Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

Category: Independence Training Program

  • From Motorcycles to the New Parking Lot to the #NFBCO18 Convention: Catching Up with All of Autumn

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    Dan Burke

    CCB students and staff gather near a row of motorcycles lined up in front of the McGeorge Mountain Terrace Apartments

    There are lots of opportunities for students at the Colorado Center for the Blind. Some are part of the formal program, others staff and students develop out of their own interests and contacts. This fall activities like motorcycle rides and rock climbing were mixed in with graduations and the National Federation of the Blind of…

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  • Thumbs Up for Scuba Divers!

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    Dan Burke

    Group of 14 in Scuba Gear in the corner of the pool smile and wave

    A group of seven Colorado Center for the blind students took a scuba lesson on August 31, thanks to the enthusiasm, organization and experience of one of their peers, Brian Bussard and A-1 Scuba and Aquatics Center in Littleton. In fact, A-1 donated the lesson, including gear and instructor time! Bussard, who came to CCB…

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  • “No End in Sight”, CCB Student Podcast launches: https://bit.ly/2ORWE0x

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    Dan Burke

    No End in Sight

    It could be called a convergence. A handful of students who want to talk about their blindness, what they are learning at the Colorado Center for the Blind, how they are learning about being blind and proud – and how they’ve learned from their teachers, but especially one another, to laugh at themselves when they…

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  • Chaz wraps up summer of giving back

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    Dan Burke

    Julie and Chaz laughing. Julie gives Chaz a hug as she presents his card.

    Julie presents Chaz Davis a Thank You Card during Morning Announcements This is Chaz Davis’ final week as a Social Work Intern at the Center, and Director Julie Deden marked the occasion with a short ceremony and presentation of a thank-you card, followed by cookies. “I joined the blind community four years ago, though not…

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  • No power, no phone, nobody present on Friday, August 24: Construction to shut us down for the day

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    Dan Burke

    A smiling Julie holds a piece of broken red brick as she stands in front of a wall of black-and-white photos.

    That’s right, as part of our parking lot construction project, power will be cut to the building on Friday, August 24 so that the new, entirely underground electricity cables can be linked up to the building and Xcel Energy’s trunk line. That means more than just no lights, which isn’t a big deal to us…

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  • Eric Duffy tells his story in Philosophy class

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    Dan Burke

    He was in the neighborhood, so he stopped by for a visit. Eric Duffy, a long-time member of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), spoke to our Philosophy class recently when he came to visit the Center. Duffy, who was visiting his brother and family in Colorado Springs, previously served as the President of…

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  • The First Week of Summer Means Lots of Firsts

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    Dan Burke

    Amber using a shovel in the garden for the 1st time with Annette and Barb

    No matter what the calendar says, it’s the first week of summer. The temps are in the 90s, the garden is being planted and summer staff are shadowing their ITP staff counterparts. Friday 25 teenagers (summer students) begin arriving and on Monday the elementary Confidence Camp kids start too. So here’s another first or two.…

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  • Help Us Celebrate Thirty Years of the Colorado Center for the Blind at #NFB18 in Orlando!

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    Dan Burke

    CCB 20th Anniversary photo

    Did you attend the Colorado Center for the Blind, as an adult or in a summer youth program, or were a staff member at one time? We invite former students and staff, as well as prospective students to join us in celebration of 30 years of providing the training and tools that blind people need…

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  • Another Sign of Spring: Master Gardeners & the Legacy Garden #ShareLittleton

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    Dan Burke

    Tyler holds up a weed with a root over a foot long that he dug down deep to get out

    It’s yet another sign of spring when the Arapahoe County Master Gardeners first arrive to work with our students in the Legacy Garden. Of course, everything starts with getting the soil ready for planting and, after our spring rains, that means pulling out the eager weeds already leaping up. Tyler, Annette, Abdi, Tucker and Brad…

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