Press

To read all the press coverage of the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s Team With A Vision at the Boston Marathon, click here: Team With A Vision in the News

When Life Takes A Sharp Left
Folks

Hingham group helps those meeting challenges of vision loss
Weymouth News

Eckerson: Reach the Beach teams running together, united as one
Seacoastonline.com

Massachusetts Trio Part of First All-Visually Impaired Ragnar Reach the Beach Ultra Team
MassUltra.com

From One Minute to an Ultra: Kyle Robidoux Joins Team with a Vision
RunRagnar.com

Randy Pierce Runs RTB Relay with Visually Impaired Ultra Team After Getting Out of Wheelchair
RunRagnar.com

Blind Runner Tackles Trust Trails
Kennebunk Post

Ragnar Relay Ultra team organizes visually-impaired team
Easton Journal

Teamwork on the Trail
Seacoastonline.com

Running with Vision: Dr. Vincent Hau Gives Sight to the Blind
NBC News

Things I’ve Learned About Blindness and Vision Impairment
Seeking Stephanie (blog)

Kaiser Permanente Ophthalmologist Finds Inspiration in the Long Run
Kaiser Permanenete

Eyes on Success – Peter Sagal and Erich Manser
Eyes on Success Podcast

Tales of the Marathon: Wellesley couple plays host to visually impaired Mexican runner Cristobal Tavera
The Wellesley Townsman

Boston: Acton runner 6th in her division
The Acton-Boxborough Beacon

Boston memories: Deaf and blind runner Gaston Bedard conquers marathon
Canadian Running Magazine

Runners take “Blindfold Challenge” at B.A.A. 5k
WHDH – NBC 7 News

Guided by her heart: Jupiter woman will serve as Boston Marathon guide
Palm Beach Post

Running on Accessibility
Age & Ability Blog – IBM Accessibility

How to Help: Volunteer Runners
WHDH 7 News Boston

Cambridge family to be honored with Family Volunteer Award from the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Cambridge Public Schools website

Boston Marathon: Man from Oakland Serving as Sighted Guide
The Mercury News

Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired to Honor Brookline Resident
Brookline Tab

Cambridge family to receive award from Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Cambridge Chronicle

Interview with Andrea Croak and Kyle Robidoux
TIC Network, Mission Possible

Join us for our Boston Marathon #runwithvision inspiration campaign!
Runkeeper.com

Local woman to serve as guide at Boston Marathon
The Fulton County Express

Sight Set on Boston
Topo Athletic – YouTube

Interview with Andrea Croak, Team With A Vision Coordinator
TIC Network, Mission Possible

Leading the Blind: Local resident to guide visually-impaired runner in Boston Marathon
The Leader-Herald

Episode 1607: Matching Blind Runners and Sighted Guides

On The Run: Plenty of new races on the horizon for local runners
Salem News

Cambridge resident to run Boston Marathon to support visually impaired
The Cambridge Chronicle

Acton runners to tackle Boston Marathon side by side
The Acton-Boxborough Beacon

Volunteers and Sport With Kyle Robidoux: Episode 52 of the Blind Sport Podcast
The Blind Sport

Do Good – Boston Delta Gamma
Delta Gamma Boston Alumnae Chapter – YouTube

Norwell’s Flaherty wins Tufts Race in visually impaired division
Assumption Greyhounds

The Score with Ken Powers: Assumption Runner Outpaces Challenges
The Worcester Sun

Norwell’s Flaherty wins Tufts Race in visually impaired division
The Norwell Mariner

Looking for a way to give back or just want to be inspired?
RunVermont

Running My First Marathon as a Sighted Guide
Runkeeper.com

Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women Adds Blind and Visually Impaired Division
Zelle – Runner’s World

Runners Gear Up for Annual Tufts 10K in Boston
NECN

Blind Runner Goes the Distance With Help from the Nation’s First Official Running Guide Dog
People.com

Shaun Kinsella’s Story
HCPT.com

Runners Gear Up for Annual Tufts 10K in Boston
NECN

Cambridge teen to lend her sight to visually impaired para-triathlete
Cambridge Chronicle

Tufts Health Plan 10k for Women Announced New Blind and Visually Impaired Division
Level Renner Magazine

Shrewsbury Resident Promotes Living Well with Low Vision and Blindness
Community Advocate

Retina Specialist Vincent Hau Runs Boston Marathon with Visually Impaired
The University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson – Alumni News

Clinton firm helps keep blind athletes training
The Utica Observer-Dispatch

Mass. Association for Blind and Visually Impaired opens new low vision center in Pittsfield
Berkshire Senior

An Interview With Team With A Vision Co-Coordinator Andrea Croak
ConnectRunClub Podcast

Berkshire’s first low-vision care center opens at Allendale Shopping Center
The Berkshire Eagle

United In Stride Helps the Visually Impaired Walk, Jog or Run with Sighted Assistance
“Sightseeing” Blog – The Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI) in Atlanta, GA

