V.I.P. stands for visually impaired people who are VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE. We want to provide low vision community education, assistive technology, support and mentoring.
Meet Tasha Scott of Realtime Reporting, LLC
Check out Tasha Scott. She is the owner of Realtime Reporting in Montgomery, Alal. She can help you in any kind of note taking in school, at meetings or conferences.
If you are visually impaired and need a note taker, call Tasha. She likes to help folks and help them to become independent.
If you are in the need to have video captioning, Tasha can do that as well. Visit Tasha's Facebook page and website for more information on what she can do for you to accommodate you r student, employee or conference attendees.
Everyone, including the visually impaired, should be prepared for severe weather - get a weather radio
Rich Thomas of WSFA-TV is with Visually Impaired People, Inc. CEO and WSFA weather watcher William Bowman in Selma to kick off severe weather month.
The two paired up at the Wal-Greens in Selma, Ala. to program weather radios.
It is important for everyone to be prepared, Thomas said. Weather radios wake you up during the night when we cannot.
William Bowman honored by Selma Mayor for work in the community
William H. Bowman, President and C.E.O. of VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE Organization Inc. was honored for overcoming a visual impairment and starting a non-profit to help other citizens in Selma and Dallas County.
The mission of the organization is to help those with a visual disability lead a productive life.
PHOTOS & VIDEO: Low vision conference
Visually Impaired People, Inc. would like to thank everyone who participated and supported the Low Vision Conference and Assistive Technology Expo in Selma on Jan. 18, 2012.
The purpose of the event was to bring vendors and low vision professionals and consumers together to teach the visually impaired of the Black Belt how to live with vision loss by using assistive technology.
What We Offer
1) Low vision community educational programs, conferences and assistive technology demonstrations and expos
2) Support groups, mentoring and advocacy
3) Site and Structural modifications for churches, businesses, etc. for public access
4) Consultations for the visually impaired and low vision evaluations on assistive technology for the visually impaired
5) We provide information and referrals for magnification devices
6) Customer service training and workshops to better acommodate the visually impaired customer