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Transportation— A Critical Need for Older People who are Blind or Low Vision

Posted on April 26, 2023 - 10:04 am by
Person boarding paratransit bus using white cane

Editor’s note: This post is another in our series related to Older Americans Month. Transportation remains an ongoing problem for people who are blind or low vision people, and this post lays out some of the efforts underway to increase accessibility. Guidance Documents on Making Transportation More Accessible Recently, Neva Fairchild, National Aging and Vision […]

Front Porch Community Services

Posted on April 17, 2023 - 11:37 am by
Images of Front Porch Participants

Editor’s note: Just in time for Older Americas Month in May, APH VisionAware brings you this post about an exciting nationwide program for older people to help prevent social isolation and promote involvement. Front Porch Community Services provides a great service to help older people stay connected “virtually.” With opportunities spanning one-on-one connection, group conversation, […]

Applying Contrast to Your Everyday Routines

Posted on April 10, 2023 - 12:50 pm by
bathroom graphic showing contrasting shower curtain, bathtowels, bath mats, shampoo and conditioner, grab bar

Join us in welcoming Kristen Shifflett, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV Occupational Therapist at Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, for a webinar on “Getting More Contrast Out of Life: Applying Contrast to Everyday Routines.” Kristen will explain how to measure contrast sensitivity in a clinical evaluation and identify contrast sensitivity solutions in the […]

Overview of the Self-Care Series to Date 

Posted on March 23, 2023 - 9:48 am by
Tips to boost your health as you age with pictures left to right of person doing yoga on a mat, art palette with several colors to encourage creativity, feet running to encourage people to get moving, doctor in white coat encourage regular checkups, plate of healthy food, picture of family. socializing to combat loneliness. Link to learn more at www.nia.nih.gov/healthy-aging

APH VisionAware peer advisor, Audrey Demmitt R.N., has written three articles discussing self-care; there’s more to come. “Eating Your Way to Health and Well-Being,” “Move Your Way to Better Health and Well-Being,” and “Stress Management and Relaxation for Better Health” offer advice and tips for everyone – encouraging us to eat better, get moving, and […]

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