Vision to Victory XL – Living Skills and Money Management

Victory XL - Living Skills and Money Management

About the Event: 

Join us for an empowering week of hands-on living skills training in Vancouver, Washington, where independence meets real-world practice. This Vision to Victory XL workshop is designed for students with blindness and low vision who are ready to take ownership of daily life and step into the workforce with confidence. Through immersive sessions in money management, cooking, the Blind Tool Kit, assistive technology, AI prompting, orientation and mobility, and adaptive recreation, participants will build a real weekly budget, shop and cook for themselves, navigate public transit with O&M instructors, and try adaptive blind tennis at the Vancouver Tennis Center. Evenings blend character development, debate, trivia, and social events that build communication and confidence. Each day strengthens independence, self-advocacy, and your ability to thrive in the modern workforce.

About Amerability

Amerability was born from a simple but powerful idea: that blind and low vision individuals deserve more than support — they deserve the tools, mentorship, and real-world experiences to build lives on their own terms. Founded by CEO Murray Elbourn, a legally blind leader with more than 25 years of executive experience in disability sports and workforce development across two continents, Amerability combines lived experience with professional expertise to create programs that don't just prepare participants for the world — they prove the world is already theirs to conquer. Murray's journey from captaining Australia's national goalball team and leading Disability Sports Australia as CEO to founding Amerability in the United States gave him a firsthand understanding of what blind and low vision individuals truly need to succeed: not sympathy, but strategy, structure, and someone who has walked the path before them. That philosophy is woven into everything Amerability does, from the way programs are designed to the mentors who deliver them, ensuring that every participant is met with high expectations, practical guidance, and the unwavering belief that their goals are within reach.