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Do you have a go-to tip for looking after your white cane? Weโd love to hear from you in the comments!
#WhiteCaneSafetyDay #WhiteCaneAwareness #BlindnessAwarenessMonth #AssistiveTechnology
@njhumanservices.bsky.socialWith #NJSave, older residents & people with disabilities can save money on:
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#BlindnessAwarenessMonth
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Activities included exhibits, demonstrations, a guided nature hike, reading Governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social's #BlindnessAwarenessMonth proclamation, and marking #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.
To learn more about CBVI's programs and services, visit nj.gov/humanservices/cbvi/
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To spotlight #BlindnessAwarenessMonth, @njhumanservices.bsky.social' Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, led by Executive Director Dr. Bernice Davis, held its fifth annual Community Outreach Fair at Cheesequake State Park!
@helenkellerintl.org#ICYMI One visit. Two diseases. ๐
In Tanzania, our teams screen for trachoma & cataracts in a single household visit โ and our outreach camps now provide 700+ cataract surgeries in six days. ๐ฅ
@helenkellerintl.orgWhat causes avoidable blindness? ๐ค
๐ Uncorrected refractive error
๐๏ธ Cataracts
๐ฆ Trachoma
๐ Vitamin A deficiency
We tackle all four โ because 90% of vision loss can be prevented or treated. ๐
@helenkellerintl.orgDid you know? ๐ค
Helen Keller co-founded our organization in 1915 to support soldiers blinded in World War I. ๐๏ธ
More than 110 years later, we're still carrying her mission forward.
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@inableorg.bsky.socialThis World Sight Day, weโre celebrating the #LoveYourEyes movement alongside the stories, experiences and communities that remind us why eye health matters.
Everyone, everywhere should have access to eye care that is available, accessible and affordable. ๐๏ธ๐
@heatherstigall7.bsky.social๐๐It's #BlindnessAwarenessMonth so today's beautiful #PB is the perfect recommendation: I HEAR THE SNOW, I SMELL THE SEA by @janmilusich.bsky.social & Chris Raschka.
My review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #kidsbooks #bookreview #reading #literacy #literacymatters #disability
@helenkellerintl.org"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." โ Helen Keller ๐
October is #BlindnessAwarenessMonth. 90% of vision loss is avoidable, and our co-founder's words still guide our work to prevent it. ๐
@eyelliance.bsky.socialOctober is World Blindness Awareness Month: 2.2B have poor vision; 1B preventable. EYElliance fights for eyeglasses access worldwide. #WorldBlindnessAwarenessMonth #VisionForAll #EYElliance #GlassesChangeLives #BlindnessAwarenessMonth
