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Art Center docents trained to give sculpture park tours to the blind
Staff from the Iowa Department for the Blind provided education on blindness and the blind experience to about 40 docents and Des Moines Art Center staff in order to begin tours for the blind at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines.
Elizabeth Perowsky Volunteer Workshop 2010
Library volunteers became ambassadors to the Iowa Department for the Blind during its annual Elizabeth Perowsky Volunteer Workshop April 16. Library staff designated the volunteers as their best ambassadors to help spread the word about not just the great service offered through the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, but throughout the entire Department for the Blind.
Blindness Works Day proclamation
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in the spirit of national solidarity and commitment to the protection of all human rights, the City of Sioux City is firmly committed to the rights of all its citizens to equality, opportunity, independence, and full participation in the affairs of our city, state and nation; and
Upcoming Events & Notes
April 21
Luncheon and Open House Clarion Hotel, Sioux City
Siouxland employers, people with vision loss and assistive technology vendors are invited to a day-long learning experience about employment opportunities for those with vision loss. Luncheon with keynote from a local financial executive begins at noon.
Features
- Braillovation: Mason City man creates useful tools using Braille
- Blind Perspective: Yard Work: Where there's a will, there's a way
Braillovation
Mason City man creates useful tools using Braille
By Shoshana Hebshi, Editor
News
From the Director
The Iowa Department for the Blind will experience a 3.94-percent cut in state funding over last year’s initial budget. The impact of this lower budget means we may be leaving approximately $1 million in federal funding on the table for lack of match.
From the Editor
Spring is here! The Iowa Department for the Blind spent much of its winter talking about Braille and Braille literacy, so we decided to focus on the topic for this issue of the White Cane.
Braille is an integral part of a blind individual’s development. Studies have shown that those who are taught Braille skills from an early age go on to be more successful academically and professionally than those who do not learn Braille.
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