In the News – VISIONS

Empowering Independence: How VISIONS Transforms Lives

Posted on March 3, 2025 (March 3, 2025)

Photo of a smiling woman wearing glasses and a white and pink dress, standing in a park.

For many, navigating the workforce comes with its fair share of challenges. But for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, the road to employment requires even greater resilience, adaptation, and support. Thanks to VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, countless individuals have found the skills and confidence needed to thrive in their careers. One such individual is Danette Wright, whose journey is a testament to the power of perseverance and the impact of comprehensive vision rehabilitation services. […]

The High Line’s Neighbors Council Selects Three Local Organizations for Grants To Address Food and Housing Insecurity and Youth Development

Posted on February 18, 2025 (February 18, 2025)

This article is presented courtesy of Friends of the High Line. For more information, visit https://www.thehighline.org/ Xavier Mission, Cambio Labs, and VISIONS at Selis Manor Receive a Total of $25,000 from the High Line’s Neighbor to Neighbor Fund to Provide Resources to Youth and Community on Manhattan’s West Side New York, NY (February 18, 2025) […]

VisionServe Alliance Honors Nancy D. Miller with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted on March 13, 2024 (January 24, 2025)

Courtesy of VisionServe Alliance. VisionServe Alliance is thrilled to recognize Nancy D. Miller, Retiring Executive Director and CEO, VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, for her exceptional leadership in the BVI field, and a career defined by creativity, commitment, and dedication to improving the lives of people with blindness and low vision… […]

New York City Healthcare Profiles: Proving What’s Possible

Posted on March 12, 2024 (January 24, 2025)

Article courtesy of Good Housekeeping. With no-fee adaptive services for blind and visually impaired people, VISIONS provides the tools needed to live life to the fullest… […]

VISIONS Executive Director/CEO Nancy D. Miller is the recipient of NASW’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted on July 15, 2022 (July 15, 2022)

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has announced VISIONS Executive Director and CEO Nancy D. Miller will receive its Lifetime Achievement Award for her decades of work helping thousands of people in New York who are blind or visually impaired live active, independent lives. […]

The Big Data Project in New York

Posted on April 1, 2022 (April 15, 2024)

VisionServe Alliance and The Ohio State University College of Optometry provide groundbreaking data on the rate of blindness, and low vision among people over 65 in New York. […]

Samsung Donates Smart Speakers to Better Serve Participants

Posted on January 11, 2022 (January 11, 2022)

Samsung recently donated smart speakers and soundbars to VISIONS Center on Aging, and VISIONS Center on Blindness. In addition to providing a major upgrade to sound quality for music and movies, these smart speakers allow younger and older participants to learn how to use services like Amazon Alexa to make their lives easier. VISIONS would […]

Mastercard Introduces Accessible Card for Blind and Partially Sighted People

Posted on October 25, 2021 (January 11, 2022)

Mastercard, in partnership with VISIONS and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), introduced an all-new accessible card for people who are blind or visually impaired called “Touch Card”. The Touch Card features three distinct notches to help people identify which card they are using. […]

Andrew S. Fisher, PhD, Joins VISIONS Board of Directors

Posted on March 13, 2020 (March 13, 2020)

VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired today announced that Andrew S. Fisher PhD, has joined VISIONS Board of Directors effective 3/10/2020, following his retirement from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind on February 28, 2020 where he served as Executive Director for 20 years. […]

Nonprofit advocates call for $100M state investment into their infrastructure

Posted on February 5, 2020 (February 5, 2020)

Source: NYN First Read Advocates are calling on New York state to make a recurring $100 million investment into a program that allows nonprofits to access funds for infrastructure projects as part of this year’s budget. Established in 2015, the Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program allows nonprofits to apply for grants to help them make technological […]