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iCanConnect Helps UNC Charlotte Student Communicate with Professors, Classmates and Family
August 30, 2018
William “Billy” Pickens III has always been driven by a desire to connect with the world around him. The 21-year-old college senior was born blind and has progressive hearing loss due to Norrie disease. As a result, Billy has often struggled to communicate and “keep up” with his sighted peers, which is something that is important to him. When he was younger, Billy was unaware of the vast array... read more

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Hunter McGowan has been a participant of iCanConnect, the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, since its inception as...
Hunter is seated at a table smiling at the camera with a tablet sitting on the table in front of him while he holds a smartphone
iCanConnect Helps Pennsylvania College Student Stay in Touch With Family Back HomeJuly 31, 2018
Carlos Ramos estaba desesperado por contactar a su familia cuando el huracán María azotó a Puerto Rico el septiembre pasado. Cuando...
iCanConnect participant Carl Ramos works at a desk on a computer provided by the iCanConnect program.
iCanConnect ayuda a un hombre de Texas a mantenerse en contacto con su familia cerca y lejosJune 20, 2018
Carlos Ramos was desperate to reach his family when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last September. When power was finally restored,...
iCanConnect consumer Carl Ramos is seated at a desk working on a computer.
iCanConnect Helps Texas Man Stay in Touch with Family Near and FarJune 18, 2018
Debra Holst (in photo: seated while looking at an iPhone through a magnifier) has faced and overcome some very tough challenges in...
iCanConnect consumer Debra Holst holds her iPhone while viewing it through a magnifying glass
iCanConnect Connects Chicago Woman to the WorldMay 9, 2018
Rosetta Brown calls her new laptop “a miracle.” “It is rare that Christmas comes in February,” said the 62-year-old grandmother from...
Rosetta Brown at laptop
iCanConnect helps Georgia woman master global communication November 16, 2017
Beverly Crull has spent her entire life overcoming disability. As a child, the 63-year-old Hagerstown, Indiana, grandmother taught...
Beverly Crull uses an iPad provided by iCanConnect
iCanConnect Helps Indiana mother and grandmother maintain close family ties July 19, 2017
Lisa Downey’s introduction to iCanConnect was random good luck. The 52-year-old Bayonne, New Jersey mother of four happened to have...
Lisa Downey walks outside with her iCanConnect smartphone
iCanConnect Helps New Jersey Mom Conquer the Smartphone June 14, 2017
Alice Eaddy is a whirlwind of activity and communications. She serves as president of the National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind...
Alice Eaddy serves as president of the National Federation of the Blind Deaf
iCanConnect Helps National Leader in Deaf-Blind Community Mentor Others April 25, 2017
Elaine Ducharme, 60, still remembers struggling to write letters by hand and mail them to her family. Now, the Waltham, Mass., woman...
Elaine Ducharme is an iCanConnect consumer in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Woman Stays in Touch with Family through iCanConnectMarch 1, 2017
Don Barrett, a 66-year-old West Jordan, Utah resident, has experienced diminishing eyesight and hearing his entire life. An avid...
Don Barrett, an iCanConnect participant from Utah
Utah Man Regains Ability to Connect Online through iCanConnectDecember 14, 2016
Adriana Antoci is a highly accomplished young woman. With total hearing loss and only 20 percent vision, she communicates...
Adriana with her smartphone
New York Woman Gains Independence through iCanConnectOctober 19, 2016
For almost two decades, Ridge Euler has struggled with serious hearing and vision loss, a result of contracting life-threatening...
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Minnesota Man Regains His Family and Social Connections, Pursues Classes Through iCanConnectSeptember 27, 2016
For Andrew Grimes, better technology means easier, more frequent access to the people he loves. Andrew, 21, joined the residential...
iCanConnect participant Andrew Grimes using his smartphone.
Helen Keller Student Keeps in Touch with Family through iCanConnectMay 20, 2016
Anybody who has ever used communications technology knows that having the right hardware is only half the battle. You also need to...
An iCanConnect trainer shows a participant how to use an iPhone.
Trainers: An Essential Part of the iCanConnect ProgramApril 15, 2016
Stephanie Bretz was born with profound hearing loss in both ears. Cochlear implants helped improve her hearing, but around the age of...
Stephanie Bretz of Ohio is an iCanConnect participant.
Ohio Woman Enjoys Online Communities through iCanConnectApril 15, 2016
Ava Bullis is like many girls her age. She plays basketball and rides horses. She loves to dance and draw. But unlike her classmates...
Ava Bullis sits in front of her computer.
Ten-year-old with Usher Syndrome Connects with Friends and Family through iCanConnectMarch 16, 2016

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