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Michael Hingson, blind World Trade Center survivor, to give free talk at IDB
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Contact: Shoshana Hebshi, 515.281.1338
Misconceptions
AVOID PERPETUATING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT BLINDNESS
Throughout history, blindness has been feared more than most other possible physical conditions. Fear of blindness is based in part on the fact that the seeing world relies on vision as a primary sense.
The Iowa Department for the Blind believes the real problems of blindness do not come from the physical loss of sight but stem from misconceptions about blindness that are widely held by the general public, which includes people who are blind or visually impaired.
Storm Lake hosts 30th anniversary celebration of Independent Living program for seniors with vision loss
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Contact:Courtney Townsend
515.281.1242
When: Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 • 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: AEA Building, 824 Flindt Dr. Suites A, B & C, Storm Lake
Nationally Recognized
The building that houses the Iowa Department for the Blind in downtown Des Moines has been placed on the National Register for Historic Places for significance within Iowa because of the important role it has played in the rehabilitation of blind individuals.
Riding RAGBRAI with Karen Keninger
IDB Director Karen Keninger has embarked on a week-long journey across Iowa as part of the 10,000 or so bicyclists traveling the state on RAGBRAI. This is the 38th year of RAGBRAI (The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa), and it begins in Sioux City and goes 442 miles to the Mississippi River in Dubuque.
Blind teens give back to Iowa communities during summer camp in Des Moines July 26-28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shoshana Hebshi
July 22, 2010 515.281.1338
Iowa Department for the Blind building lands on national historic registry
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Cane Tracks
Life in the Iowa Department for the Blind's Orientation Center
From the Director
The year 2010 marks a number of milestones for the Iowa Department for the Blind. Fifty years ago we acquired our building, remodeled it for the first time, opened the Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and moved the newly-inaugurated Orientation Center into the building.
From the Editor
There is so much to celebrate at the Iowa Department for the Blind this summer.
Not only are we marking huge milestone anniversaries as the Library turns 50 and the Independent Living program turns 30, we are celebrating the thousands of blind and visually impaired Iowans we have touched and continue to help every day throughout the state.
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