Although Lachelle Smith has been visually impaired since birth, she never considered herself "blind." Her family had taught her to never let labels define who she was. "I was low vision, but I had to live the sighted life because I was in a mainstream school," she says. It wasn't until she attended college that she began to use adaptive technology.
Guide Dog Foundation students must be at least high school age before they are accepted to train with a dog because we want to ensure they are ready to handle the responsibilities of being a guide dog user; for 15-year-old Samantha Ambrico, that couldn't happen soon enough.
Matt Sherwood overcame the early obstacles he faced growing up in upstate New York. Through his hard work and efforts, he was awarded a full academic scholarship and received his bachelor's degree in three years as part of an accelerated honors program. He went on to earn his MBA in finance and economics before getting his PhD in business administration.
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