This spring, the Council welcomed six volunteers from Exact Sciences into our offices to help with our efforts to make our space more inviting to all. The group spent their morning planting aromatic herbs in pots for our sensory garden; sprucing up the Sharper Vision… Continue Reading Exact Sciences Volunteers Spruce Up Council Offices and Garden
Earlier this summer, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that local municipalities across the state can use drop boxes to collect absentee ballots. That decision overturned the 2022 ruling barring the drop boxes. This is a major win for voters with disabilities across Wisconsin. “Many voters,… Continue Reading Ballot Drop Boxes are Once Again an Option for This Fall’s Elections
Are you an artist living with blindness or low vision? Do you know someone who is? We are currently accepting submissions for Gallery Night 2024, scheduled for Friday, November 1. We welcome artwork in a wide range of formats. Last year’s display included paintings, photographs,… Continue Reading Showcase Your Talent at Gallery Night
We’re halfway through 2024, and the Council has accomplished so much already this year! But that’s no reason not to be excited about everything we achieved last year. Our 2023 Annual Report is full of the year’s highlights, including our advocacy successes, trends in vision… Continue Reading Annual Report Now Available Online
We’re pleased to announce this year’s Council Scholarship recipients! Each year, we award $2,000 scholarships to several students from around the state who are blind or low vision and will be enrolled in post-secondary education in the fall. Past recipients have used the scholarship funds… Continue Reading Introducing our 2024 Council Scholarship Recipients
When a friend, family member, coworker or other person in your life loses their vision, it can be hard to know how to describe things to them. For instance, telling someone who can’t see that a chair is “over there” isn’t going to do them… Continue Reading Don’t Say “Over There”: How to be a Better Describer for Someone who is Blind or Low Vision
Are you an artist living with blindness or low vision? Do you know someone who is? We are currently looking for artists to feature at Gallery Night 2024, scheduled for Friday, November 1. For over a decade the Council has been exhibiting the work of… Continue Reading We’re Looking for Artists for Gallery Night!
The Council is excited to announce an upcoming event, On Sight: Vision Loss Resources in Southwest Wisconsin, taking place in Dodgeville on Wednesday, October 9. The free informational event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Iowa County Health and Human Services… Continue Reading October “On Sight” Event Brings the Council to Southwest Wisconsin
Last year, the VisionServe Alliance (VSA) released their Big Data Project report on older adults in Wisconsin with vision loss. That report confirmed what the Council has long known: Vision loss in Wisconsin is more prevalent than most people realize, and vision services are not… Continue Reading Big Data Working Age Adults Report Paints Sobering Picture, Highlights Need for Advocacy
After Judy Kilian graduated from Madison Memorial High School at the age of 18, she says her first attempt at college did not go as planned. While she got straight A’s throughout high school, Judy says being a student with vision loss made it difficult… Continue Reading Former Council Scholarship Recipient Judy Kilian’s Resilience Inspires Next Generation
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