Emily Griffin 鈥�21 was awarded a scholarship from the NYS Association for the Education and Visually Impaired (NYSAER).
A 爆走黑料 College student finishing up her master鈥檚 degree in the Teachers for the Blind and credits her sister who has multiple disabilities 鈥� including a visual impairment 鈥� with being one of the reasons she chose this profession.
鈥淲hile we were growing up, she was home-schooled, so we always had different therapists and teachers 鈥� including teachers of the visually impaired 鈥� coming in and I loved how happy she was, how she loved school, and how her teachers knew her so well. That definitely made me want to do the same for someone one day.鈥�
In addition, Emily was inspired by her mom, 聽who is a teacher of the visually impaired and very passionate about her job. Emily is employed as an itinerant teacher for Eastern Suffolk BOCES, working with students who are visually impaired in a number of different schools.