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.
Fighting diabetic blindness
We received a very informative newsletter about how to fight blindness caused by diabetes. The information came from Lighthouse International.
Apparently, there is a new a government-sponsored clinical trial using the drug Lucentis that improved the eyesight of patients suffering from diabetic macular edema.
Football for visually impaired kids overseas
The FAI in conjunction with Irish Blind Sports are developing football in Ireland for children and adults with a visual impairment. These sessions are free of charge and coaching is by fully qualified FAI coaches.There is no need to register in advance, just turn up and learn to play football!
Children
Quality Hotel in Youghal (East Cork) every fortnight on Mondays from 5pm until 6pm
Wal-Mart workers rewarded
Kenyatta Irby, customer service manager along with a cashier, were honored by V.I.P. for going the extra mile in helping customers with special needs at the Wal-Mart on Chantilly Parkway in Montgomery.
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