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Eye Care Tips for Summer By: Briana Philippi As the school year ends and many students head into summer vacation, the want to be outdoors and cooling off in the pool quickly becomes a need. With the love for outdoors increasing over the summer, remembering basic eye care and protection is crucial in the Las…
Read MoreReading Resources to Check Out By Briana Philippi The advancement of technology continues to provide a further resource to our students. From voice over readings to descriptive on-screen audio, technology allows many of our students the opportunity to listen to books and navigate onscreen. While this is helpful, the difficulty of finding affordable, inexpensive or free physical…
Read MoreWith the start of the new year comes new resolutions and goals. Although adults typically come up with their own resolutions the first week of the new year, it doesn’t mean you can’t include your child(ren). Resolutions naturally surround improvements to your physical, mental/emotional and/or social health; however, they can also be used for improvements…
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I have been a participant for the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation (“NBCF”) since 2014 (this is my fourth year). As of 2016, I started learning how to become a Counselor for the younger participants through the NBCF Counselor In Training (CIT) program. Throughout the last four years, I have been involved in almost every program…
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With a large number of states beginning the school year earlier, August is the new September! Along with school supply shopping and purchasing those back-to-school clothing items, Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation (NBCF) wants you to make sure to include an eye examination as part of your back to school check list! Vision plays an important…
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