Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
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2024 Advocacy Day
Public policy advocacy has been a cornerstone of the Council’s mission since its founding in 1952. But you don’t have to be a professional advocate to be an effective voice for change! There are ordinary folks all over the state doing it successfully, especially at the local level in their own communities.
On Thursday May 16, 2024, the Council presented a panel discussion, moderated by Executive Director Denise Jess, featuring three people from around the state living with vision loss. Each panelist is at a different stage in their advocacy journey, and each has a story to tell about their success as a changemaker.
Panelists:
Liz Fryseth of La Crosse has been advocating at the local level for many years on guide dog access, pedestrian safety and emergency preparedness.
Brent Goodman of Rhinelander is a Council board member who facilitates a vision loss support group and is newer to advocacy.
Wendi Dwyer of Madison is a long-time advocate though newer to advocating in the blind and low vision community on issues such as pedestrian safety and guide dog access.
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Meet the 2023 Gallery Night Artists
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Meet the eight artists featured during Gallery Night 2023 at the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired. Learn about their work and the techniques and adaptations they use to create it.
Advocacy Days 2023 Transportation Equity for Non-Drivers
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The ability to get to where we need to go on our schedules, whether to work, to the doctor or to spend time with friends or family, is essential. Transportation access is a social determinant of health, a link to employment, and often a step toward financial security. Nearly 1/3 of Wisconsin residents are non-drivers, yet our transportation systems are built for those who do drive. In this sess...
Advocacy Days 2023 Health Care Access for People with Vision Loss
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Over 109,000 Wisconsinites have blindness and vision loss, but only about 3% of us receive vision services such as orientation and mobility training, access technology instruction and vision rehabilitation to live more safely and independently. Part of the challenge is the serious lack of these services statewide. In this session attendees will: 1. Learn about a *statewide study* of the impact ...
Advocacy Days 2023 Advocacy Priorities
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This session includes: 1. An overview of the Council’s *advocacy priorities* and our biennial state budget recommendations. 2. A review of the *state budget* process to identify advocacy opportunities. 3. A *storytelling tool* to enhance the effectiveness of your advocacy efforts with legislators and local officials. View our advocacy priority handouts: wcblind.org/advocacy/#priorities Visit ou...
Vision Services at the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
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An overview of the array of vision services offered by the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired. They include low vision evaluations, vision rehabilitation therapy, access technology instruction, orientation and mobility training, and braille instruction. Call the Council at 608-255-1166 to discuss how our highly skilled, certified visions services professionals can help you live ...
Sharper Vision Store Staff Favorites
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Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired staff share favorite items from the Council's Sharper Vision Store. December 2022
Advocacy Days 2022 Accessibility of State of Wisconsin Websites and Documents
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Executive Director Denise Jess provides an overview of our work in advocating for government website and form accessibility. The Council is joined by Tia Ledvina, Web and Forms Manager at the Wisconsin Department of Administration to talk about the DOA's efforts to make state websites and forms more accessible. Visit our website: WCBlind.org Like us on Facebook: WCBlind Follow us o...
Advocacy Days 2022 State Services for People with Disabilities
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Listen to Executive Director Denise Jess and guest speaker, DHS Assistant Deputy Secretary T.R. Williams, discuss the Council's advocacy work to improve state services for people living with vision loss. Visit our website: WCBlind.org Like us on Facebook: WCBlind Follow us on Instagram: WCBlind Follow us on Twitter: TheCouncilWI
Advocacy Days 2022 Introduction to Advocacy
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This opening session of 2022 Advocacy Days provided an introduction to the Council and our advocacy priorities, an overview of the state budget process and why it matters to advocates, and ideas for practical and grassroots advocacy actions. Visit our website: WCBlind.org Like us on Facebook: WCBlind Follow us on Instagram: WCBlind Follow us on Twitter: T...
Celebrating 70 Years of Advocacy, Empowerment and Service, 6-Minute Version
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The Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired was founded in 1952 by individuals with vision impairment who believed they could and should be able to live full and vibrant lives. For 70 years, the Council has worked to make that idea a reality for all people in Wisconsin living with vision loss.
A Conversation About Voting Equity for People with Disabilities
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This Facebook Live video was part of The Big Share 2022, a daylong fundraising event coordinated by Community Shares of Wisconsin. It features Denise Jess of the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired, Barbara Beckert of Disability Rights Wisconsin and Eileen Newcomer of League of Women Voters; moderated by Joy Cardin. All three organizations are CSW members that work collaborativel...
Celebrating 70 Years of Advocacy, Empowerment and Service
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The Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired was founded in 1952 by individuals with vision impairment who believed they could and should be able to live full and vibrant lives. For 70 years, the Council has worked to make that idea a reality for all people in Wisconsin living with vision loss.
Uno
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Uno
2021 Gallery Night
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2021 Gallery Night
Getting Help With Vision Loss
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Getting Help With Vision Loss
Reading Resources
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Reading Resources
Video Magnifiers
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Video Magnifiers
Magnification and Screen Reading software
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Magnification and Screen Reading software
Head Worn Devices
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Head Worn Devices
Braille
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Braille
Mental Health
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Mental Health
Portable Video Magnifiers and Smart Assistants
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Portable Video Magnifiers and Smart Assistants
Birding by Ear - Thursday night content
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Birding by Ear - Thursday night content
Birding by Ear - Saturday morning content
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Birding by Ear - Saturday morning content
Birding by Ear Thursday night virtual fieldtrip
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Birding by Ear Thursday night virtual fieldtrip
Birding by Ear Saturday morning virtual fieldtrip
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Birding by Ear Saturday morning virtual fieldtrip
Summer Grilling webinar
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Summer Grilling webinar
Voting Access and Accessibility in WI State Budget 2021
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Voting Access and Accessibility in WI State Budget 2021
Public Transportation in Wisconsin State Budget 2021
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Public Transportation in Wisconsin State Budget 2021

