Yvonne Hughes On Her First NFB Of PA Convention
12/07/21 • 21 min
In this episode of White Canes Connect, we talk with Yvonne Hughes who has been visually impaired for nearly 40 years, but just attended her first National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania State Convention. Yvonne, who is from Philadelphia, also talks about her community activism for people with all disabilities.
Show notes at https://www.whitecanesconnect.com/014
In this episode of White Canes Connect, we talk with Yvonne Hughes who has been visually impaired for nearly 40 years, but just attended her first National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania State Convention. Yvonne, who is from Philadelphia, also talks about her community activism for people with all disabilities.
Show notes at https://www.whitecanesconnect.com/014
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