Overview VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, headquartered in New York City, seeks a dedicated Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO). VISIONS is an innovative 96-year-old nonprofit organization providing high […]
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT), Orientation and Mobility Specialist (OMS), Dual Trained (Hudson Valley Area)
VRTs/OMS provide rehabilitation services to enhance the independence of people who are visually impaired or blind. They also produce reports in accordance with the requirements of the NYS Commission for the Blind (NYSCB) and/or other funders. VRTs/OMS perform assessments of participant needs. They also prepare and implement teaching plans for NYSCB, grant-sponsored and non-sponsored participants. […]
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT), Orientation and Mobility Specialist (OMS), Dual Trained (NYC+Long Island)
Orientation and Mobility Specialists (OMS) work with blind or visually impaired individuals to reestablish or develop independent travel skills. This is done through both assisting the individual to utilize sensory information to establish their position in the environment (orientation) and through the teaching of techniques for traveling safely from one point to another (mobility). OMS are knowledgeable in methods of working with individuals of all ages. […]
NYS Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
Job Description Job Title: NYS Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)Department: Rehabilitation, Workforce and YouthEmployee Status: Exempt Professional-Learned ProfessionalReports to: Director of Social WorkSalary Range: $70,000-$72,000 per year Summary This position encompasses three distinct […]
VISIONS Executive Director/CEO Nancy D. Miller is the recipient of NASW’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has announced VISIONS Executive Director and CEO Nancy D. Miller will receive its Lifetime Achievement Award for her decades of work helping thousands of people in New York who are blind or visually impaired live active, independent lives. […]
The Big Data Project in New York
VisionServe Alliance and The Ohio State University College of Optometry provide groundbreaking data on the rate of blindness, and low vision among people over 65 in New York. […]
Samsung Donates Smart Speakers to Better Serve Participants
Samsung recently donated smart speakers and soundbars to VISIONS Center on Aging, and VISIONS Center on Blindness. In addition to providing a major upgrade to sound quality for music and […]
Mastercard Introduces Accessible Card for Blind and Partially Sighted People
Mastercard, in partnership with VISIONS and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), introduced an all-new accessible card for people who are blind or visually impaired called “Touch Card”. The Touch Card features three distinct notches to help people identify which card they are using. […]
Archived VISIONS Status Updates
Update 6: May 11, 2020 During these uncertain times, we remain committed to serving the needs of participants who are blind and visually impaired, living in all boroughs of NYC, […]
Andrew S. Fisher, PhD, Joins VISIONS Board of Directors
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired today announced that Andrew S. Fisher PhD, has joined VISIONS Board of Directors effective 3/10/2020, following his retirement from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind on February 28, 2020 where he served as Executive Director for 20 years. […]