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EyeShare support gathers to ‘hear’ a movie
Descriptive track in headphones offers film-going experience for the blind at Fort 8
December 10, 2014
By JOE SUTTER (jsutter@messengernews.net) , Messenger News
Note: This article is reprinted courtesy of the Fort Dodge Messenger
Messenger photos by Joe Sutter
Celebrate White Cane Safety Day in Des Moines!
Walk with the Iowa Department for the Blind on October 15
When: Thursday, October 15, 2015
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Where: Iowa Department for the Blind, 524 Fourth St and Principal Riverwalk, downtown
Des Moines, Iowa
Vision Loss Resource Fair in Sioux City October 22, 2015
White Cane Safety Day 2015 Celebration and Group Walk
White Cane Safety Day 2015
Vision Loss Resource Fair in Sioux City October 22, 2015
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 25th Anniversary Celebration & March in Des Moines
July 24, 2015 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Hoover State Office Building at E. 13th & Walnut, Des Moines, IA
Meet IDB's Newest Employee!
Jessica Osborn joined the Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) Independent Living (IL) program as the new IL Rehabilitation Teacher on Monday, July 13, 2015. She will be domiciled out of Cherokee County serving northwest Iowa once she has completed training.
IDB presents two summer vision loss resource fairs
Summer is here and with it comes two vision loss resource fairs, the Iowa Department for the Blind's (IDB) traveling roadshows for individuals seeking information about positive responses to vision loss. Family members, friends, service providers, and interested area residents are all encouraged to attend, too.
IDB presents two summer vision loss resource fairs
<h2>IDB presents two summer vision loss resource fairs</h2>
IDB staff grows in May 2015
Three new staff member joined the ranks of employees at the Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) during May.
Kathy Kroon
Kathy Kroon joined the IDB staff on May 11 as a Rehabilitation Teacher and will be based in Johnson County.
Kathy earned her graduate degree in Rehabilitation Teaching from Northern Illinois University in 1997 and she obtained a BS degree in Music Therapy from Nazareth College in 1990.
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