Brenda walks back after her throw, grinning from ear-to-ear. In the background Andrew , Duncan Larsen, and Saray are all bowling.

     

    Cane tucked under his right arm, Andrew leans forward after his left-handed release. The ball speeds down the lane toward 3 standing pins.

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  • Mother’s Day Breakfast at CCB

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    Dan Burke

    Six men face the camera across the kitchen island , some holding spatulas and one giving a double thumbs-up

    The guys arrived very early so the breakfast would be ready to serve right after announcements. In all more than 20 female students enjoyed the meal. Left to right, the cooks are Noah, Ernest, Florentino, Shane, Dave, and Mason.

    Six men face the camera across the kitchen island , some holding spatulas and one giving a double thumbs-up

    Julie Deden holds her mock mimosa in a fluted glass.

    A woman smiles as she holds her fluted wine glass containing an orange liquid

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  • May the Fourth Be with You!

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    Dan Burke

    Jedi Master Acheson

    Jedi Master Acheson
    Tech Instructor Charlie Acheson shown in front of the CCB logo in his Jedi tunic, robe and wielding his blue light saber

    Yes Star Wars fans, it’s May the Fourth Be with You today. And in honor of this day, Jedi Tech Instructor Charlie Acheson came in his Jedi robe and with his light saber. Here he’s shown with his hood up and sweeping a blue arc with it. Not hard to imagine him saying, “use the force, students! Use the force!”

    Tonight, he can greet CCB’s Board of Directors at our gathering of staff and board. Board members are arriving from across the country today and will meet with staff and students, as well as the management team through Saturday evening.… Read the rest “May the Fourth Be with You!”

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