Everyday Hero: Live, Learn, and Earn with Vision Loss

WATCH KIMBERLY’S FEATURE ON NBC NEWS 2 WCBD

by: Tim Renaud, Brendan Clark
Posted: Jan 20, 2026 / 01:00 PM EST
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 / 09:42 AM EST

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in South Carolina was founded 90 years ago. The mission is simple: help people who are blind or low vision lead fulfilling and purpose-driven lives. You don’t have to look far to find inspiration.

Walk into the doors of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in West Ashley, and you will find Kimberly Taylor, along with her faithful sidekick, Cinco.

“My vision doesn’t stay the same from day-to-day,” she said. “So, every morning when I wake up, it’s an adventure of what am I going to see today.”

Kimberly is not only an employee of ABVI, but also a client for the last 13 years.

She was born premature and has “retinopathy of prematurity,” meaning her eyes were damaged as a result of being born early.

“I see a lot of stuff, but it’s hard to describe. It’s like looking through wax paper – the shapes and the color, and the light, but nothing is really distinct,” she explained.

Not one to let something like this slow her down, Kimberly’s goal is to let others know that your life does not end because of visual impairment. It just changes.