Editor’s note: Gabby Abeyta, a sixteen-year-old with low vision, reflects on her first overnight journey without her family, an organized college preparation trip. She encourages others with blindness or low vision to take calculated risks to gain independence and meet their goals. It may seem simple to travel overnight on your own; people often do … Continued
Lessons learned the hard way: In the first blog of this two-part series I wrote about planning and perseverance and that theme carries into this post: You can check out Part 1 here. Not only was I the first person in my immediate family to attend college and graduate, I did so as a blind Latino living in southern California. As with many high school students, dinner … Continued
Now that high school is going well and as classes, schedules and extracurricular activities are all sorted out, it’s time to look toward college plans. Before the nail biting and anxieties kick in, here are some personal observations and a few tips to help you prepare for that next big leap to higher education. Preparing … Continued