CO Center for Blind

Our Legacy Garden planting is complete, helped again this year by our partners with Arapahoe County Master Gardeners and of course all the rain in the past few weeks. (Actually, cocenter.org/designs-by-sun…

We are excited to introduce you to Dan Nixon, our new Home Maintenance and Wood Shop instructor. Technically, Dan has already been with us for a couple of months, but of course, he's been doing training under learning shades, including training in the cocenter.org/the-wood-shop-…

It may have been the worst speech synthesis since, well, the VoTrax (circa 1987), but it sounded beautiful because this room full of blind students had coded their BBC Microbits themselves to produce that "Hello!” It #Accessibility #BlindYouth cocenter.org/coding-success…

(Editor's Note: This email was forwarded to Director Julie Deden from JoAnne, one of the Arapahoe County Master Gardeners we've worked with for many years. The Master Gardeners have been working with our students since early May to prepare the Legacy cocenter.org/report-on-our-…

At the end of their two weeks with us, our Liberian guests each spoke to the assembled staff and students about their experience at CCB and what they will take back to their blind students. They also received certificates from Julie. #blindness cocenter.org/blindness-hope…

Great collaboration with our Youth Programs & one of our grads who attends @msudenver! Kids and adults who are blind and low-vision get hands-on STEM training red.msudenver.edu/2023/kids-and-…

Hey, this is our student Shane in his CCB T-shirt - so proud of him! Blind barbecue competitor hopes to inspire others youtu.be/j-lEvb3m4zU via @YouTube

In June, 2022 we hosted journalist Jason Strother for a week of training at the Center. Jason, who has worked for years as a free-lance reporter and was headquartered for a time in Seoul, South Korea,was researching a story about how blind people cocenter.org/ccb-featured-i…

Listen as reporter and @ucbsoj Food Fellow @Jason_Strother takes a crash course at the Colorado Center for the Blind, where he learns to navigate cooking and grocery shopping while blind for @TestKitchen's podcast Proof. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nav…

Earlier in May a group of our older blind folks went off to Moe's Original Bar-B-Que & Bowling on South Broadway for a morning of active fun. These photos attest to the truth that there's more than one way to get the ball down the lane! cocenter.org/older-blind-sh…

For Blind and Low Vision Students Okay, what if you had a robot that could do your chores, things like take out the trash or do the dishes, or even better – scoop up the dog poop in the back yard? cocenter.org/mc-events/codi…

The guys arrived very early so the breakfast would be ready to serve right after announcements. In all more than 20 female students enjoyed the meal. Left to right, the cooks are Noah, Ernest, Florentino, Shane, Dave, and Mason. cocenter.org/mothers-daybre…

Tech Instructor Charlie Acheson shown in front of the CCB logo in his Jedi tunic, robe and wielding his blue light saber Yes Star Wars fans, it’s May the Fourth Be with You today. And in honor of this day, Jedi Tech Instructor Charlie Acheson came in cocenter.org/may-the-fourth…

Confidence Camp/BELL Academy Dates: June 12 through June 23 Ages: 5 to 10 Location: Colorado Center for the Blind 2233 W Shepperd Ave. Littleton, CO 80120 Program Description This two-week day program will be filled with cocenter.org/2023-summer-yo…

The excitement of Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to end on the 14th! Let’s keep the fun going and your heart throbbing with our next FAST event: “Dance From the Heart”! Join the Colorado Center for the Blind while we practice our dance moves and create cocenter.org/mc-events/danc…

We regretfully share the devastating loss of Scott LaBarre, who passed away on December 10. Scott has been a longtime Federationist, a fierce leader in our movement, and great friend to so many of us. @nfbco @cocenter4blind nfb.org/blog/memoriam-…

Support Us Today You can’t pursue your dreams without first believing you can. With your support on Colorado Gives Day today, we'll continue to work to confront the problem of low expectations for blind people in education, employment, and virtually cocenter.org/we-believe-in-…

As we come to you for support for Colorado Gives Day on Dec. 6, we want to share with you some of our excitement and pride in the growth and accomplishments of our students this past year. Blindness finds us in different ways and at different times of cocenter.org/this-is-positi…

And we are thankful for your support on Colorado Gives Day, Tuesday, Dec. 6! The Colorado Center for the Blind is a training center and community of blind and low vision people proudly affiliated with the National Federation of the Blind. cocenter.org/were-thankful-…

Dear Friends and Alumni – We wanted to remind you to RSVP by Monday, November 28 so we can plan for food. For those who won’t be able to be at CCB in person next Friday, we will also have a Zoom event on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Details are below. cocenter.org/mc-events/rsvp…