EYE Retreat

College and workforce transition program for visually impaired youth. Envisioning youth empowerment one summer at a time.
Questions? [email protected].

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Welcome! Day one of the 2024 EYE Retreat is over. We enjoyed welcoming activities, icebreakers, archery and socialization!

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Knowledge is power. Use your knowledge to help others. Sign up to be a mentor at the 2024 EYE Retreat. We are seeking young adults and entrepreneurs to teach youth with visual impairments and other disabilities to be succsssful in their future. Visit https://t.co/RtDI7hgIe9

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@ArtsAccessNC @TheRTP @ABC11_WTVD Join us for a joy-filled evening at the Governor Morehead School! The evening will offer live performances, food, and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the Governor Morehead School for the Blind. https://t.co/ZSbY8G3jrS

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@RaleighLions @ApexLionsClub @CaryLionsClubNC Join us for a joy-filled evening at the Governor Morehead School! The evening will offer live performances, food, and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the Governor Morehead School for the Blind. https://t.co/ZSbY8G3jrS

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@WRAL @DowntownRaleigh @deltagamma Join us for a joy-filled evening at the Governor Morehead School! The evening will offer live performances, food, and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the Governor Morehead School for the Blind. https://t.co/ZSbY8G3jrS

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@RaleighGov @WCPSS @raleighchamber @RaleighNews Join us for a joy-filled evening at the Governor Morehead School! The evening will offer live performances, food, and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the Governor Morehead School for the Blind. https://t.co/ZSbY8G3jrS

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#raleigh #wcpss #IFB Join us for a joy-filled evening at the Governor Morehead School! The evening will offer live performances, food, and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the Governor Morehead School for the Blind. https://t.co/ZSbY8G3jrS

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⁦@UNCWilmington⁩ Sheriff’s Office: Suspect in Wrightsville Beach incident opens fire on deputies on College Road https://t.co/tHzQiVpegk

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Day 9: We present the EYE Retreat class of 2023. We are 38 individuals from CA, DE, GA, NY, NC, SC and WI. A special thank you to North Raleigh Lions Club, Triangle Community Foundation, #TEACH, Delta Gamma Foundation, GMS and GMSAA for support of us!

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Day 8: In celebration of our 15 years of service to students with visual impairments, we visited Carolina Beach to enjoy the ocean, the sandy beach, amusement rides and food!

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Day 7: Today we put our skills to the test. We arranged our own transportation off campus. We advocated for ourselves at area businesses. We visited the mall, a bowling alley and arcade.

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Day 6: We had tons of fun and learning today! We explored NCSU and competed in a scanveger hunt. We learned how to use public transportation. An operator from the Business Enterprise Program and Dr. Kilgore from #TEACH talked
about entrepreneurship.

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Day 3: We spent the day learning about disability services, assistive technology and career opportunities for the blind. We played some basketball and ran laps in the gym too. We used time today to start planning for our off campus activities later this week.

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EYE Retreat Day 1: Welcome! We honored our leadership team today for their service! Thank you!How high can you build a tower from spaghetti and marshmallows? Students and mentors worked together to build awesome towers! Finally, we enjoyed some recreation time socializing.

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Countdown to the 2023 EYE Retreat Day 6! We are almost there!

Fact of the Day: When presenting visual information, such as pictures, you should add "alt text" so that a person with a visual impairment using assistive technology knows the meaning of the image.

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Countdown to the EYE Retreat Day 5!

Fact of the Day: Braille is a series of dots composed of two columns and three rows.  Braille is a form of access to printed material.

#EyeRetreat #IRetreatFromNoChallenge #Accesibility

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Countdown to the 2023 EYE Retreat Day 4!

Fact of the Day: Even though the EYE Retreat was founded in 2009, our very first Retreat was in 2008.

If you attended, what was your favorite memory?

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Countdown to the 2023 Eye Retreat Day 3!

Fact of the Day: Since 2008, the EYE Retreat has served nearly 700 youth with visual impairments through our transition and self-advocacy programs.

Comment what you are looking forward to seeing in 2023's Retreat!

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Countdown to the EYE Retreat Day 2!

Fact of the Day: Blindness does equal darkness.  In fact, most people with visual impairments can see light or objects.