Alumni Achievements: College & Career Success for the Lyssy Twins
Accomplished adult lives underscore the importance of early intervention ...
Huntington Beach Child Actor Karl Seitz, 8, is Visually Impaired but Sees a Bright Future Ahead
Daily Pilot: Last month, he appeared on two episodes of the hit NBC television show "This is Us."
OC Eye Leaders Step Up to Help Beyond Blindness (Orange County Business Journal)
Read how OC leaders have stepped up to help Beyond Blindness.
Newport-Based Decorative Arts Society Announces Grants to Nonprofit Organizations
Newport Beach Independent: Beyond Blindness is among the OC charities that received grants.
Santa Ana’s Beyond Blindness Helps the Vision Impaired Go Above and Beyond
Eleven-year-old Mason Lopes likes things most kids his age like: milkshakes, basketball and Lady Gaga. “You know what my favorite song is?” he asks...
Angie Rowe Receives Junior League of Orange County’s Highest Honor
Aliso Viejo resident and OC nonprofit leader Angie Rowe received the Junior League of Orange County’s (JLOCC) highest honor, the Kathryn Raulston Community Service Award.
‘Visually Inspired’ Author Lucie Courtois Signs Copies of her Debut Novel at Lido Village Books
In the debut novel "Miracle: Endless Possibilities" by Orange County resident Lucie Courtois, third-grader Gabe Jones is not normal. He's visually impaired and gets bullied on the playground. But Gabe has a strong...
Costa Mesa’s Jimmy Vivar Sees a Bright Future Ahead
Vivar means "to live" in Spanish, and Jimmy Vivar has done plenty of living in his quarter-century on this Earth. Vivar, a Costa Mesa resident, was born with a degenerative eyesight condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa. He has very little sight, a field of vision that's like a pinhole, and extreme difficulty seeing at night...
Beyond Blindness Raises $108K During Virtual Walk at Newport Dunes
On Saturday, June 13, 2020, Beyond Blindness, a nonprofit organization serving children with visual impairments, hosted a live broadcast at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Marina in Newport Beach to celebrate its 16th Annual Destination Independence 5K Walk.