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Not the exception He Succeeds in a World He Can't See
Allen Woody, blind executive director of the Phoenix Center for the Blind, links his success to the broad range of services offered by the Melvin Jones Lions Foundation for the Blind. The center provides social, personal development, mobility training, counseling, and access to Talking Book Library services, with volunteers vital to operations. Woody, who lost most sight after a 12 year old accident, is a SIU graduate with a master’s in counseling and a lengthy career helping the blind, noting 200 to 250 users ranging from 16 to 90 years old.
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Allen Woody
Woody
Phoenix Center For the Blind
Melvin Jones
Arizona
Lions Club
Phoenix Center For the
Southern Illinois University
SIU
State Hospital
Evansville
Ind
California
Barbara Walters
Louise Nevelson
Bella Abzug
Muriel Siebert
America
Ella Grasso
Connecticut
Mary Anne Krupsak
New York
Wilma Scott Heide
Supreme Court