Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

  • High Fives at Mile High Academy #MeettheBlind #HowEyeSeeIt

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    Dan Burke

    High Fives at Mile High Academy #MeettheBlind #HowEyeSeeIt

    We are always excited to be invited to talk at schools in the area about what it really means to be blind. It’s a great chance to dispel myths and stereotypes and to teach kids that blind people are just folks, too. So, we were delighted when we received a call from Diane Harris, a…

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  • Body Pads and Karate Punches: Tuesday’s Orange Belts

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    Dan Burke

    Another round of testing for the Martial Arts class on Tuesday was followed by an awards ceremony. The entire Center turned out in the gym as five students and Travel Instructor Steve Patten all received orange belts from Karate Denver instructors Rachel and Travis. Steve is a bit of a ringer, of course, since he…

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  • Green Tomatoes and Ripe Pumpkins: Last Days in the Garden

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    Dan Burke

    Green Tomatoes and Ripe Pumpkins: Last Days in the Garden

    The mornings are cool and the colors turning. There were still loads of tomoatoes, green to read, not to mention the ripe pumpkins on wat may be one of the last weeks our sudents work in our Legacy Garden with the Arapahoe Master Gardeners. This week it was the first-hour Tech Classes who got to…

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  • Hindley Can Take the Heat #HowEyeSeeIt

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    Dan Burke

    Hindley Can Take the Heat #HowEyeSeeIt

    Hindley loves to cook and entertain, something she learned from positive role models. She gives her thoughts on the negative impact of the #HowEyeSeeIt challenge.

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  • The Blind Sniff Test: Maureen & Delfina Call #HowEyeSeeIt Video Out

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    Dan Burke

    The Blind Sniff Test: Maureen & Delfina Call #HowEyeSeeIt Video Out

    Does blindness cause people to be unable to tell the difference between water and vinegar? That’s what one #HowEyeSeeIt video concludes. Two of our Home Management Instructors suggest that there’s more than a whiff of the ridiculous in that.

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  • Jackson Can Cross the Street, Can Get the Girl – #HowEyeSeeIt

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    Dan Burke

    Jackson Can Cross the Street, Can Get the Girl – #HowEyeSeeIt

    Okay, this is really not about finding a girlfriend, but it is about Jackson developing the skills and confidence to be an independent blind person. And what’s not attractive about that? He gives his thoughts on the #HowEyeSeeIt challenge as well.

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  • It’s Not Hard, But It It Is Serious: #HowEyeSeeIt

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    Dan Burke

    It’s Not Hard, But It It Is Serious: #HowEyeSeeIt

    Warren is interested in becoming a blind vendor after graduation on October 5. That’s why he took on the task of working with the Center soda machine. He gives us his thoughts on the HowEEyeSeeIt challenge – a fund-raising campaign that invites participants to mimick blindness and call for funding a cure.

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  • Matt Can Type – It’s Not a Challenge! #HowEyeSeeIt

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    Dan Burke

    Matt Can Type – It’s Not a Challenge! #HowEyeSeeIt

    Believe it or not, the HowEyeSeeIt campaign hsows folks who are convinced they couldn’t type without their vision. Elementary thinking, and a pretty basic skill that Matt mastered long ago.

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  • Cooking with Christian #HowEyeSeeIt

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    Dan Burke

    Cooking with Christian #HowEyeSeeIt

    Mastering the ordinary is not extraordinary for blind people, but that mastery is the foundation for living the lives we want extraordinarily! Christian has been doing a lot of cooking this week, putting in place more of the building blocks for the future he wants for himself.

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  • A Bow Tie (Pasta) Occasion: Jimmy’s Mini-meal

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    Dan Burke

    A Bow Tie (Pasta) Occasion: Jimmy’s Mini-meal

    While one fund-raising organization is sponsoring the #HowEyeSeeIt social media campaign designed to show that blind people can’t do anything, our students here at the Colorado Center for the Blind keep learning every day that they can “Take Charge with Confidence” and “Live the Lives We Want.” Take Jimmy’s mini-meal for example …

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