WHAT’S NEW AT VISIONAWARE.ORG?
Vol 1, Issue 6, May 11, 2009

Meet Carol Eaton at the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Carol Eaton, CVRT

Read our Q&A with Carol to learn more about her background and training, including her work as a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist and Adult Services Supervisor.

From Our Visitors

"Just wanted to let you know that the cataract surgery on April 30th went very well. And at my appointment on Friday morning, May 1, my right eye was 20/20! Thanks so much for all of your kindness and support. I am very grateful for all of the blessings in my life, (VisionAWARE) included!"

S.S., Florida

You Can Help

Your donation helps us provide self-help vision rehabilitation hints, step-by-step techniques, and information on services for adults with vision loss, their families and friends, caregivers, and related professionals.

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Memorial Day (US) is May 25

Learn more about services for veterans who are blind or have low vision: the Blinded Veterans Association, Disabled American Veterans, the National Association of Blind Veterans, Sun Valley Adaptive Sports, and the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

May is Healthy Vision Month and Older Americans Month

Magnifying Reading Glasses

Find helpful resources about services for older persons and information about eye diseases and disorders, such as cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and low vision.

Visit Our New Idaho, Utah, and Vermont Resource Pages

The Gibney Family Foundation

Thanks to a generous grant from The Gibney Family Foundation, VisionAWARE is intensifying our outreach efforts to residents of Idaho, Utah, and Vermont who are blind or have low vision. For more information, or to add a resource, contact Anne Yeadon, Executive Director, at anne.yeadon@visionaware.org.

A Self-Help Hint

Three Uses for an Empty Coffee Can

• Protect young tomato plants: Remove the top and bottom from a coffee can, place a can over each plant, and push down on the can to set it firmly in the soil. Remove the cans when plants are a few weeks old.
• Grow better melons: Raise melons off the ground by resting them on top of upside down coffee cans pushed into the soil. The metal cans accumulate heat, making the fruit ripen earlier.
• Keep paintbrush bristles from bending while soaking in solvent: Pour solvent into an empty coffee can, cut an “X” in the plastic lid, and push the paintbrush handle up through the slit. The brush will be suspended in the can instead of resting on the bottom and bending the bristles.

About Us

AWARE is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit social service organization. AWARE's primary focus is VisionAWARE, a "Self-Help for Vision Loss" web site that includes Questions & Answers on a wide range of topics, including eye diseases and disorders, home management, home modification, reading and writing, personal care and grooming, recreational activities, crafts, braille, computers and technology, and helpful services and resources.

For more information, e-mail Maureen A. Duffy, AWARE's Editorial Director.

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