Support for Alaskans with low vision

Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) will conduct its monthly low vision support group meeting via Zoom teleconference on April 21, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Call Linda Newman at 907-209-7555 for the log-in or dial-in information.

Also, the Alaska Center for Blind and Visually Impaired is starting a weekly Wednesday call-in meeting to provide support for Alaskans with low vision or blindness. Contact the center for details at 907-248-7770 in Anchorage, or toll-free statewide at 1-800-770-7517.

The National Federation of the Blind is offering 60-day access to NFB-NEWSLINE, an online audio service that reads publications to its users over the phone or a computer device. For example, you can use your phone to hear the Anchorage Daily News newspaper. Contact Alaska Center for the Blind’s Bonnie Lucas at president@alaskanfb.org or call her at 907-301-6808 to sign up.

 
 
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