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Keeping Track of Key State Legislative Action This Session

The Council’s policy work is a full spectrum effort. We work closely with a variety of partners and allies to protect and advance the rights of people with disabilities. Whether urging legislators to establish an equitable personal identification system or working alongside our Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition partners for accessible elections, the Council’s advocacy is… Continue Reading Keeping Track of Key State Legislative Action This Session

The cover of the report Wisconsin’s Older Population and Vision Loss

You’re Not Alone: Help is Available for Older Adults with Vision Loss

If you read our newsletters regularly, you may already be aware of a report published last year that provides the best data we’ve ever had on the prevalence and demographics of vision loss among older adults in Wisconsin, and its impact on well-being. The report has been incredibly valuable in supporting our advocacy work. But… Continue Reading You’re Not Alone: Help is Available for Older Adults with Vision Loss

Council board member Chip Kaufman accepting a White Cane Safety Day proclamation at a Middleton council meeting

October Was a Banner Month for Pedestrian Safety Advocacy

October was Pedestrian Safety Month and October 15 was White Cane Safety Day. These two observances work together to promote the safety of all Wisconsinites who get around without a car either all or some of the time. For the Council, it was a banner month of outreach, education and advocacy. Governor Evers and over… Continue Reading October Was a Banner Month for Pedestrian Safety Advocacy

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A Way to Volunteer for a Cause you Care About: Apply to Become a Council Board Member

Board member Sharon Knaupf at a committee meeting. We are currently accepting applications for volunteer positions on the Board of Directors. Terms are three years in length and begin January 2021. Founded in 1952, the Council’s mission is to promote the dignity and empowerment of people in Wisconsin who are blind and visually impaired through… Continue Reading A Way to Volunteer for a Cause you Care About: Apply to Become a Council Board Member

Be a Part of the Council’s Mission: Thank you to Council Donors Glenn and Karen Steffen

Karen Steffen is a long-time Council donor. People learn about the Council in many ways. Some find the Council’s website by Googling “vision loss in Wisconsin”. Others call because they are trying to find adaptive ways of doing everyday tasks. Still others are family members of those who receive Council services and observe the impact… Continue Reading Be a Part of the Council’s Mission: Thank you to Council Donors Glenn and Karen Steffen

The Council Prepares for a Safe Reopening

To serve the needs of clients and adapt to the business changes in light of COVID-19, the Council has developed procedures for a safe reopening. These protocols were created using guidelines and recommendations from the Department of Public Health Madison Dane County. What to Know if You Plan to Visit the Council: Since Wisconsin has… Continue Reading The Council Prepares for a Safe Reopening

Chart of How aware people are about the White Cane Laws.

Sharing Results From the Council’s Advocacy Survey

The Council is pleased to announce findings from the 2020 Advocacy survey. The survey asked questions about transportation, employment, education, voting and healthcare/vision services. Continue Reading Sharing Results From the Council’s Advocacy Survey

EXPLORING FITNESS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Council board member Chip Kaufman regularly bikes and works out with his sons. Getting regular exercise is one of the best ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle. For Marcia Swiggum, a Council client, working toward physical fitness is something she can look forward to each week. “Staying active makes me feel like I am doing… Continue Reading EXPLORING FITNESS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Kaitlyn Hippe smiles for the camera. Caption: Kaitlyn “Kat” Hippe

Student Spotlight: Kaitlyn Hippe

2020 Council scholarship recipient, Kaitlyn Hippe, graduated from Rufus King International High School this year. She plans to leave her hometown of Milwaukee to attend Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan this fall. Kat has a vocational goal to work in translation, and to teach either English as a second language, or to work in… Continue Reading Student Spotlight: Kaitlyn Hippe

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2023 Student Spotlight: Kaylee Mueller

Kaylee Mueller began her junior year this fall at UW-Green Bay by launching a new student organization. She started “Ability Allies,” a group dedicated to providing resources and educational opportunities to students with and without disabilities. Kaylee, a 2023 Council Scholarship recipient, is particularly excited to get peers who are not disabled involved. She believes… Continue Reading 2023 Student Spotlight: Kaylee Mueller

The front page of the Fall 2023 Council Courier

Check Out the Fall Issue of the Council Courier Newsletter

The Fall 2023 issue of our Council Courier newsletter has hit mailboxes across Wisconsin. As always, this issue covers a lot of ground. One of the stories, in fact, is literally about the ground—specifically, the ground around the Council’s building in Madison. Readers will get a walk through the Council’s new Sensory Gardens. With artful… Continue Reading Check Out the Fall Issue of the Council Courier Newsletter

Oil painting of a female figure in a green dress adorned with large feathers

Gallery Night: A Celebration of Imagination, Inspiration and Adaptation

Artists find their inspiration in all sorts of places. “I began drawing at age 4,” says Eli Santin of Madison. “I consider it a way of extroverting myself by channeling the essence of my subconscious into something tangible.” Eli and seven other artists from across Wisconsin will exhibit their work at the Council’s Gallery Night… Continue Reading Gallery Night: A Celebration of Imagination, Inspiration and Adaptation