RDPFS Update: Grants Awarded to Strengthen Direct Services to People with Vision Loss
At its recent meeting, the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS) Board of Directors approved the awarding of two grants to not-for-profit providers. These latest grants support innovative programs designed to meet the needs of the growing number of older adults experiencing vision loss. Each of these initiatives expands the ability to provide services to [...]
RDPFS Awards Grant to Vision Link: Low Vision Direct Services Program
More than 61,000 people in Philadelphia live with vision difficulties and impairments. Nearly 30 percent of these individuals are ages 64 and older. VisionLink seeks to improve independence and quality of life for older adults who are blind or have low vision by providing educational awareness, adaptive technology, and access to resources through partnerships with [...]
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RDPFS Awards Grant to VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Group Rehabilitation for Older Underserved Persons
Vision rehabilitation services for older adults provide training in independent living skills, indoor mobility training, and basic adaptive technology instruction. Despite the rising numbers of older adults experiencing vision loss, funding for these services is extremely limited. Almost all state and federal dollars are allocated to individuals attending college or seeking employment. Therefore, VISIONS and [...]
Virtual Verbal Description Tour to Detail “The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie: April 9, 2024
Each month, Poster House conducts “Vibrant Verbal Description Tours” for community members who are blind or have low vision. This month’s tour, taking place tomorrow, April 9, 2024 from 4 to 5 pm ET, focuses on the exhibition featuring The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie. Poster artist Baillie’s career spans [...]
Virtual Workshops for People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision: Using Computers, YouTube, Cooking, and More
Future In Sight, an RDPFS grantee, offers virtual workshops on a variety of topics. A Zoom link is sent for each event with registration confirmation. A few of those coming up are: On April 10, 2024, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Magnification for the PC: Adjustments for a bigger, bolder, better computer experience offers [...]
Invitation to Participate in Online Dialogue: Advancing Disability Inclusion in Very Small Businesses
Millions of Americans are employed by very small businesses and approximately 1.8 million people with disabilities own this type of business. Businesses with fewer than 50 employees are considered “very small” businesses. To help develop resources, tools, and activities to address the needs of these enterprises, the Office of Disability Employment Programs (ODEP) of the [...]
Recording Now Available: Webinar on the Big Data Project on Blindness and Low Vision Among Working-Age Adults; Presenter Dr. John E. Crews to Receive Scientific Lifetime Achievement Award
VisionServe Alliance’s (VSA) recent webinar engaged VSA members and non-members, including government agency and foundation representatives. Participants in this discussion learned about VSA’s Big Data Project on Blindness and Low Vision Among Working-Age Adults. The purpose of the Project is to examine “the characteristics of people aged 18-64 years with and without vision impairment and [...]
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