Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    Vision Rehabilitation: Approximately 1,000 people received vision rehabilitation services in 2020. Examples included: academic and communication skills training to assess academic potential, use adaptive aids, and prepare for tests such as high school equivalency tests and college preparatory exams. Training in adaptive technology to help clients enter or stay in school or the job market, including technologies that enlarge written material, software that reads what is on a computer screen, and other devices that compensate for vision loss. Career services that prepare clients for work, including pre-employment training, resume and interview strategies, job retention services, and presentations for employers on how to fully integrate and accommodate people who are visually impaired. Living skills training to teach clients how to function safely and independently. Orientation and mobility instruction on how to navigate safely in homes and neighborhoods and to travel to school and work.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.4M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    Education and research support: Seventeen merit-based scholarships of up to $8,500 each were awarded this year to help legally blind young adults successfully transition to college, support their post-graduate education and facilitate their career development. Jewish Guild Healthcare also presents the Bressler Prize in vision science to recognize a mid-career vision clinician-scientist whose leadership, research and service have led to important advancements in the understanding of vision loss.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $365.4K

  • Vision Rehabilitation Services

    Vision Rehabilitation: Approximately 1,200 people received vision rehabilitation services in 2023. Examples included: academic and communication skills training to assess academic potential, use adaptive aids, and prepare for tests such as high school equivalency tests and college preparatory exams. Training in adaptive technology to help clients enter or stay in school or the job market, including technologies that enlarge written material, software that reads what is on a computer screen, and other devices that compensate for vision loss. Career services that prepare clients for work, including pre-employment training, resume and interview strategies, job retention services, and presentations for employers on how to fully integrate and accommodate people who are visually impaired. Living skills training to teach clients how to function safely and independently in the home. Orientation and mobility instruction on how to navigate safely in homes and neighborhoods and to travel to school and work.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.8M