Dressed in caps and gowns, 16 preschool students graduated from the Helen Keller Services for the Blind's Children's Learning Center on Friday.

Proud parents celebrated their children, who are blind and, in some cases, live with other physical challenges.

Felix and Nancy Pineiro tell News 12 that their daughter, Annabella, has come a long way since she started attending school at the Children's Learning Center. She has become more interactive and has learned to better communicate, her parents say.