Welcome to LVC
(Formerly known as The Low Vision Information Center)The Low Vision Center offers its resources without charge, relying entirely upon personal contributions to fund its varied services.
I invite you to browse our web site for more information about our services, as well as
helpful hints for improving your vision. Some examples include:
- Quarterly Newsletters -- FREE
- Links to Other Low Vision Sites
- Quick Tips
- How to Order Low Vision Aids
Terry Eason
Executive Director
LowVisionCtr@aol.com
News and Notes
LVC Fundraiser July 29
Join Quotidian Theatre in a special performance to benefit the Low Vision Center.
Scott Holden's One Man Show
"An Open Letter to my Wife's Next Husband"
A comic look at the life and times of a kid from Cleveland
A Quotidian Theatre production at
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD
Sunday, July 29, 7:00 p. m.
$20 general admission. Make checks payable to "Low Vision Center" and mail to
1701 Kiva Road
Silver Spring, MD 20905
Your tickets will be mailed to you. (Be sure to include your address with your ticket order.)
Please e-mail Scott Holden at sholden28@verizon.net with any questions.
Downloading Talking Books from BARD and LBPH,May 19
Here's the announcement for May's Saturday Adaptive Technology Session (SATS), sponsored by the Montgomery County Public Libraries Disability Resource Center Library Advisory Committee:
| When: | Saturday, May 19, 2012 1 to 3 p.m. |
| Where: | Bethesda Library 7400 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814 240-777-0970 or TTY 301-657-0840 Ride On Bus # 36 stops in front of the Library. |
Downloading Talking Books - have you tried it and still have questions? Want to get started and need some help? Downloading Talking Books from the Library of Congress' BARD website can be fun and exciting! We'll take a look at the download process, examine how to search for books, learn how to unzip files and transfer books to a thumb drive. Talking Book users who wish to try downloading should bring their laptops/netbooks and a flash drive (at least 1 MB) or your reading device. BARD stands for Braille and Audio Reading Download; see the following webpage for information about registering to download Talking Books: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/ApplicationInstructions.html.
We'll also look at the LBPH online catalog which allows patrons to order and download audio and braille materials from the Maryland State Library for the Blind, which has books that may not be available from BARD. Look at the catalog here: http://webopac.klas.com/talkingbooks/md.
The presenter is Jerry Price, Adaptive Technology Education Program Coordinator of the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
If sign language interpreters, cued speech, oral transliterators, or other accommodations are needed, email MCPL.DeafAccess@montgomerycountymd.gov < mailto:drcinfo@montgomerycountymd.gov> , or call 240-777-0960 or TTY 240-777-0902, five work-days notice requested.
POB events in May
Passing along three programs, in Chevy Chase and Silver Spring that may be of interest:Monday, May 7, 2012 "Better Light for Better Sight - Healthy Vision Program," 2-3 p.m. Five Star Premier Residences of Chevy Chase 8100 Connecticut Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Free program and parking. Please call (202) 234-1010 for more information. Wednesday, May 16, 2012 "Macular Degeneration Awareness Day: Montgomery County Recognizes Thousands of Aging Eyes," 1-2:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Wai Wong, MD, PhD, National Institutes of Health Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center 1000 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring, MD 20901 Free Glaucoma Screenings: 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free program, refreshments and parking. Call (240) 777-8085 to schedule a screening. Thursday, May 17, 2012 Vision Support Lunch and Learn, "Protecting Your Sight From the Sun," 12:30-1:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: William Davis, OD, Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Complimentary light lunch available. Please call (301) 656-2797 to reserve lunch.
LVSG Meeting May 22
| Guest speaker: | Burt Levy, owner of
Beyond Specs, White Cane and
More. We'll have
a demonstration of some of the latest adaptive equipment for people
with varying degrees
of vision loss.
|
| WHEN: | Tuesday, May 22,, 2012 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM |
| Where: | Jewish Community Center 6125 Montrose Road (Corner E. Jefferson Street) Rockville, Maryland |
Light refreshments served.
For more information please call Anita Cohen at (301) 299-7077.
The low vision support group (LVSG) targets the interests and concerns of individuals with vision loss. It meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, from September through June.
Possibilities Fair for seniors May 17
The NFB of Maryland will hold its 2012 Possibilities Fair for Seniors Losing Vision and Their Families on May 17 in Baltimore. Try out aids and equipment, learn new skills, and network with other people. For details and to register, see the NFBMDweb site at http://olivero.us/nfbmd/civicrm/event/info?id=3.
Audio archive of TUG meetings
The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) in Baltimore sponsors monthly Technology User Group (TUG) meetings, where technology of potential interest to the visually impaired is discussed. If you want to know what's been happening at these meetings, you can now download audio recordings of previous meetings from the TUG archive on the LBPH web site at http://www.lbph.lib.md.us/tug.html.This and other information is in the Spring 2012 issue of LBPH's Library Line newsletter. You can retrieve the current and back issues of Library Line from the LBPH web site at http://www.lbph.lib.md.us/newsltrindex.html.
SILVER Retreat for Seniors June 5-8
for qualified blind and low-vision seniors 55 and over.June 5 to 8, 2012
Featuring
SKILLS TRAINING: Independent Living, Braille/Communication, Cane Travel, Computer/Adapted Technology, Adjustment to Blindness
PLUS: Social Activities, Product Demos, Peer Support
Hotel accommodations, meals, and activities INCLUDED
...ALL AT NO COST!
Training Center Location:
3345 Washington Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21227
Contact your nearest BISM Senior Services staff for details:
Andy McIver or Ruth Sager
410-737-2648 / 410-737-2649
amciver@bism.org
/ rsager@bism.org
3345 Washington Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21227
888-322-4567
Roger Williamson or Anita Adkins
301-724-4111
rwilliamson@bism.org
/ aadkins@bism.org
322 Paca Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
888-267-4111
Amy Crouse or Danielle Earl
410-749-1366
acrouse@bism.org
/ dearl@bism.org
2240 Northwood Drive
Salisbury, MD 21801
888-749-1366
Sponsored by Blind Industries & Services of Maryland with funding and support from MSDE -- DORS/OBVS
Can You Host Our Web Site?
The Low Vision Center currently pays a commercial service to host this web site. We hope to find someone willing to donate this service instead. If you know (or work for) a provider of reliable, professional web hosting willing to donate their service to host LVC's web site, please have them get in touch with us. We don't want someone who would invade the privacy of our web site visitors (such as by data mining) or use our web site to distribute their own advertising (such as with pop-up windows or added frames), but we would gladly put a tasteful acknowledgement of the donated service on each page of our site.
Support Groups at LVC
New support groups for people with low vision are now forming at the Low Vision Center. In a support group, you can discuss your challenges, solutions, opinions, and reactions to low vision with others who are similarly affected. If you would like to join a group, please call 301-951-4444 or e-mail LowVisionCtr@aol.com and let us know. Meetings will be scheduled based on the availability of the participants.
