Learner Stories

Storyteller Sarah Fulmer is building the skills to write her next chapter.

Whether it’s computer skills or meditation, Bobbie Gleason is constantly learning.

Leah Moore grew up in a small town in the rural Nebraska panhandle, close to the South Dakota and Wyoming borders. She also grew up in a kitchen.

Gregory Peterson, from Elmwood Park, Illinois, has led what he proudly describes as a prosperous and fulfilling life, complete with a career he enjoyed, children, and grandchildren.

"You can still do the things you enjoy doing. You just have to do them a little differently."

"Hadley should be the prescription that comes with the diagnosis."

Robert Walker learned a lot about visual impairment when his older brother was diagnosed with macular degeneration. Watching and helping him through this transition, Robert came to understand that living with low vision requires both physical and emotional adjustments.

"Hadley has been life changing," Lauren Layne declares. "It is positive and encouraging and something I will use the rest of my life. I’m always looking forward to what I’m doing next."

Maria Snow was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of 16. Retinitis pigmentosa causes the light-sensitive cells in the retina to fail, resulting in the loss of peripheral vision and, in some cases, total blindness.

For this support group leader, being independent goes hand-in-hand with being part of a community.