Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

Category: Youth Services

  • Dad, it ate my hand! I can’t do my homework now!

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    Dan Burke

    Camarasaurus

    That was Nick’s joke when he stuck his hand inside the Camarasaurus’s mouth. Nice try, buddy! But it is a great example of just how tactile – and accessible – the whole visit to the Morrison Museum of Natural History was for blind kids on Saturday. And nobody lost an actual appendage. Instead, it was…

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  • I learned so many things in the kitchen today!” Support Blind Youth on Colorado Gives Day!

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    Dan Burke

    High school student Seth slices apples with a large knife while mentor Heather offers guidance.

    It was all about pies. That’s how we promoted our November 16 FAST (Fun Activities and Skills Training) event. We called it “Conquering the Kitchen,” and parents, youth, and teachers came from the Denver and Colorado Springs areas. Blind youth worked in the large kitchen with volunteer teachers from our Independence Training Program (ITP), while…

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  • Summer Programs at the Colorado Center for the Blind

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    Dan Burke

    A raft of summer youth lets out a yell as they dive into a churning hole of white water on Clear Creek.

    This summer the Colorado Center for the blind will again offer its No Limits to Learning program for blind teens. In addition to the 4-week program we offered in 2023, we will also offer a 7-week program that will include attending the National Federation of the Blind convention in Orlando. We believe blind people can…

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  • Coding Success with Project Access

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    Dan Burke

    Five student participants have their Microbits plugged in to laptops and are working on coding. Two Instructors provide Assistance

    It may have been the worst speech synthesis since, well, the VoTrax (circa 1987), but it sounded beautiful because this room full of blind students had coded their BBC Microbits themselves to produce that “Hello!” It was all part of our two-day camp with Cyber.org’s Project Access on coding/robotics here at the Colorado Center for…

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  • 2023 Summer Youth Programs

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    Dan Burke

    Ty and Seamus standing with their canes waiting on the train

    Confidence Camp/BELL Academy Dates: June 12 through June 23 Ages: 5 to 10 Location: Colorado Center for the Blind 2233 W Shepperd Ave. Littleton, CO 80120 Program Description This two-week day program will be filled with learning, challenge and fun. Your child will meet competent blind role models who will work with the kids on…

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  • We Believe In Our Students’ Dreams

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    Dan Burke

    A view down the table of blind youth getting hands on experience making simple circuits

     Support Us Today You can’t pursue your dreams without first believing you can. With your support on Colorado Gives Day today, we’ll continue to work to confront the problem of low expectations for blind people in education, employment, and virtually every aspect of our lives. We teach our blind students skills, imbue them with self-confidence,…

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  • No Virtual Sharks

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    Dan Burke

    Fourth-grader Jax removes the shark liver, which looks a bit like bunny ears.

    Some things just don’t translate to the virtual. (Okay, after nearly two years with Zoom in our lives in a big way, we can say that a lot of things don’t really translate well.) Let’s put our annual shark dissection for blind and low vision students high on that list. And we’re not talking about…

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  • Parents’ Seminar Coming UP: FOLLOW THE IEP ROAD! Are you ready?

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    Dan Burke

    NFBCO Logo

    When: October 30th, 2:30 to 4:30 PM Where : Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows and everywhere 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 Dear Families and TVIs, Please join us for a discussion about the journeys you are taking with your children. This event will take place during the National Federation of the…

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  • Announcing Homework Club!

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    Dan Burke

    Anahit and Nate Making a Sandwitch

    After School Program Editor’s Note: This announcement went out via email this week, but constitutes months of dreaming, planning and recruitment and coordination. Suddenly, our familiarity with virtual platforms creates an opportunity to reach out to blind kids in new and innovative ways! Dear Parents/Guardians: Thank you for being strong and supportive partners in your…

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  • Youth Summer Programs Hit A Triple

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    Dan Burke

    Cover of Mort The Mouse

    Youth Services Director Martin Becerra-Miranda has a lot to share right now – three exciting offerings from the Colorado Center for the Blind for blind youth and their families. We like to think of it as a dazzling summer triple! First Base FAST Saturday, May 22 Mort the Mouse Goes on an Adventure is an…

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