Press, radio, and television coverage of the Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
- Adapting, Evolving and Thriving in the Great North (Senior Voice). Profile of manual-skills instructor Kevin Whitley rebuilding independence at the Center and skiing in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Norway.
- ‘I Haven’t Looked Back’: Blind Alaskan Woodworker Teaches Others (Alaska’s News Source / KTUU). Joe Allgood feature on Kevin Whitley running the Center’s woodshop and building clients’ confidence through tool work. Includes video.
- ‘Everything Without Light’: Man Loses His Legs, His Sight, but Not His Hope (Alaska’s News Source / KTUU). Joe Allgood feature on Shaquil Aribuk, blinded and a double amputee after necrotizing fasciitis, who now hopes to teach others. His nickname, S.H.A.Q., stands for ‘Sharing Hope Aspiring Qualities.’
- Anchorage’s Ski Marathon to Feature Blind Skier in His Sixth Race (Alaska Public Media). Casey Grove interviews Kevin Whitley ahead of the Tour of Anchorage and a week of blind-athlete racing in Norway.
- Empowering Blind Students for Success in College (University of Alaska Anchorage). Webinar led by Nate Kile and Annee Hartzell with a blind-student panel on technology, communication, and campus navigation.
- The Dark Moments and Finding the Joy in Living (Alaska’s News Source / KTUU). Dave Allgood video feature with three Center clients, Katie, Kelsy, and Tony, on laughter, the realities of blindness, and what they see that the sighted don’t.
- LOCAL Closer Look: Alaska Center for the Blind (K-LOVE). Becky Hansen interviews Nate Kile on defining blindness, his own experience, the 70% unemployment rate, and building employable skills.
- Line One: Being Blind in Alaska (Alaska Public Media). Statewide call-in on myths and misconceptions about blindness and available resources. Guests: CB Brady and Nate Kile.
- Supportive Staff, Programs at Alaska Center for the Blind (Senior Voice). Feature on Nate Kile and the Center’s full service model, framed around how technology reopened communication after his own vision loss.
- Tom Class, Rural Outreach Coordinator (Senior Voice). Pete McCall piece on Tom Class running low-vision clinics across the state, including Nome, Juneau, and Kotzebue. (Direct article permalink pending; link goes to the author index.)
- Alaskan Skier Inspires Others to Reach Their Goals (Alaska’s News Source / KTUU). Earlier Kevin Whitley profile: skiing the Tour of Anchorage with a guide and representing the U.S. at Ridderweek in Norway.
- Out of the Darkness (Anchorage Press). Long-form story on Kevin Whitley and a Yup’ik woman, Aggie, both crediting the Center for rebuilding their lives after vision loss.