🎯 Your support transformed our Low Vision Clinic in 2023! From 650 to 1,000 patients annually - that's a 54% increase in lives touched. Here's what your generosity made possible: 👩⚕️ First-ever full-time Low Vision Optometrist ⚡️ Zero waitlist (down from hundreds!) 📊 New Clinic Director expanding our reach 🏥 Advanced electronic health records system 💪 Increased daily patient capacity Despite improved insurance reimbursements, we still need your help to cover costs and maintain this momentum. Double your impact - donate by Dec 31! ⬆️ https://lnkd.in/g47nqVUY #VisionCare #Healthcare #CommunityImpact #Nonprofit
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Non-profit Organizations
Palo Alto, CA 483 followers
Vision loss is no longer a barrier to independence
About us
We believe that vision loss need not be a barrier to independence. Mission Founded more than 75 years ago, Vista Center is a non-profit that empowers individuals who are blind or visually impaired to embrace life to the fullest through evaluation, counseling, education and training. Vista Center is the premier one-stop resource provider for vision loss and rehabilitation. Headquartered in Palo Alto with a branch in Santa Cruz, Vista Center serves more than 3,700 individuals annually in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo and San Benito counties. Services offered: -Safe and Healthy Living program assesses client needs and develops a plan of action for teaching skills that enable independence. -Low Vision Services conducts evaluations resulting in recommendations to enhance remaining vision with devices, services and support. -Technology Program that leads the way in bringing tech to those with visual impairments -Children & Youth Services provides young clients with tools, strategies and confidence to build the future they dream of and that is possible. -Community Services is a resource for, and an educator in, the communities it serves through outreach, corporate in-services, public transit counseling. -Stores in Palo Alto and Santa Cruz that are stocked with a variety of products that provide practical solutions for adapting to life with vision loss
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- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1936
- Specialties
- Safe & Healthy Living, Low Vision Services, Accessible Technology Program, Children & Youth Services, Community Outreach , Low Vision Clinic, Blindness, Vision Loss, Low Vision Products, Store, and Orientation & Mobility
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2500 El Camino Real
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Palo Alto, CA 94306, US
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3315 Mission Drive
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Santa Cruz, CA 95065, US
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🎤 Meet Karae Lisle, CEO of Vista Center, kicking off Sight Tech Global 2024! This year's message is clear: "The time is now for accessibility to be woven into the very fabric of every product." Watch industry leaders from Intel Corporation, Google, Waymo, Microsoft & more discuss AI & innovation. Now streaming on YouTube! https://lnkd.in/gJBmpMg9 🔗 Donate here: https://lnkd.in/gUjh-kig #Accessibility #Innovation #TechForGood
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💝 "Vista Center stepped in as our champion when we felt lost." Meet Patty & Jim, whose son Daniel lost his sight at 12. Through Vista Center's support, they watched their son transform from uncertain to unstoppable - now thriving in college! Every donation DOUBLES until Dec 31 (up to $50k)! https://lnkd.in/g47nqVUY #VisionSupport #Parenting
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📚 "I never imagined I'd be thriving in college, living independently." Meet Daniel. After losing his sight at 12, Vista Center equipped him with Braille, mobility & technology skills. Now he's confidently navigating campus life, excelling in his classes, and building lasting friendships! Your gift DOUBLES until Dec 31 (up to $50k)! https://lnkd.in/g47nqVUY #VisionLoss #StudentSuccess
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🌟 Proud to celebrate Ruqian Huang on earning the Perkins CVI Assessment Certificate! This specialized training in Cortical Visual Impairment assessment will help provide even better support for our students to access and engage with their world. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement! #SpecialEducation #VisuallyImpaired #Education #CVI
Thrilled to announce that I have earned the Perkins CVI Assessment Certificate! This achievement brings me one step closer to ensuring my students with CVI receive the support they need to access and engage with their world.
