V.I.P. stands for visually impaired people who are VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE. We want to provide low vision community education, assistive technology, support and mentoring.
William Bowman takes on school bullying
V.I.P. C.E.O. William H. Bowman attended the School of Discovery in Selma, Alabama for a forum on bullying and the affects bullying has in the community.
Folks on stage were members of the community that deal with bullies daily,. D.A. Michael Jackson, Officer King from the Selma Police Dept. and more.
Enhanced Vision: Learn more about a new treatment option for End-Stage AMD
From Enhanced Vision:
We are pleased to let you know about an exciting new advancement in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It is called a telescope implant, and it is FDA approved. It is now available in your area to treat End-Stage AMD, the most advanced form of AMD, where patients have central vision loss in both eyes.
V.I.P. holds low vision support group meeting
V.I.P. held it 's low vision support group meeting at the Dallas County Health Department on last Friday.
The meeting was a huge success. The meal was catered by All in One Family restaurant in Selma, Alabama. It was an Italian meal.
Fitness was the theme for the visually impaired meeting. Just cause you are visually impaired does not mean you can not be physically fit.
V.I.P. holds health fair at Wallace College in Selma
V.I.P. did its last health fair of the year at Wallace College on Saturday. Get Fit Selma sponsored by Taylor Internal Medicine.
Thanks to Miranda Cobb a student at Wallace Community College Selma for assisting C.E.O. William H. Bowman in getting there.
Hundreds received free low vision information from V.I.P and referrals to other sources.
Wal-Mart in Selma, Alabama makes donation to VIP
Selma Wal-Mart Manager Angelia Wilson donates $500 through a community grant program to V.I.P. Funds will be used in our low vision center to purchase equipment to demonstrate to people with low vision.
Back-to-school tips for visually impaired students
Visually Impaired People Organization Inc. would like to give you a check list of things to do for visually impaired children as they prepare to go back to school.
1. You should take the kids to the doctor for an annual eye exam along with regular physical checkups at this time of year each year.
Envision Conference scheduled for September 2015
From Envision:
Program Highlights Grand Hyatt
Denver, Colorado
September 9-12, 2015
Acquired Monocular Blindness: Low Vision or Not?
Lauren Hoffman, OD; Maggie Edmunds, MSW, CLVT.
What We Offer
1) Low vision community educational programs, conferences and assistive technology demonstrations and expos
2) Support groups, mentoring and advocacy
3) Site and Structural modifications for churches, businesses, etc. for public access
4) Consultations for the visually impaired and low vision evaluations on assistive technology for the visually impaired
5) We provide information and referrals for magnification devices
6) Customer service training and workshops to better acommodate the visually impaired customer