SAAVI Services for the Blind

02/26/2026

Today is Rodeo parade day in Tucson. Sometimes we go out to the parade as one of our challenge events. This year will be a nice warm beautiful day. But for Throwback Thursday we are throwing back to two chilly parade days.

02/25/2026

This is not a test! But we would love to know your guess for this week’s braille word of the week. Pictured: student standing along Grant with the saavi building in the background. Then Student sitting in the tucson site community room.

02/25/2026

🌟 Triumph Tuesday 🌟

Today we’re celebrating an incredible milestone!

Rachel has officially completed her Home Management class at Saavi Services for the Blind — and she did it in the most delicious way possible… by preparing and serving her all-Saavi final meal! 🍽️👏

From meal planning and grocery organization to safe cooking techniques and confident kitchen skills, Rachel has worked hard to build the independence and confidence that Home Management is all about. Her final meal wasn’t just a celebration of great food — it was a celebration of perseverance, growth, and achievement.

Rachel, we are so proud of your dedication and determination. Your hard work truly paid off, and this is just one of many accomplishments ahead! 💙

Help us congratulate Rachel in the comments! 🎉



Pictured: dark blue background. Pink circular frame circular picture of student in a kitchen setting putting tongs in a giant pot. Wearing gloves, hat, and learning shades. Cane in the corner. White text “triumph Tuesday www.saavi.”

02/23/2026

Tomorrow we will be hosting another ABC “ability builds confidence” class and this time we are looking to talk to youth, families, and parents of blind children. This weeks class will have an emphasis on our children and youth services throughout the state. Let us see all what our children can do. Hope to see you there Tuesday February 24th from 10am to 12pm registration https://saavi.us/program-services/introductory-services/

Pictured: dark blue rectangle at the top of the post with our abc ability builds confidence logo, a light blue square at the bottom of the post a circular picture at the bottom of the post of a round tubular slide with a mom holding her child in her lap sitting on the slide both are smiling. Blue text in the middle of the post “February 23rd “calling all youth, families, and parents of blind children!”

02/22/2026

Cyclovia is looking for volunteers which is often an event we participate. We were surprised to see our picture on the article but it really shows to be a volunteer is for everyone.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Cyclovia Tucson is set to take place in April, and the Living Streets Alliance is calling for volunteers to help bring the event to life.

02/21/2026

If you are into Olympics and wanting to root for a local athlete we have a story for you. We want to congratulate Zoe, one of long time children and youth students, on the strides she making in her high school sport of wrestling as just a freshman. We know she is on to great things the rest of her high school career. Check out this piece by kold13.

02/18/2026

Blindness doesn’t discriminate it can effect anyone of any race, ethnicity, age, gender, and culture. So no matter what you celebrate know we are with you as a blind community. Saavi services for the blind would like to wish you a Ramadan Mubarak, happy Chinese new year, happy lunar new year, happy Mardi Gras, and happy Fat Tuesday. All in one day!

Pictured: ai produced image top third a night scene with lamps, lights, and a moon with text in the middle saying “Ramadan Mubarak”, middle third of the post red and gold setting with fireworks and flowers lanterns and a horse in the center in gold letters is says, “happy Chinese new year”, bottom third of the post purple, gold, and green beads, jester hat, instruments, and masks words in the center “happy Mardi Gras”

02/12/2026

🌟Throwback Thursday 🌟
Today we are throwing it back to a few weeks ago when both our Phoenix and Tucson locations participated in the Martin Luther King Junior Day celebrations in each city. We participate because “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” and we are an organization of advocacy and change.
This year we had many students and staff out there marching, hosting saavi tables and making a difference.

02/12/2026

It’s time for another braille word of the week. This student knows that this word isn’t a bad word. We hope everyone says this word loud and proud. Pictured: person standing in a hallway facing the camera, wearing a “blind money gang” jersey.

02/10/2026

Jean had this advice to give after completing her final meal assignment in which she served, an Asian Confusion theme of Korean cucumber soup, california inspired Chinese salad with hong kong pulled chicken, hong kong beef roast, coconut carrot cake, and thai inspired pineapple cilantro delight. Congratulations Jean on this triumph we are glad you believed you could do it. Pictured: pink background with pink circular frame. Circular shaped video of student wearing shades and an apron holding a plate as she speaks. A large table in the background with food and dishes on it. White text on right side of post “triumph Tuesday www.saavi.us”

02/09/2026

There are so many initials and acronyms out in the world it is important to know what they each mean. Learn about some of the alphabet soup during our abc, ability builds confidence, class with the topic “what’s an IPE?”. Just to give some insight IPE stands for “individualized plan for employment”. We hope to see you there. Our ABC classes occur on Tuesdays between 10:00am and noon, you are always welcome to register https://saavi.us/program-services/introductory-services/
Pictured: dark blue rectangle at the top of the post with white abc ability builds confidence logo. Light blue square at bottom the post. Circular picture of saavi employment specialist standing behind a table that has information about Saavi on it and a Saavi banner behind him. Dark blue text in the middle of the post “February 10 “what’s an IPE?””