“How do you explain to a blind person what a cloud is or the moon? How do you go about describing this as a parent? This is the almost impossible piece because you need the immediate early intervention.“
-Huw Mainwaring
Father of Beyond Blindness student Maxen, age 10
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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...