Cassandra McNabb-McKinney: Working as an Embalmer Posted on October 21, 2022 - 12:00 am by asmith Being an embalmer and funeral director isn’t on the list of many people’s career choices. In fact, it’s often a trade handed down through generations of a family. But for […]
APH Announces STEM Scholarship Winners Posted on September 12, 2022 - 6:00 am by asmith Bella Cherin on left; Aunya Anderson on right APH is proud to award scholarships to students who are blind or low vision, supporting them in pursuit of higher education. Recognizing […]
Meet Lucy Greco, Web Accessibility Evangelist with the University of California, Berkeley Posted on March 25, 2022 - 1:30 pm by Shannon Carollo Career Conversations is a monthly Zoom interview of an individual who is blind or low vision and gainfully employed. Meet our first guest, Lucy Greco and watch her Career Conversation […]
Kiran Kaja, Accessibility Lead for Instagram, shares what ignited his passion for accessibility Posted on March 25, 2022 - 9:49 am by Shannon Carollo Kiran Kaja has a rare form of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP); while most with RP begin losing their vision in their teenage years, Kiran has been blind since birth. Thankfully, Kiran’s […]
Looking for a Savvy Career Move? Consider Computer Coding Posted on December 13, 2021 - 2:52 pm by asmith Two years into the COVID pandemic, a lot of people are rethinking their careers for a variety of reasons. A terrific option for people who are blind or low vision is […]
Introducing Payton Polk, STEAM Student and APH-Papano Scholarship Recipient for 2021 Posted on November 23, 2021 - 2:49 pm by Shannon Carollo In June of 2021, APH announced a new scholarship for students who are blind or low vision! The Peter Papano-APH STEM Scholarship is offered for students living in California and planning on pursuing post-secondary education at a California college or […]