Throughout his childhood, Sonya’s youngest son was a regular client of the Blind Foundation. Twice a year, a representative named Mark would visit his school for eye testing and “information gathering,” ostensibly to help teachers manage his specific needs. Even as a child, the son felt something was off. At home, Sonya would often encourage him to exaggerate his symptoms, coaching him to act as though his vision was much worse than it actually was during these assessments.

The other children he met through the foundation had significantly more severe vision loss than he did. The appointments felt unnecessary, yet they persisted for years. The truth only came out during his final year of school when Mark finally said “We can sign you off now. We’ve been wanting to do this for years, but your mother wouldn’t let us.”This revelation suggests a troubling motive. It appears Sonya may have been leveraging his status for financial aid or other undisclosed benefits. Now, a second “Blind Foundation Scam” is underway, with the full outcome still pending.

Update 2026:

Sonya has successfully acquired a guide dog. This raises two questions for me.

Can the vision tests be faked?

Given Sonya’s history with animals, is she fit to own/care for one again?

Side note: During Sonya’s time at Logan Park High School Dunedin, it is alleged that Sonya claimed her vision was rapidly declining and she required to be guided around the school by her boy friend at the time.