Tag: Sacramento blind and low vision
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Society for the Blind Launches $1M Vision Forward Initiative
Society for the Blind recently launched its $1 million Vision Forward Initiative at its 70th Anniversary Celebration. The three-year initiative will increase the nonprofit’s capacity to meet growing demand for services, create a resource…
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Society for the Blind to Hold Resource & Tech Fair Nov. 5
Residents from across Northern California who have vision loss, as well as their family and friends, can explore the latest in accessible technology and the region’s top resources at Society for the Blind’s Resource…
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Society for the Blind Receives $10K from Golden 1
Society for the Blind recently received $10,000 from Golden 1 Credit Union to provide Braille literacy for children in Sacramento and across Northern California who are blind or have vision loss. “Today, less than…
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Society for the Blind Receives $15K From Union Bank
Society for the Blind recently received $15,000 from the MUFG Union Bank Foundation to provide alternative independent living and employment skills for youth and working-age adults with vision loss so they can continue their career paths or begin…
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Society for the Blind Partners with Blind Institute of Tech to Help People Find Jobs
Society for the Blind in Sacramento and Blind Institute of Technology ™ (BIT) in Colorado are joining forces to create a new pathway for employment of people living with blindness or visual impairment. Both…
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Society for the Blind Celebrates Grand Opening of Annex
More than 130 guests celebrated the grand opening of Society for the Blind’s Carl R. Otto Annex earlier this month, an expansion of the nonprofit’s facility in Midtown that now includes a training center,…
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Society for the Blind Receives $20K from Wells Fargo for Seniors
Wells Fargo recently awarded Society for the Blind in Sacramento a $20,000 grant to provide education, training and assistive devices to 500 Sacramento-area seniors who are blind or have low vision. The funding will…
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Society for the Blind Receives Grant to Expand Literacy for Kids
The ECMC Foundation’s GO! Program recently awarded Society for the Blind in Sacramento a $25,000 grant to expand its academic program for children who are blind or have low vision and increase their educational…
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Society for the Blind Receives $10K from Senator Lions Club for Device Lending Library
Society for the Blind received a $10,000 grant from the Sacramento Senator Lions Club to fund a device lending library in the organization’s Low Vision Clinic. The lending library will allow patients to borrow…
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Society for the Blind Receives $10K from Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society Alliance
Seniors with vision loss in the Sacramento region will receive assistive tools and technology, thanks to a $10,000 grant from Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society Alliance. The grant will help fund Society for the…