Komentáře

  • @anthonyfroggatt
    @anthonyfroggatt Před 28 dny

    😊

  • @denisestoker5944
    @denisestoker5944 Před měsícem

    I am actually wishing to the roller ball because it works really well and it's awesome the pencil tip sucks the worst invention I ever used marshmallow tip I like and a roller marshmallow tip I love it

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    @akhimoni-wn1ce Před 3 měsíci

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  • @samanthav563
    @samanthav563 Před 5 měsíci

    This was really informative for me, as a sighted person. Being blind forces you to be more patient, and patience is truly a virtue. It's truly impressive what blind people must do to work around not having vision and using our other senses!

  • @Papercraftofficialll
    @Papercraftofficialll Před 5 měsíci

    Wooow that's amazing. My daughter is also blind and i was looking for everything useful for her at home .you are so clever.Thank you so much for sharing this video with us

  • @sharileeengle5204
    @sharileeengle5204 Před 11 měsíci

    Really stupid music!! Not necessary.

  • @diwaspandey5615
    @diwaspandey5615 Před 11 měsíci

    Bad 👎

  • @wendyho3600
    @wendyho3600 Před rokem

    Gd & valuable explanation!!! Thks a lot !!!!

  • @Tempe415
    @Tempe415 Před rokem

    0:14 sus

  • @willsaabye6741
    @willsaabye6741 Před rokem

    i'm a knitter! I couldn't imagine knitting as a blind person! this woman is amazing!

    • @Positivekitten
      @Positivekitten Před 11 měsíci

      Why can’t you imagine it? Knitting is so incredibly tactile and relies mostly on muscle memory and tactile patterns. It’s one of the easiest hobbies a Blind person can pick up.

  • @frauleinfrosch2024
    @frauleinfrosch2024 Před rokem

    Blind knitting? How cool is that!! As a creative person, who does everything with hands, I really adore your ability to knit blind! Muscle memory is such a great thing!

  • @kingsleyedet2465
    @kingsleyedet2465 Před 2 lety

    Meeting Dr. Igudia on CZcams was one of the best thing that has ever happened in life for me after using his natural herbs supplements in curing my Genital Herpes

  • @ilovemyservicedog8862

    It’s really sad but trust me this high quality training does not happen everywhere I was visually impaired during school it was terrible especially in high school I can remember being taken out of a computer class because I couldn’t see it and nobody there knew anything about accessible technology I didn’t have books for a few years because I couldn’t see them I finally got one large print book my last year in high school and I had a science teacher that would enlarge pages for me because0 she felt sorry I didn’t have a book like all the other kids it was absolutely terrible. When I was in my last year of school I actually found out a place called I can’t think of it now sorry but they made paper thanks for the blind so I found out that if I bought the paper they had green lines on it and I used a red marker I could see then I found braille graph paper and when I figured out how to use it my teachers let me and I could finally do graphs with the rest of the class it was really terrible because I couldn’t do anything and I wasn’t taught how to do anything I taught myself some things later on. I wish you would put out videos on like how to use the phone where you can’t see it how to use jaws that kind of thing

  • @abdulrhman6476
    @abdulrhman6476 Před 2 lety

    v good شكرا لكم

  • @shelleykaplan8601
    @shelleykaplan8601 Před 2 lety

    That maginitifer I can use. That will help me alot

  • @brandondavis1155
    @brandondavis1155 Před 2 lety

    I'm visually impaired as well. Very nice to see this, it gives me encouragement to know I'm not alone. I'm thankful to be working in accounting and my job has been really accommodating and non-judgmental. I'm thankful.

