Chances are if you’ve been to a Clovernook Center virtual or in-person event, you’ll recognize this month’s Employee Spotlight, Stephanie Jones. Stephanie is the Communication Skills Instructor for Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired in Memphis, Tennessee. She most recently served as a Master of Ceremonies for Clovernook Center’s BOLDLY BVI virtual event […]

Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired is excited to announce BOLDLY BVI™, a FREE virtual event for BVI students and the people that care for them, at 2 p.m. on April 10, 2021. BOLDLY BVI™ is an event at the heart of Clovernook Center’s mission – to enrich the lives of people who are blind or […]

Meet Dawn Thomas, a Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired employee for 36 years. After learning of Clovernook Center from the Bureau of Services for the Blind, Dawn began working in the Social Enterprise department as a machine operator and was once a supervisor for the Bindery in the Braille Printing House. Today, […]

The month of February is important to Clovernook Center, as we use this month to bring awareness to low vision. Low vision impacts many people around the world, young and old. The National Eye Institute (NEI) defines low vision as “a vision problem that makes it hard to do everyday activities. It can’t be fixed with […]

It’s not often that you’ll meet a sighted college student who also reads braille fluently. But that’s not the only amazing quality about Caroline Karbowski, a junior at The Ohio State University. Her major is biology and chemistry with a minor in education and American Sign Language but her skills as a braille reader are […]

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Today, Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired joins our community and nation in celebrating the great American leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for the important and considerable contributions he made in our world. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Dr. King’s words and actions continue to inspire us at Clovernook […]

As a certified teacher of the visually impaired, Marianne Denning has worked with people from ages 4 to 103, yet she still finds herself learning as much as teaching. “Each student has their own unique skill, own personality,” Marianne says. “You can’t expect them to change to meet you; you have to change to meet […]

“I take that as a challenge every day.” These words, by Terry Strader in describing his role at our Braille Printing House, exemplify the spirit of every employee and volunteer at Clovernook Center. These challenges are made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in July. The ADA visited Clovernook […]

When The New York Times decided to publish a special issue commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it seemed natural to make it accessible to the visually impaired. Choosing the team at Clovernook Center’s Braille Printing House to take on 175-page job in just a few days – that was a […]