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Defeating Darkness

Defeating Darkness

By: Sights for Hope
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Sights for Hope client David Rimberg, Ph.D., hosts the Defeating Darkness podcast, with episodes premiering on WDIY Lehigh Valley Public Radio. Sponsored by Sights for Hope and produced by Expect Good Media, LLC, of Bethlehem, PA, the series invites listeners into David’s experience of adapting to blindness, which began in 2022 at the age of 80. David is joined by Sights for Hope Board President Paul Miller as co-host.

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Episodes
  • Episode 1.10: Always Learning
    30 Oct 2026

    Host David, who lost his sight a few years ago, and co-host Paul, who lost his sight more than a decade ago, meet Sights for Hope Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Dianne Michels – who started with the organization more than 40 years ago and has lived with a visual impairment since birth. The stories and experiences they share demonstrate that, no matter how long someone has lived with vision loss, the process of learning and adapting never ends. This episode premiered on WDIY Lehigh Valley Public Radio.

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    29 min
  • Episode 1.09: Beyond Expectations
    30 Oct 2026

    Rita Lang, Sights for Hope’s Client Activities Manager, returns to the podcast and shares personal stories of overcoming assumptions about people with vision loss. Host David learns more about how Rita helps others pursue opportunities through her work and co-host Paul tells of how he overcame prejudice after losing his sight. This episode premiered on WDIY Lehigh Valley Public Radio.

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    28 min
  • Episode 1.08: Paws for Prevention
    23 Oct 2026

    Host David and co-host Paul explore efforts to prevent vision loss before it occurs. Sights for Hope Prevention Specialist Colleen Rountree and the organization’s Executive Director and CEO, Dennis Zehner, explain how vision screenings for pre-kindergarten children can equip a child to read in kindergarten and prevent greater vision loss through early detection. They also discuss Sights for Hope’s original C. Well Bunny Goes to School program, including its recently released storybook and newly crafted C. Well Bunny puppet. This episode premiered on WDIY Lehigh Valley Public Radio.

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    30 min
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