Learn more about how you can “Live Better with Vision Loss”!

Co-sponsored by Thetford’s Community Nurse Sunny Martinson, the Community Nurse of Thetford (CNT) Board, and Latham Library

On Wednesday April 3rd from 12-1pm at the Latham Library on Thetford Hill, Dan Norris will discuss adaptive strategies and devices that can help a person with low vision to adapt their hobbies and activities of daily living to compensate for vision loss. The strategies will include adaptive lighting, magnification, contrast, and electronic solutions to accomplish your desired goals.

Librarian Holly Lague will be on hand to discuss the resources available in Thetford and through the wider Vermont library network.

The availability of this wealth of information for those with limited vision was called to our attention by Sarah Jo Brown, former Thetford resident and a founding board member of CNT. We hope whether you or a family member, coworker, friend or neighbor is struggling with vision, or if you work in a role that supports these individuals, that you will consider joining us to learn more about strategies that can help!

About the presenter
Daniel Norris has served as the Director of Adult Services with the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired since 2012. Dan has been with the agency since 2004. He is also the Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Program Coordinator and Methods Instructor for UMass Boston since May of 2014. He has numerous related degrees and certification in the field (for details, see the Latham Library website post.)

Dan serves on several national committees dedicated to improving services for seniors with vision loss. He is visually impaired himself, having developed a juvenile form of Macular Degeneration at the age of eight. In this role Dan has acted as a mentor and role model for many transition aged children in the state of Vermont and elsewhere.