I have had the wonderful experience of working with the folks at Colorado Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Ensight Skills, and Center for Neurorehabilitation. We are all working together to get the best outcome for improving my quality of life through assistive and adaptive technology. I am finally getting my CCTV, it is on order and I should have it in the next couple of weeks. This is the one tool (among others, but the main one) that will help me to really get my reading back. This machine allows me to place any reading material on it and it zooms it as well as you can choose contrast for easier viewing. As an avid reader this loss of reading through mail, newspapers, documents, you name it has been one of the hardest hits this condition has dealt me. For those who know my kids are doing online school this year know how hard this obstacle has been. How do I do my job of learning coach effectively with this loss of reading? Good question, I have been doing the best I can. Now things should start to get better. I will be able to get through materials a little faster. It probably won’t be the same as having normal vision, but any improvement is better than status quo. Then the icing on the cake is I have been invited to a Lyon’s Club Conference in Estes Park to share my experiences with having a local low vision clinic and the importance of these services accessible.
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