Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

  • A Walk Around the Pond: February Birding by Ear

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    Dan Burke

    A Walk Around the Pond: February Birding by Ear

    Birding by Ear started up again today with a visit from Ali Mayes of the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Though it was warm, not a great variety of birds are around in February. In the photo above, a number of shots are “montaged” into the image as follows: Clockwise from the top left, Three…

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  • Checking in on Art Class: Peter Slatin Pays a Visit

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    Dan Burke

    Checking in on Art Class: Peter Slatin Pays a Visit

    We were delighted to have a visit from 2016 alum Peter Slatin, who is also now on our Board of Directors. Peter was in Colorado for Ski for Light and spent a few days in Denver afterward. He dropped in on art class and took up the Sensational Blackboard to do some experimenting with paper…

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  • Quinoa and Kale? CCB and BLVS Partner Under Shades to Make it Tasty!

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    Dan Burke

    Quinoa and Kale? CCB and BLVS Partner Under Shades to Make it Tasty!

    We were pleased to have three professionals from Blind Low Vision Services, part of Colorado’s Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) at the Center for training this week. We spent four days together exploring every topic we could think of, including cane travel and cooking under sleepshades. We’ll let them introduce themselves and the meal they…

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  • Nonvisual Feedback Loop: Testing Dominion’s Accessible Voting System

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    Dan Burke

    Nonvisual Feedback Loop: Testing Dominion’s Accessible Voting System

    We were pleased to host usability testing of Dominion’s electronic voting system on February 13 and 14. Students, staff, seniors and alums took the system for a spin and provided feedback to Dominion’s engineers. We’re especially excited to partner on this project because Dominion will provide electronic voting systems to every county in Colorado for…

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  • Cookies, Candies, Balloons and Bouquets: Valentines Day at CCB

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    Dan Burke

    Cookies, Candies, Balloons and Bouquets: Valentines Day at CCB

    The day didn’t go uncelebrated. The Seniors had a Valentine’s party (there are rumors of romance there). Even ITP got into the act with Valentine’s cookies to mark “National Singles Day”?

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  • A Long Way from Where She Started to Confidence: CG’s Mini-meal

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    Dan Burke

    A Long Way from Where She Started to Confidence: CG’s Mini-meal

    CG admits she’d done very little cooking before starting her training at the Center. Now she enjoys it, enjoys sharing with friends. Watch how calm she is as she prepares her mini-meal for 15 guests.

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  • 18 Onions & What do You Get? Ryan’s Mini-meal & the Inside of Your Sleepshades Are Wet

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    Dan Burke

    18 Onions & What do You Get? Ryan’s Mini-meal & the Inside of Your Sleepshades Are Wet

    Ryan admits he was pretty happy to be wearing sleepshades as he chopped the 18 onions it took to make his French onion soup. He is also now excited about cooking something other than “meat” since he came to the Center.

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  • Dates & Applications for 2017 Residential Summer Youth Programs Available

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    Dan Burke

    Dates & Applications for 2017 Residential Summer Youth Programs Available

    Sure, it was an unlucky 13 degrees this morning and one-third of our ITP students are on the slopes today, so why not start thinking about Summer 2017? Here are the dates of all three residential programs. Summer for Success College Prep Program Ages: completed junior year in high school with focus on college Program…

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  • It’s all ready: Brittany’s Mini-meal

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    Dan Burke

    It’s all ready: Brittany’s Mini-meal

    Shrimp and French bread … Britanny is cool and in charge of her mini-meal for 15!

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  • Announcing Dates for the 2017 CONFIDENCE CAMP FOR KIDS

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    Dan Burke

    Announcing Dates for the 2017 CONFIDENCE CAMP FOR KIDS

    Come join us for our Elementary Summer day Program! June 5 through June 23  9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday  For ages 5-11Once again, The Colorado Center for the Blind is sponsoring our interactive, three week program for blind and visually impaired children ages five through eleven. The highly qualified staff, including two…

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