UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Aug. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Three summers ago, Antonia "Nia" Barley arrived at Penn State's University Park campus as a high school student preparing for the transition to college and adulthood.

This summer, she returned to help other students make that same transition.

Barley, a Penn State junior majoring in human development and family studies with a minor in rehabilitation and human services (RHS), in 2023 participated in the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry's (L&I) Summer Academy for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired.

Barley, who has retinitis pigmentosa - a group of rare eye diseases that affect the retina (the light-se...