Bainbridge Island Visually Impaired Persons Support Group
Provides education, support, and encouragement to blind and low-vision persons: for example, minimizing household hazards, simplifying food preparation, improving reading, developing travel skill, using digital devices, etc. Regular meetings include wide-ranging discussions such as accessing cultural resources, using the free talking books library, sharing news of progress in vision research.
The V.I.P. Support Group meets the second Wednesday of each month in hybrid format, in person at the Senior Center and on Zoom from 1:30 to 3:30pm.
Phone: 206-780-2835
Contact: Megan Hawgood
Email: myhawgood@gmail.com
Funding: Nonprofit
Additional Information:American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org
Lighthouse International http://lhblind.org 800.914.7307.
Washington Talking Book and Braille Library https://www.wtbbl.org
Educational Resources For Individuals Working With Blind & Visually Impaired Children www.earlychildhoodeducationdegree.org/blind-visually-impaired-resources/