Updated as of February 10, 2024. What is Self-determination? The term, itself, means making your own decisions—determining what you will do now and in the future. While the term is straightforward, getting to a place of self-determination takes time and lots and lots of practice. Self-determination is not something you do once, and it’s not […]
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Updated as of February 10, 2024. We are privileged to present interviews with some fabulous blind small business owners. One dove right in as a young man and has operated several businesses, including restaurants, bars, and even a motorcycle shop. Another started her business slowly, while still working a full-time job and caring for her […]
We are privileged to present interviews with a successful businessman who became blind recently. He got training, persevered, and is now growing his very successful catering business. Earl Smith Earl Smith has owned Smith’s Catering for 20 years. When he lost his vision in 2015, he did not give up his business; he took another […]
Updated as of February 10, 2024. #NationalVolunteerWeek In 2021, the Free Bridges Helpdesk celebrated #NationalVolunteerWeek by highlighting skills needed for volunteer work and paid employment with national experts in blindness and low vision employment David DeNotaris and Eileen Rivera Ley. Join us as we hear from young blind adults about how volunteering impacted them and […]
Updated as of February 10, 2024. #NationalVolunteerWeek In 2021, the Free Bridges Helpdesk celebrated #NationalVolunteerWeek by highlighting skills needed for volunteer work and paid employment. Impact of volunteering In this video, we learn about the incredible impact of volunteering in our country. We also hear from blind college students and adults about the benefits volunteering […]