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April 11, 2008
Aging and Vision Policy and Practice in New York City and New York State: A Panel Presentation
DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 9TH, 2008
TIME: 10 a.m. -12 NOON
Location: Auditorium of VISIONS at SELIS MANOR
135 WEST 23RD STREET (between 6th & 7th Avenues)
PRESENTERS:
Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, Hunter College, Professor, Masters Degree Program/specialization in rehabilitation teaching and orientation and mobility for people who are blind; Board Member, NYS AER; Board Member, NYVRA;
Dr. Karen Gourgey, President, American Council of the Blind-NYC; Director of the Baruch College Computer Center for Visually Impaired People; Appointed member of the Executive Board to the NYS Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH);
Nancy D. Miller, LMSW Executive Director, VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired; President of NY Vision Rehabilitation Association (NYVRA);
Alberta L. Orr, MSW Executive Director, Disabilities Network of NYC; Coordinator of DFTA's NYC Coalition on Vision and Aging; and
Priscilla Wrobel, Director of Field Operations, NYS Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH)
DID YOU KNOW?
- NYS Governor David A. Paterson is legally blind.
- A new Executive Board to recommend policies and practice for New York State's legally blind residents was created in 2007.
- Two thirds of people with severe vision loss or blindness are over the age of 65.
- Hunter College offers a FREE Masters Degree in the specialized professions serving people who are blind.
- NYS licensure for the professions working with people who are blind is a hot topic in Albany.
- NYS Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH) contracts with nonprofit vision rehabilitation agencies in NYC to serve older people with legal blindness.
COME TO THE NEXT NCCOA PROGRAM MEETING AND LEARN WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE OLDER ADULTS WITH VISION LOSS.RSVP: 212-353-3950 or nyccoa@verizon.net
Posted by Nancy at April 11, 2008 03:25 PM
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