[Nfbk] FW: Potential new way to prevent diabetes-associated blindness

George Stokes george4581 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 10 16:42:14 UTC 2015


 

 

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Subject: FW: Potential new way to prevent diabetes-associated blindness

 

FYI - some interesting articles in the "In the News" section.

 

 

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Date: June 9, 2015 at 10:22:06 AM EDT
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Subject: Potential new way to prevent diabetes-associated blindness
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people shop at the grocery store. The idea came because figuring out what
items are on the shelves is a major limitation blind people report as
wanting to be able to overcome. 


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pushes for fully funded services for blind and visually impaired 
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The Canadian Institute for the Blind is pushing Premier Rachel Notley's New
Democratic Party government to fully fund rehabilitation programs for the
visually impaired that are currently provided by the charity. The CNIB
receives $1.6 million from the provincial government to fund programs
designed to help people who go blind or experience severe vision loss, but
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