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The Council Celebrates 2020 Scholarship Recipients in a Virtual Ceremony

Eight scholarship recipients talk about what the scholarships mean to them with Council CEO/Executive Director and scholarship work group co-chair Rebecca Arrowood. A virtual celebration was held to honor the Council’s 2020 scholarship recipients on Thursday, June 4. Council board, staff, members of the Scholarships work group, scholarship recipients and their family members attended. “The… Continue Reading The Council Celebrates 2020 Scholarship Recipients in a Virtual Ceremony

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Try a New Hobby: Birding by Ear

Birding by Ear participants and instructors from 2019. To pass the time during quarantine, it might be fun to learn birding by ear or to freshen up your birdsong repertoire. This new hobby will start you on the path to identifying the birds that chirp, sing, whistle and make other sounds, right in your own… Continue Reading Try a New Hobby: Birding by Ear

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Living Through Values: The Council Becomes a Dementia-Friendly Organization

Council staff at the end of the dementia-friendly training in January 2020. Inclusivity, integrity and uncompromising respect are the Council’s core values. To continue incorporating those principles into our services, we recently became a dementia-friendly organization. Each month, partner organizations present at our staff meetings to all share what they are doing in the community.… Continue Reading Living Through Values: The Council Becomes a Dementia-Friendly Organization

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Billboard Advertising Raises Awareness of Council Services and Visual Impairment

Billboard Advertising Raises Awareness of Council Services and Visual Impairment Council and Adams Outdoor Advertising staff in front of the newly installed billboard on Stoughton Road. In 2016, Adams Outdoor Advertising launched Adams Collaborate, a campaign to provide local nonprofits with $250,000 worth of free billboard advertising in the Madison, Kenosha and Racine areas. As… Continue Reading Billboard Advertising Raises Awareness of Council Services and Visual Impairment

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Join Us for the First Dining in the Dark of 2020

Experiential dining events have been popular in cities around the world for several years. If you have been trying to get tickets to one of the Council’s popular Dining in the Dark events, now is your chance. A multi-course dinner takes place in Fitchburg on Wednesday, July 29 (note: this is an updated date). Arrive… Continue Reading Join Us for the First Dining in the Dark of 2020

Council Webinar: Accessible Cell Phones

Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 10:00 a.m. Online via Zoom Learn about accessible cell phone options with vision services staff in this free Council webinar. The new format, which is discussion-based, gives users of particular devices the chance to share what has been helpful to them. Various cell phone options are featured, such as the new… Continue Reading Council Webinar: Accessible Cell Phones

Upcoming Council Webinar: Video Magnifiers and Voice Assistants

Magnifiers can help a person read newspapers, menus and more. Video magnifiers and voice assistants can make tasks easier to perform. Magnifiers can help you see photos of family and friends, or read menus in restaurants. With voice assistants, you can get trivia answers, set alarms and check your calendar. Join Kris Johannsen, Sharper Vision… Continue Reading Upcoming Council Webinar: Video Magnifiers and Voice Assistants

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Gallery Night Exhibit Open for Tours

At the annual fall Gallery Night exhibit, six Wisconsin artists who are blind or visually impaired have art on display and for sale. The fully accessible exhibit features work by: Richard Berholtz – ceramic masks; Duncan Hamilton – oil pastel paintings; Rosemarie Fortney – alcohol inks on Dibond; Alison Fortney – photography; and Albert Schmiege… Continue Reading Gallery Night Exhibit Open for Tours

Create Art with a Visual Impairment

Create Art with a Visual Impairment Painting and other forms of artwork can be more than just a visual experience. Creating art is a rich sensory experience that fosters self-expression and a way to cope with vision changes. As vision changes, adjustments may need to be made in the environment or in the kind… Continue Reading Create Art with a Visual Impairment

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Experience Accessible Art: Come to Gallery Night

Enjoy an accessible art exhibit at the Council’s Fall Gallery Night Friday, October 4, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Council office – 754 Williamson Street, in Madison. Wisconsin artists who are blind or visually impaired will display and sell their art, and are on-hand to talk about their creation process. Braille and large print signs… Continue Reading Experience Accessible Art: Come to Gallery Night

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Tag: Council Event

The Council Celebrates 2020 Scholarship Recipients in a Virtual Ceremony

Try a New Hobby: Birding by Ear

Living Through Values: The Council Becomes a Dementia-Friendly Organization

Billboard Advertising Raises Awareness of Council Services and Visual Impairment

Join Us for the First Dining in the Dark of 2020

Council Webinar: Accessible Cell Phones

Upcoming Council Webinar: Video Magnifiers and Voice Assistants

Gallery Night Exhibit Open for Tours

Create Art with a Visual Impairment

Experience Accessible Art: Come to Gallery Night

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The Council Celebrates 2020 Scholarship Recipients in a Virtual Ceremony

Try a New Hobby: Birding by Ear

Living Through Values: The Council Becomes a Dementia-Friendly Organization

Billboard Advertising Raises Awareness of Council Services and Visual Impairment

Join Us for the First Dining in the Dark of 2020

Council Webinar: Accessible Cell Phones

Upcoming Council Webinar: Video Magnifiers and Voice Assistants

Gallery Night Exhibit Open for Tours

Create Art with a Visual Impairment

Experience Accessible Art: Come to Gallery Night

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