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Description: Uveitis: Inflammation in middle layer of the eye, called the uvea. It can lead to permanent vision loss if it damages vital eye tissue. - American Academy of Ophthalmology. Click here to learn more about Uveitis: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-uveitis

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has an app specifically for blind and visually impaired riders to receive accurate information about schedules and routes. Click here to learn more about this unique app: http://ow.ly/l8it50CetpA Description: Bus seats and poles. People sitting in some seats.

Description: Did you know? Anne Sullivan, Hellen Keller’s teacher, also lived with visual impairment all her life. Photo of Hellen Keller at age 8 holding a doll and sitting next to Anne Sullivan. Click here to learn more about Anne Sullivan: https://www.perkins.org/history/people/anne-sullivan #FunFact

Have you gotten pretty good at reading maps these last few days? If so, here is an important map to commit to memory. The states in green indicate where a perso...n who is blind or visually impaired has the right to be accompanied by a guide dog in all public spaces. #GuideDogsForTheBlind In this photo, all 50 states in the US and Washington D.C. are colored green #ThanksToTheADA.

Hiring people who are blind or visually impaired not only helps businesses, but it also helps the overall economy. Workplaces can make changes that can accommodate people with visual impairments. Click here to learn workplace tips from a nonprofit in Milwaukee: http://ow.ly/8LUC50CbXVO Description: Office space with desks and a few people sitting and working at their desks.

Description: "CREATE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT TO HELP YOU IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY" Speech bubble. "Plan how you will communicate if you have a COMMUNICATION disability." Car. "Plan for your transportation if you need help evacuating." Location icon. "Plan how you will evacuate with any assistive devices." Contact RICV to help you create an emergency preparedness plan. Email Isabella Lo at [email protected] or 559.221.2330. Visit http://www.ricv.org/eprep.html

Description: "DO NOT BUY HALLOWEEN CONTACT LENSES WITHOUT PROPER FITTING AND PRESCRIPTION FROM YOUR EYE DOCTOR" Yellow eye on the right. Halloween costumes often include colored and decorative contact lenses. Make sure to talk to an eye doctor about these before wearing them. Do not purchase them from sites or stores that do not require a prescription. Having the wrong lenses could cause some eye injuries. Click here to learn more about how to keep your eyes safe while wearing these lenses: http://ow.ly/KvPZ50C6LbB #Halloween #EyeHealth #EyeProtection #costume

Description: Did you know? Only 15% of people living with an eye disease/disorder are completely blind. Click here to learn about low vision and legal blindness terms: http://ow.ly/Znpp50C6L8J #Fact #VisualImpairment #Blindness #eye #vision

Description: STEPS TO TAKE FOR OTHER HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES. Illustration of trick-or-treaters and other activities. This Halloween, consider the CDC's ideas for other safe Halloween activities. - Decorate and carve pumpkins - Visit an orchard, forest, or corn maze. Attend a scavenger hunt.... - Other ideas Click to download these Halloween ideas from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov//daily-/Halloween-Other-Activities.pdf See more

Description: Keratoconus is when the cornea thins out and changes its shape from a dome to a cone. It moves the light the cornea brings into your eye out of focus, causing blurry or distorted vision. - American Academy of Ophthalmology. Click here to learn more about Keratoconus: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-keratoconus

Description: Happy Halloween from RICV. Join us October 29 at 2pm. We’ll be talking about emergency preparations. Although it will be digital, feel free to dress up. (Please make sure costumes are appropriate and not super scary!) Goodie bags will be mailed out to participants. For more information contact Isabella Lo at [email protected] Silhouette of witch on a broom in front of a full moon. Click here for tomorrow’s meeting link: https://ricv.zoom.us/j/82258805207

Your holiday shopping could help the blind and visually impaired community! The Valley Center for the Blind will receive a portion of the sales from eligible Amazon Smile purchases if you choose us as your nonprofit. Visit smile.amazon.com to get started! Description: person holding coins with a paper that says "MAKE A CHANGE"

A cereal in the UK will begin to include a code detectable by any smartphone from almost 40 feet away to make nutrition facts accessible to blind and visually impaired individuals. Click here to learn more: http://ow.ly/QYZf50C4E9E Description: A small bowl of cereal with milk and a spoon. Some of the cereal is on the table