Rachel's Success Story

Rachel joined Pathfinders Mentoring Program sponsored by the Iowa Department for the Blind with two goals. She wanted to become more involved and increase her network by meeting successful adults who
have a visual impairment. She wasn’t disappointed. In Pathfinders
Rachel found a support group that’s available to help her problem solve when needed.

Rachel: I’ve had fun, made new friends, and met good role models. The Pathfinders group steered me toward additional training, which I didn’t think
I needed, but I found that I did and that it was good for me. I’m glad I took their advice. It’s really helped build my confidence as an individual and as a blind person to see other successful blind people. Knowing that they are successful, I figured I could be successful too. Opportunities like this are always good. Someday I will probably be a mentor.

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