Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

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  • CCB 2020: Resilience in a Year of Challenge @nfbco #nfbco20

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    Dan Burke

    We put this video together to serve as our report to the NFB of Colorado’s 2020 Virtual Convention October 29-31. We wanted to show the creativity of our staff and determination of our blind students of all ages to obtain the blindness skills that mean independence, which are necessary despite this pandemic. In fact, the…

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  • Happy 80th NFB! @nfb_voice @nfbco

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    Dan Burke

    NFB Plaque Birthplace of the National Federation of the Blind, November 1940

    The National Federation of the Blind is 80 Today! The NFB is the largest organization of blind people in the United States (indeed, the world), and its positive impact on the lives of blind Americans is unequaled. In fact, the Colorado Center for the Blind wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the NFB, for…

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  • Horsing Around with Arapahoe County Sheriff Office’s mounted Unit @ArapahoeSO

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    Dan Burke

    Kelly in sleep shades and mask turns her head to her right while she brushes a white horse named Booger with her left hand. Booger is sticking his tongue out.

    Monday August 3 students and staff at the Colorado Center for the Blind met up with members of the Arapahoe County Sheriff Offices Mounted Unit at nearby Sterne Park. When Lt. Rich Anselmi, the unit’s commander first contacted Executive Director Julie Deden a while back about planning something together, Julie immediately reacted that it sounded…

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  • How we held our first Juneteenth celebration

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    Dan Burke

    Two young Black men wearing COVID masks and holding white canes stand under leafy trees.

    Last month we celebrated Juneteenth for the first time at the center, thanks to a request made by two of our students, Q and James, shown left to right above. James is from Georgia and wanted to have a Juneteenth celebration because the day is celebrated back home. Julie readily agreed. Barbecue being the traditional…

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  • We’re in NFB Convention Mode, Virtually! #NFB20

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    Dan Burke

    Bishoy and Mark listening to NFB2020 Convention

    Every summer we pack ourselves up, staff, ITP students and summer students, and head out to the National Federation of the Blind convention, wherever that may be – Orlando, Dallas, Las Vegas. This year it was going to be in Houston. It often proves to be one of the most important learning experiences for our…

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  • Giving Back – A Tribute to Robert Dyson

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    Dan Burke

    Robert is serving as a judge for the student “Chopped” contest

    By Julie Deden For the past 16 years when you called the Center, you would talk to Robert. His welcoming voice was the hallmark of the Center and our NFB office.  Shortly after the first of the year, Robert let us know that he’d decided to move to Canon City to be close to his…

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  • Be Counted: An Update in Light of COVID-19 #DoingMyPart

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    Dan Burke

    Cranmer Abacus - A specially designed abacus that keeps beads in position once they have been set

    (Editor’s Note: We will soon post a video demonstrating How blind folks can complete the 2020 Census, featuring our own Martin Becerra-Miranda and Dan Burke. It’s great YouTube viewing, but we don’t have a trailer. In the meantime then, we’re posting some of that information here to complement the video.) So, let’s talk about the…

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  • Kicking Off “40 Hands in Forty Days”

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    Dan Burke

    40 Hands in fourty days Logo - text: DONATE 3.2.20-4.10.20

    Donate Now We’re extremely excited to be one of 40 Colorado nonprofits to be part of the 2020 40 Hands in Forty Days effort this spring! From March 2 through April 10 (40 days), 40 nonprofits will take part in a unique fundraising effort. We may throw any number of fun ideas out to get…

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  • Happy Holidays! Thanks to All of You, Lives Change at the Colorado Center for the Blind

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    Dan Burke

    Three young students stand in front of a medical vehicle, all wearing Santa hats

    Caption: Cristian, Shyanne and Kelly stand in front of the medical vehicle at South Suburban Fire and Rescue Station #12 on December 16. They had just delivered a box of holiday cookies and treats baked by students to on-duty fire fighters. In turn, fire fighters showed students one of the trucks and the medical vehicle.…

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  • “How My Life Changed at the Colorado Center for the Blind” @CatchTheseWords

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    Dan Burke

    Holly headed out from the Center with her cane

    Editor’s Note: We introduced you to holly some months ago, when the weather was warmer and she was a relatively new student at the center. She comes from the United Kingdom and her drive to attend the Colorado Center for the Blind stems in part from the fact that, as she says “there aren’t any…

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