2025 Spring Celebration
NABA celebrated and hosted its 2025 Spring Celebration on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Million Air, Albany International Airport, honoring Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in recognition of RPI’s outstanding leadership and innovation in improving the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired. The contributions from RPI’s Design Lab Capstone Projects to NABA’s Manufacturing Center since 2009 have been instrumental in supporting our blind workforce.
The Spring Celebration is NABA’s signature fundraising event to benefit its programs that provide employment, senior, and youth services to blind and visually impaired individuals to achieve independence and growth.
2024 Golf
NABA held its 25th Annual Visionary Golf Tournament on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Albany Country Club. It was a beautiful day and a great success supporting the Adaptive Living Program for Senior Citizens and the Vision Rehabilitation Center.
NABA’s Adaptive Living Program and the Vision Rehabilitation Center provide services to seniors to help them make the most of their remaining vision. Through this program, seniors receive vision rehabilitation therapy, counseling to cope with vision loss, adaptive technology training, and orientation and mobility skills instruction. We provide low vision exams, optical aids, and special adaptive devices along with instruction in their use to get the maximum benefit. Our program focuses on providing the support and the knowledge necessary to allow seniors to continue to live full and independent lives.
2025 Corporate Challenge
Congratulations to NABA staff that participated in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge at Empire State Plaza. This is the largest running event in the Capital District of New York, and is organized by, and serves as the major fundraiser for, the Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club. (HMRRC).
NABA staff participated in running and walking in the Team Challenge.
Actor Stephen Lang Visits NABA
In the spring of 2020, actor Stephen Lang contacted NABA to request training from blind rehabilitation professionals in preparation for the role of “The Blind Man” in the film “Don’t Breathe Again.” Stephen went through a rigorous month-long training process that included blindfolded training, learning the skills of the long white cane, protective techniques, traffic analysis, correcting disorientation, and much more.
You may recognize Stephen Lang from Law & Order, Manhunter, Gettysburg, Tombstone, Gods and Generals, Public Enemies, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Conan the Barbarian, and Don’t Breathe.
In the fall of 2022, Stephen returned to NABA and graciously framed our Youth Program’s rendition of Rousseau’s Monkey.
Coffee & Conversation
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
301 Washington Avenue, Albany
Meet, connect, share, and socialize over light refreshments! The 3rd Tuesday of every month.
To register, contact Angel Brassard at abrassard@naba-vision.org or 518.463.1211 × 241.
