Information for Veterans Coping with Vision Loss
Master Sgt. Jeffrey Mittman
More than 158,000 blind or visually impaired veterans now live among us, according to the Blinded Veterans Association. Each year, some 7,000 veterans become newly blind or visually impaired as age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy affect their lives more profoundly. In addition, some 17 percent of the evacuated wounded service members in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered a serious eye injury of one type or another.
VisionAware wishes to thank veterans and active-duty personnel for your extraordinary service to our country, and to support you in your fight to be as independent as possible after vision loss.
We have selected a few links to resources that may help you on your journey, from VisionAware, the American Foundation for the Blind, and many other sources.
Blog Posts
- Memorial Day 2013: British Blind Veterans Host Their American Blind Comrades in London
by Maureen Duffy on 5/19/2013 - There's Nothing More that Can be Done, You Say? Not True, We Say!
by Maureen Duffy on 5/16/2013 - A Follow-Up Interview with Master Sgt. and Blind Army Veteran Jeffrey Mittman: Part 2
by Maureen Duffy on 11/15/2012 - A Follow-Up Interview with Master Sgt. and Blind Army Veteran Jeffrey Mittman: Part 1
by Maureen Duffy on 11/14/2012 - The Blinded Veterans Initiative at the Hadley School for the Blind
by Maureen Duffy on 11/13/2012 - An Internet Community for Blind Veterans at the Serotek Corporation
by Maureen Duffy on 11/12/2012
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