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September 23, 2012

Tech workshops to aid natives with poor vision

— Free workshops offering meaningful life skills and visual aid technology training to help Native Americans with impaired vision are scheduled to start Oct. 27 at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, a media release states.

“I am now reading things that I haven’t read in years,” said Project NATIVE participant Betty Boney.  

Boney recently received a machine that magnifies written pages and projects them onto a screen monitor that is set to the magnification that enables her to read text. She can also use it for family photos.

The workshops help participants remain productive and independent, which is a central goal of Project NATIVE.

The program, which focuses on Native Americans, is made available through the American Indian Resource Center in Tahlequah and funded through a grant from the Administration for Native Americans in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The program will provide training to up to 75 Native Americans this fall. The free program offers a short series of hands-on workshops designed to help low-vision individuals with beneficial information to live more independently.

The workshops also introduce the participants to current technology and equipment such as special lighted magnifiers and computer aids that help those with impaired vision see and read.

After participants attend the workshops, Project NATIVE orders some of the equipment for them and delivers it to their homes, all at no cost.

Information: (918) 456-5581.

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