The Carroll Center for the Blind

The Carroll Center for the Blind, located in Newton, Massachusetts, provides help for the blind including training and adaptive devices to individuals of all ages who have lost their sight so they can live independent and fulfilling lives. We offer a number of other services for the blind, such as technical training, low vision products and more.

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13-Year-Old Blind Wrestler Dominates

Max Lamm is a 13-year-old wrestler from Mars, Pennsylvania with an incredible story. He lost his sight as a result of cancerous tumors that developed in both eyes when he was an infant...

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Walk This Way: Smart Shoes Lead the Way for the Blind

An Indian startup created smart shoes that can give the wearer directions without needing to look at a smartphone.

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First blind man to kayak the Grand Canyon: 'I couldn't quit'

What would you try, if you believed — truly believed — you could not fail? Lonnie Bedwell is lights-out blind. He lives far from fast...

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Blind high school student gets a chance to play football at Tulane

Aaron Golub is the long snapper for Newton High School outside of Boston and his skills on the field will be leading him to New Orleans this fall when he heads to college.

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The unstoppable slugger playing baseball blind - The Boston Globe

Whether on the field or at Harvard, Joe McCormick wasn’t about to let his sudden loss of vision keep him from competing.

An amazing story of perseverance and dedication

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A Plus: Georgetown High School's Zhenya Pankova

In this wee's A Plus, we introduce you to a high school senior whose physical disability has not kept her from achieving her goals.

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A big thank you to the Liberty Mutual Insurance staff who helped clean up the Carroll Center campus as part of their Serve with Liberty community service program!

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Blind Ambition

Blind Ambition documents a Harvard Law student's journey as she loses her vision. Kristin Fleschner, a second year law student, started to lose her vision nearly…

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Dick and Tony have been friends since the 1950s, when they met on the Dartmouth College ski team. They still ski together, and it means much more to them now.

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Carroll Center’s 2nd Annual Canines for Carroll fundraiser and dog walk! - Join Lisa Hughes, television news anchor on WBZ-TV in Boston, and Ray Charles, the blind golden retriever, for our 2nd annual Canines for Carroll dog walk!

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The Carroll Center is excited about its collaboration with NE HERC!