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‘Phantom of the Opera’ Concertmaster Steals Show at the WESTY Awards
For over a decade, The West Side Spirit has hosted the WESTY Awards, shining a spotlight on those working to make the Upper West Side a great place to live and work. A dozen honorees were celebrated at the event April 25.
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LEADING OFF: Recognize Depression in Low Vision Patients
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States; a time to recognize the difficulty posed by related conditions, such as depression. Studies show that individuals who have vision loss are two-to-three times more likely to be depressed than the general population
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Team USA For Blind Baseball Players Kicks off Clinic for Kids in Central Park
While there is a Blind Baseball International Cup, the real winners this day in Central Park were kids between the ages of six to 13, some of whom were getting their first baseball experiences thanks to the Lighthouse Guild’s Youth Program and adaptive blind baseball.
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Students Gathered in Central Park to Play the Adaptive Sport of Blind Baseball
On Saturday, May 6, students gathered for a morning of fun and excitement in Central Park, playing the adaptive sport of blind baseball.
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Mental Health Awareness Can Help with Vision Loss
Mental health awareness and management are vital to a healthy lifestyle and influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Some people who experience vision loss later in life are more vulnerable to mental health struggles but are unaware of them.
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Envisioning the Lighthouse Guild as a World Leader in Assistive Technology
Posted by Our Town NY Ophthalmologist Dr. Calvin Roberts’ passion for technology and what it can do drives his vision for the Lighthouse Guild. After…
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I Am Going Blind, and I Now Find It Strangely Exhilarating
Posted by The New York Times Written by Edward Hirsch Mr. Hirsch is a poet, critic and the president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. I…
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‘Tech Pals’ Overcome Vision Problems, Age Differences, and Smartphone Anxiety
Posted by West Side Rag Anne Perzeszty, 86, considers herself to be tech savvy for someone her age. But she was overwhelmed when she purchased…
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Visions of Palm Beach
Posted by Palm Beach Social Diary Lighthouse Guild, the leading organization dedicated to providing exceptional services that help visually impaired people attain their goals, hosted its…
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Assistive Technology that Aids the Blind or Visually Impaired
Posted by New York Able News written by Jeremy Morak and Monica Torres Assistive technology that aids individuals who are blind or visually impaired should…
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