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Tag: Social Life and Recreation

Front Porch Community Services

Posted on April 17, 2023 - 11:37 am by admin
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 […]

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SEE-THROUGH Podcast: Seeing Through the Disability

Posted on February 16, 2023 - 9:40 am by Melissa Schenkel
Individual wearing “RP for Short” t-shirt in front of a graffitied wall.

Editor’s note: Lance Johnson’s SEE-THROUGH podcast tackles topics relevant to the blind, low vision, and disability communities. If you are blind or low vision and interested in learning how to […]

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Valentine’s Day Is on the Horizon: Make It Sensory

Posted on February 6, 2023 - 12:00 am by VisionAware Peers
Happy valentine's day with a heart with a rose inside

Valentine’s is a good time to think about self-care. Self-care means caring for yourself in ways that promote health and well-being.  As peer advisor and author of a new self-care […]

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Fair Play: Horse Back Riding/ Dressage when Blind or Low Vision

Posted on January 5, 2023 - 2:16 am by Leslie Weilbacher
Leslie Weilbacher on a horse, Major, in the arena wearing a helmet with a large visor and a yellow armband on a black coat. The horse has his mane up in braids and is wearing a royal blue ear bonnet and saddle pad.

Leslie Weilbacher on a horse, Major Editor’s note: Originally published in APH InTouch’s Nov-Dec, 2022 Issue, Leslie Weilbacher shares about competing in horseback riding/ dressage when blind or low vision. […]

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Seven Reasons for Blind or Low Vision Readers to Love Your Local Public Library

Posted on February 17, 2022 - 6:46 am by Empish J. Thomas
Empish Using accessible Voting Machine at Local Library

  February is National Library Lovers Month focusing on reading and the institutions that provide books. It is a time to honor and recognize the important role that libraries play […]

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