Job Title: Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS), Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT), Dual TrainedDepartment: Rehabilitation ServicesEmployee Status: Exempt Professional-Learned ProfessionalReports To: Senior Director of Rehabilitation Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist […]
Ezvid Wiki Includes VISIONS on its Groups Working To Help The Blind & Visually Impaired list
Founded in 2011, Ezvid Wiki was the world’s first video wiki, and is now among the top 3,000 websites in the United States. Their YouTube channel has over 500,000 subscribers, […]
VISIONS Insights Newsletter – Winter 2017 Issue 09
Join us on November 29, 2017 Open House for New York State’s First and Only Residential Vocational Rehabilitation Center (VRC) for Blind Youth On August 6, with nearly 200 […]
Ford’s Feel the View smart window lets blind passengers enjoy the landscape
Ford has developed a “new haptic visual language” that allows blind people to experience the view through a car window. The Feel the View smart window captures an image of […]
The New York Times: Simple Home Improvements for the Vision Impaired
Coping with vision impairment has become a necessity for many more people as the baby boom generation ages, but some simple improvements can help aging homeowners stay independent and safe. […]
Queens Perspectives: Visions – Party With a Purpose
Tune in to QPTV to view the Visions Queens Advisory Board awards ceremony that honored Lion Charles W. McBride, PMJF, District Governor for the Lions Club of district 20-K1, for […]
VISIONS Annual Dinner Features Fun and Inspiration
On Thursday, March 8 more than 150 people gathered at Tosca Marquee on East Tremont Avenue for the 25th annual Dinner and Award Ceremony for Visions VCB, the renowned organization that provides free services for […]
Employment of People with Disabilities with Nancy Miller
Nancy D. Miller has worked with people of all ages who are blind and multi-disabled since 1971, and as Executive Director/CEO of VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired for over 30 […]
The Diner With the Braille Menu
“Six in the morning,” said Sharon Lash, “I’m headed to the Malibu.” Ms. Lash, a petite woman, taps her way along 23rd Street with a white cane. She counts the […]
Chelsea Bombing Honored by NYPD
The NYPD on Tuesday recognized the owners of a 23rd Street diner for stepping up when their neighbors needed them and helping feed first responders and the residents of a […]