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Angelica Bretón Morán, a 29-year-old musician and educator from Mexico, was born with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) due to RPGRIP1 gene mutations (LCA6). In 2018, she shared her inspiring [...]

Christine and Anthony Gonzales dreamed of having a large family and were thrilled when their first child, Iliana, was born in August 2018. However, within a few months, their excitement […]

As someone with a visual impairment, I’ve learned the importance of choosing accessible environments. I recently purchased my first home and wanted to share some lessons I learned about [...]

Caitlin and Greg Smith eagerly looked forward to the birth of their fourth child, who would complete their busy family of two girls and a boy. Caitlin’s pregnancy was unremarkable, […]

This year’s Dinner in the Dark at Foxwoods was a tremendous success, raising over $225,000 and welcoming 330 attendees. Because of the immense support of everyone who joined us for […]

It can be easy to feel alone living with an inherited retinal disease (IRD). As a kid, only one other person in my school had a visual impairment. Recently, I […]

Prepare to be inspired by Anthony Ferraro, the featured speaker at our major fundraising event, Dinner in the Dark, on November 2, 2024, at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. [...]

Toprak Kulekci is a vivacious, seven-year-old budding ballerina who lives with her parents in Ankara, Turkey. When she was born in 2017, her father, Haydar, a software engineer, and mother, […]

May and June were busy travel months full of opportunities and learning for me as Director of Outreach and Development for Hope in Focus. Each year, I attend the Association […]

“If someone told me that having access to perfect vision tomorrow meant not having impaired vision for my entire life, I would not change the past. While my visual impairment […]