No Limits to Learning: A Summer Program That Builds Independence
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This episode of Blind Abilities features Tiffany Moon, Director of Youth Programs at the Colorado Center for the Blind (CCB), and former summer program participant Christopher Morgan, discussing the transformative 'No Limits to Learning' Summer Program. The program offers residential, skills-based training for teens aged 15 to 21, combining daily instruction in non-visual navigation, independent living, and technology with immersive challenge recreation like whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and martial arts. Students live in apartments near the center, practicing meal planning, budgeting, and household management while building confidence through real-world experiences. Christopher shares his personal journey—from his first time away from home in Atlanta to returning for the adult Independence Training Program (ITP)—highlighting how the program instilled a deep sense of independence and a hunger to learn. The episode emphasizes that the program is fully funded through vocational rehabilitation services, making it accessible at no cost to participants. Host Jeff Thompson underscores the life-changing impact of the program, where students evolve from 'caterpillars' into 'butterflies'—confident, capable individuals ready for college and beyond.
The No Limits to Learning Summer Program offers residential, skills-based training in independence, travel, and home management for blind teens aged 15–21.
Students gain real-world experience through daily public transit use, apartment living, and challenge recreation like rafting and rock climbing.
The program is fully funded through vocational rehabilitation, making it free for eligible students.
Participants develop confidence and independence, preparing them for college, careers, and life on their own.
Returning participants like Christopher Morgan often join the adult ITP program to continue building skills.
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Introduction to the No Limits to Learning Summer Program
Jeff Thompson introduces Tiffany Moon and Christopher Morgan, setting the stage for a discussion on CCB’s summer program for blind teens.
Program Structure and Daily Life
“We actually own an apartment complex about a mile from the center. So all the students stay in the apartments with a residential counselor and then come to the school every day to learn and then head back to the apartments at night.”
Unique Features: Challenge Recreation and Independence Training
“I walked away knowing that I was capable to be more independent than I had ever known because when you're in a situation where you have a lot of people doing things for you, you have a lot of people that will do things because they don't think you can but you walk away with that understanding that you can do more.”
Who Should Apply and How to Enroll
“If you go through your vocational rehabilitation counselor, then this program is paid for through them. So it is no cost to the student.”
The Lifelong Impact of the Program
Christopher reflects on how the program changed his life, and Tiffany shares her joy in witnessing students’ transformation from dependence to independence.
“I walked away knowing that I was capable to be more independent than I had ever known because when you're in a situation where you have a lot of people doing things for you, you have a lot of people that will do things because they don't think you can but you walk away with that understanding that you can do more.”
“If you go through your vocational rehabilitation counselor, then this program is paid for through them. So it is no cost to the student.”
“The main thing that separates us from a lot of other centers is that we are blind people.”
Host
Guests
Colorado Center for the Blind
organization
No Limits to Learning Summer Program
other
Tiffany Moon
person
Christopher Morgan
person
Vocational Rehabilitation
other
Jeff Thompson
person
Independence Training Program
other
National Federation of the Blind
organization
State Services for the Blind
organization
Breckeridge, Colorado
place
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