Tag: low vision

A gentleman recently contacted Enhanced Vision about the wonderful experience he has had with his Acrobat Long Arm. Frank is a dental technician and he constructs false teeth for a living. His work is very detailed and prior to his Acrobat, he was not able to see well enough to work anymore. However, with his […]

The Foundation of Laguna Woods Village presented a check to the Vision Club to use toward the purchase of a text enlarging reader, Merlin LCD. The reader will help people with low vision by magnifying books, magazines, and other print or writing placed on the computer-sized desktop magnifier. The donation of the reader came about […]

Enhanced Vision will be participating in the Foundation Fighting Blindness Los Angeles VisionWalk on Sunday, October 24th at UCLA. VisionWalks are community-driven 5K walk-a-thons that raise money for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. The Foundation Fighting Blindness is a non-profit organization that funds research that will lead to preventions, treatment and cures for retinal degenerative diseases. […]

Enhanced Vision is honored to be partnering with the Braille Institute of America on many different projects and campaigns this year. The Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides hope and encourage for the blind and visually impaired through educational, social and recreation programs and services. The Braille Institute provides programs and services to […]

If you live long enough, you will probably develop one. Six out of 10 people over age 60, and almost everyone over age 80 has one. Has what? A cataract. Despite this prevalence, most people don’t know the facts about cataracts until they’re “eye-to-eye” with one. Now is the time to educate yourself about the […]

Vision Australia is sending its policies directly to Federal election candidates and asking them to demonstrate their commitment to enabling people who are blind or have low vision to live the lives they choose. Chief Executive Officer Gerard Menses said that it was vital to ensure the voices of more than 300,000 Australians who are […]

A teenager preparing to enter university life for the first time. A 26-year-old who composes music on computers and would like his own radio show. A cancer survivor. A military veteran. Grandparents. A mother of three. A builder of custom motorcycles. A Crow Tribe member skilled in signing, story telling and sharing her heritage. A […]

View this e-mail Online August 2010 Welcome to the Enhanced Vision monthly newsletter. Find out more about what we have to offer at www.enhancedvision.com. See images near, far and everywhere in between with Flipper Panel If you struggle with performing tasks such as reading, writing or viewing images at a distance, Flipper Panel might be […]

The following story was submitted by one of our readers and I think we can all agree that Babe is a true inspiration and a perfect fit for this section. Our thanks go out to her son who was kind enough to share this with us. “My mother will be 99 years young in September […]

Travel Tips For People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Plan ahead. Read about your destination before your trip so you know what to expect and what sights you’ll want to visit. Make reservations whenever possible. Call airports and airlines ahead of time to find out about services, including seating arrangements, special meals and shuttle […]