Landon began his training at the Colorado Center for the Blind a month after he graduated from high school. He’s from a small town in South Carolina. It’s the kind of town where everybody knows everybody else.
“Everybody had their idea of what I should do next,” he says. “But I wanted to improve some of my blindness skills and figure it out on my own. Coming here for training was like taking a gamble on myself.”
Here’s part of the payout for that gamble. Landon was recently elected President of the CCB Student Association. He’s gaining a sense of giving back to others and, as President, taking on responsibility.
“I like working with new students, mentoring them and making sure they are adjusting to being here.”
Cane travel is the class he feels strongest about.
“I’ve learned a lot about public transit and how to get places in the city. Back home, you aren’t going anywhere if someone doesn’t drive you. But I like the feeling of walking out the door and knowing where you are, what direction you’re facing, and knowing you are going somewhere you want, when you want to go.”
And any idea about what he will pursue after he earns his Freedom Bell? Probably college …
“I’d like to teach travel to blind people,” he says. “I really enjoy giving people that sense of how to get around, that feeling of independence. That’s so important.”
Landon’s confidence and belief in himself grow every day. That’s because we believe in Landon and all our students. We provide a training environment of high expectations. So, Landon’s “gamble” on himself is really an investment that will pay dividends to him and all those he encounters for a lifetime!
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Daniel J. Burke, M.S.
Public Relations Specialist