New Website Pairs Blind Runners With Sighted Guides
Chicago Athlete Magazine

Website Unites Sighted Guides and Visually Impaired and Blind Power Walkers, Joggers and Runners

Low Vision Summit at Thirwood Place First of its Kind on Cape
CapeCod.com

A likely friendship: Volunteer honored after helping Cambridge man for 20 years
The Cambridge Chronicle and Tab

To see all the press coverage of the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s Team With A Vision at the Boston Marathon, click here:Team With A Vision in the News

Newton teen, family to be honored for volunteerism
The Newton Tab

Arlington’s Dave Couture to be honored for volunteer work with visually impaired
The Arlington Advocate

Grant to fund low vision support in N.V.
Nashoba Publishing

Describing color to a blind friend
The Boston Globe Magazine

Volunteer program rewards Hull man, Quincy woman
The Quincy Patriot Ledger

Grant will help visually impaired receive services
Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise

Littleton resident places second in marathon for blind athletes
Littleton Independent

“Legally blind runner to tackle 50 miles in 12 hours”
Wakefield Observer

Brookline students with brain injuries showcase talents at variety show
Brookline TAB

Blind Man Walking
By Kyle Robidoux
Walk Boston

Photo Connects Blind Runner With USC Student, Guide for Boston Marathon
NBC Los Angeles

Visually impaired runner to be guided by NPR radio host
The Boston Globe

Marathon team has a vision
Boston Herald

Boston Marathon: Five Runners and Why they’ll be at the Starting Line
The Christian Science Monitor

B.A.A. and MABVI Announce Largest Field of Visually Impaired Runners Nationwide
Digital Journal

Field of Boston Marathon Visually Impaired Participants Increases to Most Ever
BostInno

“Ashland Half-Marathon runner: not your average athlete”
MetroWest Daily News

“Back to Boston” by Peter Sagal
Runner’s World

BLIND Legislative Networking Day 2014

Robidoux Brothers are Running for Boston
Camas Post Record

Experts Decry Drug Company Tactic

Digital Sight for the Blind
Enterprise News

South End Blind Athlete Places 3rd in National Marathon Championships
South End Patch

Vision Rehabilitation explained by the Expert: Q&A with Dr. Jamara

October is White Cane Awareness Month

MAB Congratulates New MCB commissioner Paul Saner, and Janet LaBreck as new commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration in the Department of Education

MABVI Greater Boston Regional Director Fran Weisse Retires after Decades of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired Community

Senior Connection “Falls Prevention” Presentation

Blind Legislative Informational Networking Day at the State House 2013

A Vision For Better Health As I See It
Worcester Telegram and Gazette

Alongside Team With a Vision Documentary Selected for the 2013 Boston Running Film Festival
Short documentary film about MABVI’s Marathon team

How to Make the Holiday Season Brighter for Visually Impaired Relatives

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

“Common but ignored danger to seniors”
22 News

“Marcotte Helps Sight-Impaired”
Community Advocate

“Will Health Care Reform Exclude the Efficient Providers?”

MABVI and Massachusetts Commission for the Blind host 2012 Senior Connection conference

Family Volunteer Program PSA

MABVI Collaborates with The Carroll Center for the Blind, National Braille Press for Blindfold Challenge 2012

“Blind Boston Marathon Runners Get Local Assist”
Patriot Ledger

“Runners Take on Blindfold Challenge”
Boston Herald

“Nahant’s Goldberg Hopes for Picture-Perfect Marathon”
The Lynn Daily Item

“Croak lends eyes, heart for runner”
Lower Hudson Valley News

“Blind Man Coaching Local Runners to Run BAA 5K with Blindfolds”
CBS Local

Blindfold Challenge Press Release
PR Web

“Marshfield Native Shares A Vision For Runners”
Marshfield Mariner

“North End Resident to Run Boston Marathon For the Blind”
Northend Waterfront News

“Marathon Team Taps into Local Running Groups for Guides
Cool Running

“Running Partner Gives Blind Fort Collins Man a Bright Outlook”
The Coloradoan

50th Anniversary of the MABVI Central Massachusetts Office

Senior Connection 2011

Blind Informational Legislative Networking Day 2011

“Blind Newton woman runs eight marathons in seven years”
Newton TAB

“For those living with blindness, Brookline-based group offers opportunity for independent lives”
Brookline TAB

MAB volunteer service: “Using a volunteer gave me a sense of independence” |
Brookline TAB Blog

MAB Duxbury Support Group Member Featured Is “A Workout Wonder”
Patriot Ledger

MAB Team With A Vision Sweeps 2010 Boston Marathon
Visually Impaired Division

Cool Running

Somerville Cambridge Elder Services E-Advocate (PDF)

MAB Receives $25,000 Grant For Mejor Vista, Mejor Vida Project
View Press Release (PDF)

Low Vision Assessments at Alianza Hispana

Celebrating Fifty Years of Volunteers

Collaboration with Holyoke Health Center yields unintended benefits