Bucks County Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.| Tel:1.800.472.8775 Address: 400 Freedom Drive, Newtown PA 18940 http://www.bucksblind.org/index.php 2012-05-17T19:59:53Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management 2010-04-07T21:44:09Z 2010-04-07T21:44:09Z http://www.bucksblind.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48:home-article&catid=34:bucksblind-category Administrator jamesobegi@gmail.com

<p>The <strong>Bucks County Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired</strong> is a private, non-profit agency located in Newtown PA.</p> <p><br /><strong>Our Vision</strong> is rich, vibrant and independent lives for the blind or visually impaired.<br /><br /><strong>Our Mission</strong> is to provide resources, answers and support for people with blindness or other visual impairment that maximize their ability to meet life’s daily challenges and realize their continued self-worth and value to our community.<br /><br /><strong>We Help Clients Prepare for and Manage their Vision Loss</strong> by creating individualized service plans that facilitate goal achievement.  In partnership with our clients, our professional staff identifies the right combination of services, vision evaluations, assistive technology, education, resources and support needed for personal success.  <br /><strong><br />We Educate our Community and Raise Public Awareness</strong> by conducting free vision screenings to adults and preschool children that reinforce the need for regular professional eye examinations.  We offer presentations that address symptoms and treatments for eye diseases, causes, implications and prevention of vision loss and teach best practices to support people with visual impairments.  <br /><br /><strong>Eligibility for Services</strong> Any resident of Bucks County whose vision is corrected to no better than 20/70 or has a visual field of less than 20 degrees is eligible for services.  There is no charge for most of our services.</p>

<p>The <strong>Bucks County Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired</strong> is a private, non-profit agency located in Newtown PA.</p> <p><br /><strong>Our Vision</strong> is rich, vibrant and independent lives for the blind or visually impaired.<br /><br /><strong>Our Mission</strong> is to provide resources, answers and support for people with blindness or other visual impairment that maximize their ability to meet life’s daily challenges and realize their continued self-worth and value to our community.<br /><br /><strong>We Help Clients Prepare for and Manage their Vision Loss</strong> by creating individualized service plans that facilitate goal achievement.  In partnership with our clients, our professional staff identifies the right combination of services, vision evaluations, assistive technology, education, resources and support needed for personal success.  <br /><strong><br />We Educate our Community and Raise Public Awareness</strong> by conducting free vision screenings to adults and preschool children that reinforce the need for regular professional eye examinations.  We offer presentations that address symptoms and treatments for eye diseases, causes, implications and prevention of vision loss and teach best practices to support people with visual impairments.  <br /><br /><strong>Eligibility for Services</strong> Any resident of Bucks County whose vision is corrected to no better than 20/70 or has a visual field of less than 20 degrees is eligible for services.  There is no charge for most of our services.</p>