Vision center sets sights on funding
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Visually Impaired Persons of Charlotte County’s Peer Membership support group meets on Tuesdays. It’s operated by officers, from left, Gwen Aubrey, president; Mary Platts, vice president; Marie Currier, treasurer; and Betty Walck, secretary. VIPs with limited sight learn to use kitchen appliances safely.
SUN PHOTO BY BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
Gwen Aubrey, president of the Peer Membership support group, uses a magnifying reader in the computer lab as VIP Executive Director Susan Bledsoe looks on.
SUN PHOTO BY BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
The Peer Membership support group meets on Tuesdays to socialize, play cards and games, and share experiences and advice.
PORT CHARLOTTE — Imagine not knowing where to sign your name on a check, not being able to turn on your stove to cook your dinner, or having a computer but not the ability to use it.
Routine tasks that many of us take for granted pose daily struggles for people who have impaired vision. Helping them learn to function independently is the mission of Visually Impaired Persons of Charlotte County, a local nonprofit organization. Vision impairment is defined as having deficiencies in sight that can’t be corrected with typical eyeglasses.
