Living with Blindness Seminars

Abstract

Those who are newly blind often have difficulty in pursuing rehabilitation services, because they have not yet begun to deal constructively with the emotional issues relating to their loss of vision. For assistance here the Oregon Commission for the Blind has developed a new program, called Living With Blindness Seminars. The seminars are intensive two- or three-day sessions where clients talk about their experiences and participate in a variety of recreational and social activities.