New Visions of America, Incorporated
Welcome to New Visions of America, Incorporated a not-for profit netowork of member organizations dedicated to improving the lives of blind and visually impaired adults troughout Colorado and the United States.
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Living with visual loss can be difficult not only for the person whos vision is impaired but the affect on family, friends and the surrounding community. Most children will learn to adapt to that which surrounds them, however when sudden visual loss occurs later in life change can be come increassingly difficult to adapt too and for communities to accept that which they do not understand.
Vision impairment means that a person's eyesight cannot be corrected to a "normal" level. Vision impairment may be caused by a loss of visual acuity, where the eye does not see objects as clearly as usual. It may also be caused by a loss of visual field, where the eye cannot see as wide an area as usual without moving the eyes or turning the head.
Severity can range from simple refractive correction, to low vision to permanant and total visual loss. Many have a misconception that blindness represents the inability to see anything visually. While this is the most challenging and difficult level of blindness there are many other levels of blindness that can often be corrected with regular eye care from the time your child is born and continue through out their life time.
Severity can range from simple refractive correction, to low vision to permanant and total visual loss. Many have a misconception that blindness represents the inability to see anything visually. While this is the most challenging and difficult level of blindness there are many other levels of blindness that can often be corrected with regular eye care from the time your child is born and continue through out their life time.
New Visions of America, Incorporated
P.O. Box 1016
Montrose, Colorado 81402-1016
P.O. Box 1016
Montrose, Colorado 81402-1016
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There are many resources to aid inidvidual with visual impairements. Among these are state vocational rehabilitation services, schools for the blind, private trainers and employment networks, where organizers provide access to many different resources specially designed to aid Social Security Disabilitiy (SSDI) and Social Security Income (SSI) support services and options to develop a plan of action that will allow the individual to embrace the challenge and gain strength and independence towards self sufficiency.
In 1973 Affirmative Action introduce discrimination measures leading the way to additional legislation known as the American's With Disabilities Act (ADA) where millions of adults who embrace disabilities face different discriminatory practices each and every day directly and indirectly primarily in the employment sector where many employers are uneducated with regard to abilities directly associated with blind and visually impaired applicants.
In 1973 Affirmative Action introduce discrimination measures leading the way to additional legislation known as the American's With Disabilities Act (ADA) where millions of adults who embrace disabilities face different discriminatory practices each and every day directly and indirectly primarily in the employment sector where many employers are uneducated with regard to abilities directly associated with blind and visually impaired applicants.
Mission
For those who have lost their eyesight and ability to see clearly New Visions of America, Inc aims to empower people to realize their full potential, and to educate and shape the community's vision of that potential.
Vision
New Visions of America, Inc vision is to provide ethical, economical and eventful solutions for visually impared adults over age fifty to ensure complete independence socially and economically.
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The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors. The standards for determining employment discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act are the same as those used in Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors. The standards for determining employment discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act are the same as those used in Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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