  • @akandondaelly6205
    @akandondaelly6205 Před 2 lety

    This is wonderful 👏🏽

  • @amiahwashington7980
    @amiahwashington7980 Před 2 lety

    I was also born with underdeveloped optic nerves

  • @shagoesfar
    @shagoesfar Před 2 lety

    That was great thank you, I have just started my new journey so looking for info to help me along living my best life

    • @wcblind1
      @wcblind1 Před 2 lety

      We're so glad you found the video and found it helpful! I hope you'll check out our website, www.wcblind.org, for more info, and consider signing up for one or more of our e-newsletters.

  • @Tomatotomaydo
    @Tomatotomaydo Před 2 lety

    please view my channel ABOUT ME section please. i am the first ever youtube channel for the blind, accesible tru alexa and siri. please at least view the ABOUT ME. nobody supports causes for the blind mainstream. only the few and nobody cares to pass the word on. this is a sad fact. so i reach out to you on here.

  • @Tomatotomaydo
    @Tomatotomaydo Před 2 lety

    please view my channel ABOUT ME section please. i am the first ever youtube channel for the blind, accesible tru alexa and siri. please at least view the ABOUT ME. nobody supports causes for the blind mainstream. only the few and nobody cares to pass the word on. this is a sad fact. so i reach out to you on here.

  • @BigMrSydoBossmanTV
    @BigMrSydoBossmanTV Před 3 lety

    Would love to be part of you. Am visually impaired too

  • @bethyoung3654
    @bethyoung3654 Před 3 lety

    Excellent video! Thank you to the two people profiled in this informative video.

  • @andreasthinksyoureprettyco5206

    Informative and well-made! Thanks for the video!

  • @khanhhm5762
    @khanhhm5762 Před 3 lety

    This was a wonderful video. Denise is a brilliant speaker and presenter, explaining everything clearly and concisely. She reminds me of a teacher who knows how to command her students’ attention... and keep it throughout.

  • @khanhhm5762
    @khanhhm5762 Před 3 lety

    Hi: As someone who is very familiar with assistive technology, both personally and professionally, and as someone who has a strong background in teaching, this video’s attempts at bringing awareness to the nondisabled population about the importance of making content accessible was decent, yet the presentation was inconsistent. Hannah’s portion was fully engaging, thought-provoking and animated. Hannah involved the audience and spoke clearly and concisely. Even though I already knew the content, I found myself captivated, and it is very clear to me why Hannah is the communications person for the Council. I struggled with Jim’s portion, not because the points made were inaccurate-they were. But he spoke too quickly much of the time with very little inflection, almost mumbling his words, and he failed to consistently pause in between points. Consistent pauses are important because it allows the viewer to process what has been said. Without pauses, everything runs together. Last year, WCBI posted a similar video, though it was live and in person. Once again, Hannah’s portion was engaging and animated while Jim could have been going through the motions of a presentation. I have no doubt that Jim knows his subject; but there is a difference between knowing one’s subject and presenting it well and in a manner that is not only engaging to the audience but also consistent with one’s colleague. When all presenters are fully engaging and consistent, the overall message is much more powerful. One of the things I have found very helpful as a fellow blind individual is either taking public speaking classes or working with a sighted colleague prior to a presentation. I ask for visual feedback in the areas including voice inflection, body posture, and I also work on not standing/being still as I speak. Sighted people naturally gesture and move as they speak; a blind person who has no usable vision does not do this naturally and needs to be shown. It also takes regular practice to feel comfortable being more visually engaging. For future presentations similar to this one, perhaps a rehearsal and some coaching prior to might be considered so that Jim’s portion is qualitatively more on par with Hannah’s.

    • @jefferylukas2338
      @jefferylukas2338 Před 2 lety

      you probably dont give a shit but does someone know of a method to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot my password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.

    • @henriksalvador8958
      @henriksalvador8958 Před 2 lety

      @Jeffery Lukas instablaster =)

    • @jefferylukas2338
      @jefferylukas2338 Před 2 lety

      @Henrik Salvador Thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

    • @jefferylukas2338
      @jefferylukas2338 Před 2 lety

      @Henrik Salvador it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thanks so much you really help me out :D

    • @henriksalvador8958
      @henriksalvador8958 Před 2 lety

      @Jeffery Lukas You are welcome xD

  • @VioletxJem
    @VioletxJem Před 3 lety

    Love this!

  • @victoriaboucher7268
    @victoriaboucher7268 Před 3 lety

    This is incredibly informative! Thank you for sharing this, Denise.

  • @karenklenke1723
    @karenklenke1723 Před 3 lety

    Wonderful to meet all these artists and find what is in their hearts and creative energy

  • @reneesebranek8240
    @reneesebranek8240 Před 4 lety

    Great information. Thanks for all that you do! :-)