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CABVI Offers Details & Assistance in February for Low Vision Month
UTICA, NY-The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI), aligned with the National Eye Institute (NEI), offers information and assistance with low vision this month. According to NEI, 4.2 million Americans ages 40 and older are visually impaired. Three million have low vision. By the year 2030, health care professionals expect those numbers…
Read MoreDetails & Assistance in February for Low Vision Month
The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI), aligned with the National Eye Institute (NEI), offers information and assistance with low vision this month. According to NEI, 4.2 million Americans ages 40 and older are visually impaired. Three million have low vision. By the year 2030, health care professionals expect those numbers to…
Read More6 Gifts for Someone Who is Blind or Visually Impaired
The holidays are here and gift giving is a tradition that is celebrated by millions of people. We gather with family, fill our bellies with good food, and exchange neatly wrapped presents with the people we love. Ok, not all presents are wrapped neatly, but it’s the thought that counts, right? Although a lot of…
Read MoreCABVI Employee, Al Hodkinson, Interviewed on ABC50 in Watertown
A big thanks to ABC50 for having Al on their show! They talk about the agency and our footprint in the Watertown area. We are working on our location in that region and Al will be one of our team members handling cases in the north country. In our 90+ years, we continue to grow…
Read MoreRotary Club of Utica Announces Pride of Workmanship Award
The Rotary Club of Utica, recently held its 29th Annual Pride of Workmanship Awards program on November 15. The event was a combination luncheon at the Delta Hotel and also was available through Zoom on-line. The top five awardees were chosen from a large field of nominations and represented a cross-section of our local work…
Read MoreBSC Manager, Terri Fabrizio, Honored by Navy Captain
Terri Fabrizio, store manager at the Shipyard Express in Kittery, ME, was visited by Captain Daniel Ettlich, Base Commander at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PSNY), and the COVID-19 Tiger Team (a prep and mitigation group). The purpose of their visit was to thank Terri and her staff for the tremendous support they provided with respect to…
Read MoreCABVI on The Joe Kelly Show
The Joe Kelly Show recently visited the Vision Health and Wellness Center to speak with several members of CABVI! If you missed the episode on WUTR, our friends at CNYhomepage have you covered! The links and descriptions for each segment are below. Part 1, Joe speaks to Steve Gannon, vice president of development and communications,…
Read MoreVoting with a Visual Impairment
Voting. All Americans have the right to have their voices heard. With election season around the corner, we want to highlight a few ways for individuals who are blind or visually impaired to cast their ballots. Before we talk about the options available to you, it is important to highlight several laws that ensure individuals…
Read MoreA Mobility Puzzle: I’m not lost, am I?
Submitted by Mitchel Hansen, Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist All travelers need to know where they are and where they are going. This is called “orientation.” Everyone routinely uses one or more basic methods to set up and define relationships between themselves and the objects or space around them, in order to keep track of…
Read MoreThe Faces Behind PPE: Utica Workers Prepare Packages for State
Dennis Webster is one of the people overseeing Central Industries’ operations, and it’s something he has a passion for. His grandfather was blind, and received help from the organization leading the business. “My father always says, ‘Your grandfather would be so proud,’ ” said Webster, the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Public & Government Affairs.…
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