Colorado Center for the Blind

Dates & Applications for 2017 Residential Summer Youth Programs Available

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Dan Burke

January 30, 2017

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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Pleased to host #BrailleChallenge and the #SRC all today!

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Dan Burke

January 26, 2017

Yes, we’re pleased and excite to be the host site for the Braille Challenge for 2017! Fifteen Metro-area students ages 6 to 17 are here to demostrate their skils in reading, writing and more using Braille. It’s our third year to host the Metro Challenge, which is sponsored by the Braille Institute of America and…
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Tactile Art Club to Hold First Meeting Jan. 17 at CCB

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Dan Burke

January 16, 2017

The first-ever meeting of a new Tactile Art Club will meet at CCB from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 17. It will be held monthly on the third Tuesday of each month. Our long-time collaorator and art instructor, Ann Cunningham, CCB alum Jenny Callahan and CCB Tech Instructor Yolanda Thompson hatched the idea, inspired…
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Happy New Year! Here’s to all of our 2017 students taking charge with confidence!

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Dan Burke

January 1, 2017

In 2016 31 CCB students received their Freedom Bell – the symbol that they completed all the requirements to graduate from the Center. As we start classes again on Tuesday, January 3, let’s wish our students of 2017 the same success and the confidence to take charge with self-reliance so that they can live the…
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#BreakingBlind: How a Blind Person Makes Fudge, @WEFitwellness @MBassmaster

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Dan Burke

December 21, 2016

What could be more fitting on the shortest day of the year than a video about making fudge? Here’s Maureen with another Breaking Blind video with a holiday theme!
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#Breaking Blind: How a Blind Person Makes Sugar Scrub, @WEFitwellness @MBassmaster

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Dan Burke

December 20, 2016

Here’s the first of a couple of holiday videos from our own Maureen’s Breaking Blind channel. Because … well, there might still be a few people who haven’t run across it yet!
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Reblog: Grafton’s Chaz Davis has a surprising finish

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Dan Burke

December 19, 2016

Editor’s Note: We thought this hometown article about our student Chaz and his American record in his first-ever marathon last month well worth the read. Needless to say, we’re excited for him and proud of his achievements! By John Conceison It’s always fine when a competitor thrives during an Olympic year. For Grafton’s Chaz Davis,…
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Do Your Final Shopping at smile.amazon.com & Support Us

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Dan Burke

December 19, 2016

Only a few days and hours to shop online, so why not make your holiday gift-giving go a little further still? Amazon’s Smile program donates 0.5 percent of your purchase amount to the charity of your choice, and that could be the Colorado Center for the Blind. Just go to smile.amazon.com and select CCB as…
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Not Exactly Winding the Year Down

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Dan Burke

December 15, 2016

We’re in our final week – final days, really – of the 2016 year at the Colorado Center for the Blind. It’s not exactly like winding down, but more like an all-cylinders-open surge for the finish line. Alejandro went on a support drop yesterday, and is cooking a big meal tomorrow. Ryan served his mini-meal…
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We’re Excited – Thanks for a Successful #COGivesDay 2016!

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Dan Burke

December 14, 2016

Our 2016 Colorado Gives Day was our most successful ever, and we want to thank all of our friends and new acquaintances who helped make it so! In all, we received $15,230 via the online Colorado Gives web site, and all of that counts toward a share of the $1 million Incentive Fund offered by…
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