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🎥 Meet our amazing co-host Ross Minor (CPACC) - blind accessibility professional, video game expert & content creator, leading Sight Tech Global 2024! Now streaming on YouTube, featuring groundbreaking discussions on AI & accessibility with leaders from Intel, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Waymo, and more! Your support powers Vista Center's impact: 📈 From 650 to 1,000 clients served annually ⚡️ Wait times reduced from months to days 🔧 Enhanced care with new technology Donate through Dec 31, 2024 to help us continue providing essential services to those living with vision loss. 🔗 Watch Sessions: https://lnkd.in/gJBmpMg9 🔗 Donate: https://lnkd.in/gUjh-kig #Accessibility #Innovation #AI #SightTechGlobal #TechForGood
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From the stage of Sight Tech Global to hands-on demos at Vista Center San Jose! 🎉 Watch as Morgan, one of our assistive technology specialists, experiences Glidance's revolutionary AI-powered navigation device firsthand alongside other gliders. These demo days are bringing innovative technology directly to our community, showing how Glide enhances independent mobility through advanced computer vision and AI. A special thanks to Glidance Inc and Amos Miller for bringing this award-winning technology to our center, making navigation more accessible, confident, and safe for people who are blind or have low vision. [Video Description: The video shows a bustling demo day at Vista Center San Jose. Morgan, wearing jeans and a black hoodie, is seen trying out the Glide device. Members of the Glidance team are present, helping demonstrate the technology. The room is full of engaged participants, with several people testing out the Glide navigation device, walking through the space while using the technology.] #AssistiveTechnology #Accessibility #Innovation #VistaCenter #Glidance #BlindTech #LowVision #IndependentLiving
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Helping Assistive Technology companies bring revolutionary technology to market and making it available to those who can benefit from it.
🌟 It was an absolute honor and pleasure to moderate the “SMART MOBILITY: ADVANCING SOLUTIONS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE" session at Sight Tech Global yesterday. During the session, I had the privilege of engaging with incredible panelists—Kürşat Ceylan, Patrick Burton and Nathan Deutsch —who shared valuable insights about the current state of mobility devices for people who are visually impaired and the exciting directions we’re heading in. While 40 minutes wasn’t nearly enough time to cover every topic, we packed in as much as we could! If you missed it, don’t worry—you can still catch our conversation and other amazing SightTech Global sessions. Our discussion starts around 1 hour and 32 minutes into the conference. Click the link below to tune in. 🎧 If you attended this session or watched it afterward, we’d love to hear your thoughts and questions. Let’s keep the conversation going about advancing mobility solutions for the visually impaired! 🚶♀️ https://lnkd.in/gqNXu7PT Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired assistive.consulting WeWALK Lighthouse Tech 🕶 Benvision #Accessobility #Mobility #AssistiveTechnology #Tech4Good
Sight Tech Global Day 2
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That's a wrap on Sight Tech Global 2024! 🎉 What an incredible two days exploring how AI and emerging technologies are transforming accessibility. With 59 industry leaders sharing their expertise across 22 groundbreaking sessions, and attendees joining us from over 70 countries - it's clear the time for accessibility innovation is NOW! Couldn't make it? No worries! All sessions are now available on our YouTube channel. Dive into conversations about AI, mobility solutions, gaming accessibility, and so much more at your convenience. Check out the full lineup: https://lnkd.in/gJBmpMg9 #Accessibility #TechForGood #AccessibilityMatters #VisuallyImpaired #AssistiveTech
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🔴 LIVE NOW: Sight Tech Global 2024 is streaming! Join us for two days of groundbreaking discussions on AI, accessibility, and the future of technology. Featuring innovators from: Google, Microsoft, Salesforce,Intel Corporation, Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, And more! No registration needed - just click to join! Watch industry leaders explore how technology is transforming accessibility. Join now: https://lnkd.in/g-HjXsQ Can't make it? All sessions will be available on-demand. ⏰ December 4-5 🌎 Starting 8AM PT / 11AM ET 🔗 www.sighttechglobal.com #TechForGood #Accessibility #AI #Innovation #Technology #FutureOfTech
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