A Look Back on 2011



Image: 2012 written in multi-colored sparklers on black background



WBRC would like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy 2012. 

There were several big events for WBRC in 2011, including our move from Palo Alto to our temporary home at Menlo Park.  As we settle in to our new space and prepare for 2012 we have had some time to look back on the past year. 

The following are links to some of our favorite WBRC Blog Posts:

 Photograph of Dr. Goodrich accepting the 'Tiresias' Award at the

2011 ISLRR 10th Annual International Low Vision Conference

WBRC's Dr. Gregory Goodrich Recognized Internationally



 WBRC staff, Paula Wood and Summer Beasley-Hoffman, participate
in training to learn how to document information for the mapping project.

WBRC Staff Assist with BART Tactile-Audio Map Project



Nicole Marquez, WBRC Recreation Therapist, and a golf pro coach
a WBRC student on his golf swing

VA Palo Alto Website Covers Golf Program

The WBRC Bay to Breakers Team, from left to right; Richard Wing, Don Vu,
Summer Beasley-Hoffman, Dan Nakamura, and Brian Higgins

WBRC Team Completes 100th Annual Bay to Breakers Race

Photo: The 'Flight to Freedom' sculpture located in the WBRC entry area

VAPAHCS Blind Rehabilitation Services Soar During Recent CARF Survey

Photo: WBRC staff review building plans prior to walk through.

WBRC Staff 'Walk Through' New Menlo Park Building



Photo: Yurika Vu (left) and Susan Marshall,
both WBRC CATs Instructors, during the walk.
Susan walked the entire route under blindfold
using a long white cane.

White Cane Awareness Walk 2011 a Big Success

Photo: Cactus the Guide Dog pupping in training laying down at
the feet of Laura Koehler, O&M Instructor and Puppy Raiser

WBRC Welcomes New Guide Dog Puppy in Training



Photo: Exterior view of new WBRC building and outdoor Recreation
Therapy area including golf putting green and horseshoe pits.

WBRC Has Officially Moved to Menlo Park

Photo: L.E. 'Gene' Apple, first Chief of the WBRC, with nurses
and volunteer Marie Dunlap (second from right) in front of the entrance
to building 209 (the original Menlo Park location of the WBRC). 

WBRC's Return to Menlo Park - A Look Back

New WBRC Living Skills Instructor Named

Photo: The WBRC Living Skills Department from left to right,
Joanne Baker, Elise Vaughan, Anita Stone, Millicent Williams - Living
Skills Supervisor, Brandon Haile, and Beth Hiseler.

WBRC is proud to announce that Elise Vaughan has accepted the position of WBRC Living Skills Instructor.  Ms. Vaughan’s start date was Nov. 20^th 2011.  Ms. Vaughan has dual Master’s Degrees from Western Michigan University in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy and in Orientation and Mobility and also completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Interpersonal Communication at Western Michigan University.  She is accredited by ACVREP as a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist and as a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist.  Ms. Vaughan completed her internship programs at the WBRC in both the Orientation and Mobility Department and the Living Skills Department in 2011.  Welcome to the WBRC team Elise.

Season's Greetings from WBRC

Image: Vintage Season's Greetings Card with a
blue and white starred pacakge with red and
white striped bow and holly sprigs.

The WBRC family would like to wish you and yours a happy, healthy, and festive Holiday season.  We would also like to extend our greatest thanks to the Veterans we have served throughout the years, your service to our country has awarded us the freedoms we all enjoy today.