Student work: 'Legally Blind at Princeton: A Profile of Sofia Gallo '17'

By Nick Sexton, Class of 2017 on March 21, 2016, 9 a.m.
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Princeton junior Sofia Gallo is legally blind. In this video from the visual journalism student group 1080p, she discusses how she sees her disability, how it relates to her academic and social life, and how her guide dog Karleen helps her around campus. 

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