Mrs Marioli Panagiota works at the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece’s Social Services Department. She is a Graduate Social Worker of the Department of Social Work of the School of Health and Welfare of the TEI of Athens and a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology (Department of Psychology) of the University of Athens. She has computer knowledge certification and Braille writing system. She received special education in Special Needs Education (400 hours) from the Department of Adolescent Health of the University of Athens Department of Pediatrics and the Center for Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind. She has been a member of the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece’s Social Service Professionals team that implemented the "Accompanying and Counseling Support Services" Program, sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and the non-formal Learning Program for the Blind and Visually Impaired people of the Youth and Lifelong Learning Foundation.