Bartlesville Support Group for Adults with Visual Impairments Sept. 2

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. − The Bartlesville support group for adults with visual impairments will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 2, at the Tall Grass Estates Independent Living Center; located at 2633 SE Mission Drive.

Those who work with people who are visually impaired are also encouraged to attend.

Participants may eat lunch in the cafeteria at 12:30 p.m. at a cost of $5 per person

Joyce Sutherland, a rehabilitation teacher from Visual Services in the Department of Rehabilitation Services, will focus on the benefits of hand-held magnifiers for people with visual impairments.

There is no charge to attend the meeting. Those who come will have an opportunity to win door prizes.

Visual Services sponsors the meeting on the first Wednesday of every month. The host is Charley Tipps, a rehabilitation vocational teacher, who serves Visual Services clients in the Bartlesville area.

Visual Services provides vocational rehabilitation, employment assistance and services that enable Oklahomans with vision loss to regain or maintain maximum independence and self-sufficiency. The division operates the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, which provides free audio books to individuals who are not able to use standard print.

For more information about the Bartlesville Support Group for the Visually Impaired or Visual Services programs, contact Charley Tipps or rehabilitation technician Melissa Partee at 918-551-4900.

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