UTICA, N.Y. – The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is holding its Function Better Program through Friday, July 26. Function Better is a hands-on learning experience focused on the development of independent living and executive functioning skills for children and teens who are blind or visually impaired.
During this week-long residential program, children learn about assistive technology, explore modes of transportation, develop daily living skills, try meal preparation, and experiment with money management.
On Thursday, July 25, students will explore public transportation by taking a Centro bus from the CABVI Vision Health and Wellness Center to a grocery store with the help of orientation and mobility instructors. They will learn how to safely board the bus, pay for the trip, and how to navigate their way through the store to complete the grocery list they’ve created.
Who: CABVI Function Better Program
What: Centro bus demo
Where: CABVI Vision Health and Wellness Center, 408 Elizabeth Street, Utica
When: Thursday, July 25 at 10 a.m.
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About CABVI
The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is a social enterprise established in 1929 by community leaders in Utica, New York, who recognized a need to provide services and employment to people who are blind or visually impaired. CABVI’s serves more than 1,800 people of all ages, generally free of charge, who are blind or visually impaired, in an eight-county region of Central New York. CABVI provides employment opportunities and a variety of vision rehabilitation services including low vision examinations, vision rehabilitation therapy, orientation and mobility, instruction in the use of assistive technology applications, employment training, adaptive recreation and sports, and social work. For further details, please visit www.cabvi.org/video.
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