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. […]
Category: In the News
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 movies, these smart speakers allow younger and older participants to learn how to use services like Amazon Alexa to make their lives easier. VISIONS would […]
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. […]
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. […]
Nonprofit advocates call for $100M state investment into their infrastructure
Source: NYN First Read Advocates are calling on New York state to make a recurring $100 million investment into a program that allows nonprofits to access funds for infrastructure projects as part of this year’s budget. Established in 2015, the Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program allows nonprofits to apply for grants to help them make technological […]
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, with nearly 300 million views since founding. Those with visual impairments deserve the same opportunities as the rest of society, regardless of where they live. […]
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 surrounding scenery and translates it into vibrations on a tactile display that a passenger can explore through touch. Ford’s Feel the View smart window […]
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. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/realestate/simple-home-improvements-for-the-vision-impaired.html?rref=collection%2Fissuecollection%2Ftodays-new-york-times&action=click&contentCollection=todayspaper […]
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 his many contributions to the community. http://www.qptv.org/content/queens-perspectives-visions-party-purpose […]
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 the blind and visually impaired. VISIONS Annual Dinner Features Fun and Inspiration […]