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What's New at ForSight
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Volunteer Opportunity for Project to Bring Live Theatre to People Who are Blind
or Visually Impaired.
From Bill Rhinesmith, President:
"For the past couple of months I, and others, have been working on a project
to improve cultural access for persons who are blind, vision impaired, deaf and
hard of hearing. It’s a demonstration project in York and Lancaster Counties.
One of the activities is to have live theatre made accessible to persons who are
blind or vision impaired by incorporating an Audio Describer. For a performance,
a trained audio describer communicates the set design, costumes, facial expressions,
body language, and movement of the actors during pauses in the dialogue. Small,
closed circuit receivers are used to broadcast this live from the sound booth
to an earpiece worn by visually impaired guests; other patrons do not hear this
information. Audio Describers sometimes receive compensation for their work.
We are looking for individuals who would be interested in receiving training to
become an Audio Describer. The training will be held sometime in September and
most likely involve two full days of training (Friday and Saturday) and possibly
a half day wrap up (Sunday). The coordinators of the project are not sure yet
if the volunteers will have to pay for their training but assure me that if they
do, it’s a nominal amount. So if you or someone you know might be interested
in becoming involved, please have them contact me at 717-848-1690."
Baseball Anyone?
Come support York Revolution and ForSight Vision on Saturday, July 25, 2009.
The Revolution team will donate $4 of every ticket purchased to ForSight Vision.
See flyer for details.
Vacations and trips designed for persons who are blind as well as sighted companions
Mind's Eye Travel creates tours for people with visual impairments. The hosted
trips let both visually challenged and fully sighted people tour comfortably and
free of worry. The itineraries are customized not only for great comfort, camaraderie
and enjoyment, but also for full sensory discovery, and they offer options for
independence. Our destinations are carefully screened and I hand-pick activities,
restaurants and lodging while keeping in mind the needs of visually impaired and
blind travelers. For more information, visit www.mindseyetravel.com
SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
See calendar of events
Support Groups
ForSight Vision has a number of support groups.
Please go to the Social Services link listed above for details.
Newsletters
ForSight Vision's newsletter are posted in the PDF Library. The link is is listed in
the upper right hand menu.
Our Mission Statement
ForSight Vision, a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization, serves its community by
providing quality, specialized services and opportunities designed to prevent,
prepare for and adjust to loss of vision.
ForSight Vision
1380 Spahn Avenue
York PA 17403
717-848-1690
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