Lewa Diarra has always been motivated to succeed. In high school, she ran track, where she was constantly urging teammates to band together and support each other. “During the first few weeks of the season, I noticed that the members of my running group weren’t really talking or cheering each other on,” she says. “It… Continue Reading Student Spotlight: Lewa Diarra
The Council recently expanded its menu of services with the opening of an on-site vision rehabilitation classroom at our Madison office. We are now able to provide vision rehabilitation therapy at our own location in addition to in clients’ homes. “Opening the classroom enables us to better serve clients for whom a home visit is… Continue Reading On-Site Vision Rehab Now Available at the Council with the Opening of New Classroom
We are all pedestrians. Whether we walk to work, to friends’ homes, to a public transit stop or just stroll the neighborhood for exercise, everybody needs and deserves access to safe sidewalks and street crossings. On September 7 starting at noon, the Council is partnering with the Sierra Club and 1000 Friends of Wisconsin for… Continue Reading Join Us for ‘Make Way for Pedestrians,’ a Webinar on Making Our Streets and Sidewalks Safer
Are you a person with vision loss who creates art, or do you know someone else who is? We are looking for artists to feature at Fall Gallery Night 2022, scheduled for Friday, November 4. Every year, the Council offers a showcase of art created by artists living with vision loss. The past two years,… Continue Reading Let Us Show Off Your Art This Fall
Kari Walker, chef and co-owner of the Reedsburg restaurant Beastro & Barley, was enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at Madison College when she got her first taste of Dining in the Dark a few years ago. It started with a visit from Council Executive Director Denise Jess. “I got to hear Denise talk about… Continue Reading Building Awareness in Three Courses (Plus Dessert): The Return of Dining in the Dark
The Council’s 2021 Annual Report is now available online in PDF, Word and audio formats. The Annual Report provides an overview of the year’s highlights, along with a “by the numbers” section that illustrates the scope of what we accomplished in all of our key program areas over the course of 2021.
Are you an artist living with vision loss? Do you know someone who is? We are currently looking for artists to feature at Gallery Night 2022, scheduled for Friday, November 4. Since 2011 the Council has been exhibiting the work of artists who are blind or visually impaired at Gallery Night events in the fall.… Continue Reading Got Art? Show It Off at Gallery Night!
The Council teamed up with Madison Audubon once again earlier this spring to present Birding by Ear, an education program we’ve been offering since 2018. This year’s class included an online educational session offered at two different times and two field trips to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, located next to Lake Mendota on the UW-Madison… Continue Reading Birding by Ear was a ‘Model’ Program This Year
This month, the Sharper Vision Store added a new way to make it easy for customers to add a gift to the Council to their purchase. It’s called “rounding up,” and it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Suppose your total purchases add up to $19.27. The person ringing you up will ask if… Continue Reading A New Way to Support the Council: ‘Round Up’ Your Sharper Vision Store Purchase
For much of our history, the Council has awarded scholarships to incoming and continuing postsecondary students to support their ongoing educational pursuits. For the 2022-23 academic year, we awarded $2,000 scholarships to eight budding scholars. Each student submitted essays about their lives and how a scholarship would help propel them toward their career goals. The… Continue Reading Congratulations to our 2022 Scholarship Recipients
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Lewa Diarra has always been motivated to succeed. In high school, she ran track, where she was constantly urging teammates to band together and support each other. “During the first few weeks of the season, I noticed that the members of my running group weren’t really talking or cheering each other on,” she says. “It… Continue Reading Student Spotlight: Lewa Diarra
The Council recently expanded its menu of services with the opening of an on-site vision rehabilitation classroom at our Madison office. We are now able to provide vision rehabilitation therapy at our own location in addition to in clients’ homes. “Opening the classroom enables us to better serve clients for whom a home visit is… Continue Reading On-Site Vision Rehab Now Available at the Council with the Opening of New Classroom
We are all pedestrians. Whether we walk to work, to friends’ homes, to a public transit stop or just stroll the neighborhood for exercise, everybody needs and deserves access to safe sidewalks and street crossings. On September 7 starting at noon, the Council is partnering with the Sierra Club and 1000 Friends of Wisconsin for… Continue Reading Join Us for ‘Make Way for Pedestrians,’ a Webinar on Making Our Streets and Sidewalks Safer
Are you a person with vision loss who creates art, or do you know someone else who is? We are looking for artists to feature at Fall Gallery Night 2022, scheduled for Friday, November 4. Every year, the Council offers a showcase of art created by artists living with vision loss. The past two years,… Continue Reading Let Us Show Off Your Art This Fall
Kari Walker, chef and co-owner of the Reedsburg restaurant Beastro & Barley, was enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at Madison College when she got her first taste of Dining in the Dark a few years ago. It started with a visit from Council Executive Director Denise Jess. “I got to hear Denise talk about… Continue Reading Building Awareness in Three Courses (Plus Dessert): The Return of Dining in the Dark
The Council’s 2021 Annual Report is now available online in PDF, Word and audio formats. The Annual Report provides an overview of the year’s highlights, along with a “by the numbers” section that illustrates the scope of what we accomplished in all of our key program areas over the course of 2021.
Are you an artist living with vision loss? Do you know someone who is? We are currently looking for artists to feature at Gallery Night 2022, scheduled for Friday, November 4. Since 2011 the Council has been exhibiting the work of artists who are blind or visually impaired at Gallery Night events in the fall.… Continue Reading Got Art? Show It Off at Gallery Night!
The Council teamed up with Madison Audubon once again earlier this spring to present Birding by Ear, an education program we’ve been offering since 2018. This year’s class included an online educational session offered at two different times and two field trips to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, located next to Lake Mendota on the UW-Madison… Continue Reading Birding by Ear was a ‘Model’ Program This Year
This month, the Sharper Vision Store added a new way to make it easy for customers to add a gift to the Council to their purchase. It’s called “rounding up,” and it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Suppose your total purchases add up to $19.27. The person ringing you up will ask if… Continue Reading A New Way to Support the Council: ‘Round Up’ Your Sharper Vision Store Purchase
For much of our history, the Council has awarded scholarships to incoming and continuing postsecondary students to support their ongoing educational pursuits. For the 2022-23 academic year, we awarded $2,000 scholarships to eight budding scholars. Each student submitted essays about their lives and how a scholarship would help propel them toward their career goals. The… Continue Reading Congratulations to our 2022 Scholarship Recipients
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