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Running Blind
by Stewart
Thursday April 19 2012, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Downtown Library -- Multipurpose room
Learn about the value of sports for visually impaired athletes with Hal Wolfe, a Michigan Blind Athletic Association board member. Hal will discuss competitive sports for the blind such as Beep Baseball, Track and Field, and Goalball. He will also discuss how he developed specialized software to help manage track & field meets involving visually impaired athletes. Hal is a runner, race volunteer and race professional and the founder of Running Blind, a non-profit organization that will help visually impaired runners to find necessary support from guide runners.
Amy Shepherd will offer a local perspective by discussing the impact of sports on her visually impaired son Austin. She is the President of the Michigan Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (MPVI). Her volunteer efforts include the Michigan Department of Education-Low Incidence Outreach Independent Living Skills committee, the Ann Arbor Public Schools Parent Advisory Committee to Special Education, and the Ann Arbor Disability Awareness Workshops.
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Healthy Vision Month: Vision Screenings & More for All Ages
by Stewart
Come to the Downtown library on Sunday, May 22, 1 - 4 PM for vision screenings. The screenings are available at no charge for all ages: babies through adults. At 1 PM, enjoy opening remarks by Dr. John Barletta of Huron Ophthalmology. At 2 PM, co-authors Madison and Malia will read their short story, “The Blind Porcupine”. The sisters were born blind and now have sight thanks to cornea tissue donors and the efforts of the Michigan Eye-Bank. At 3 PM, meet Paws With A Cause® Assistance Dogs. The Healthy Vision Month programs above are cosponsored by the Ann Arbor Host Lions Club, Michigan Eye-Bank and University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library.