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    • JANUARY 25, 2023
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    AFB Announces the 2023 Helen Keller Achievement Award Recipients

    NEWS PROVIDED BY American Foundation for the Blind  Jan 25, 2023, 08:00 ET WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) today announced the two honorees who will receive the prestigious Helen Keller Achievement Award at a special event on April 19, 2023, at the Crystal City Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Virginia. This year’s recipients

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    • FEBRUARY 27, 2019
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    ADOAA Spotlight

    ADOAA Spotlight

    Nine-year-old Sofia Allen has a disease with a very long name, but the description of its impact is very short; it has made her legally blind. The disease is known as ADOA and it stands for Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy. It is a complex, rare, inherited disease carried in a recessive gene that affects theRead more
    • NOVEMBER 23, 2017
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    About being thankful

    Thanksgiving and the advent of the holidays has us in a reflective mood. We’re thinking about all the things we are thankful for and the inspirational people we have had the privilege to meet this year. Here is what we would like to share with you. First and foremost, we are thankful for our patients.Read more
    • AUGUST 1, 2018
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    Ability One Base Supply Center Employees Demo IrisVision

    Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia visits the Ability One Base Supply Center store at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Introducing new low vision wearable technology (IrisVision) to the visually impaired team was simply amazing. The Aberdeen location is one of many Base Supply Center stores operated by Baltimore based Blind Industries and Services ofRead more