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Vision Forward appoints Jaclyn Borchardt as new CEO
Milwaukee, WI – Vision Forward Association has announced that Jaclyn (Jacci) Borchardt has accepted the role of CEO at the…
Assistive Technology Insight and Resources
In our continuing mission to create informative and entertaining educational resources to everyone who needs them, Vision Forward has launched…
Vision Forward receives generous donation from VIPER
(Pictured from left to right; Susan Eggold, Jacci Borchardt, John Carter, TJ Oman, VIPERS President, Terri Davis, and Dave Carlson.)…
Wisconsin DHS AWARDS $244,000 to Vision Forward
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded Vision Forward a two-year grant almost $245,000 to increase public awareness…
Events, Fundraising
Dining in the Dark Offers an Experience of Blindness
Vision Forward hosts its 14th annual sensory experience to raise awareness of blindness and visual impairment Milwaukee, Wis. – Dining…
Advocacy
Paratransit taxi service faces major cuts, riders with disabilities fear reduced accessibility
The team at Vision Forward wanted to share a county budget concern regarding transportation for people with disabilities and vision…
In the News
Racine Journal Times Profile
With support from the Racine Community Foundation, Vision Forward has launched a campaign to raise awareness about its services and…
Catholic Community Foundation grant supports of Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
The Catholic Community Foundation recently awarded Vision Forward Association a $20,000 grant for Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Services. Vision Rehabilitation Therapy…
Beep Baseball gives kids with visual impairment a chance to play ball
Great highlight of #BeepBasball on Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin! Thank you for creating awareness across the state of this awesome…
Beep Baseball creates accessible sport opportunity for youth with vision loss
Great segment by Sarah McGrew TMJ4 of our #BeepBaseball event. We appreciate the support in creating awareness of fun and…
Beep Baseball event creates possibilities for youth with visual impairments
Thank you Amanda Becker from CBS 58 for all your time and interest in our #BeepBaseball event. This is an…
Events, In the News
Spring event for visually impaired offers inclusion
Thank you to all the families, staff and Divine Savior Holy Angels High School volunteers who helped to make our…
Member news
We are saddened to share the news of Patricia Keating’s recent passing. Providing support and services for people with vision…
Vision Forward welcomes new members to the board of directors
Vision Forward Association is proud to welcome the following members to their Board of Directors: Guillermo Baena, Milwaukee Youth Symphony;…
Living with Vision Loss
Safe Winter Travel Tips
During winter months, pedestrians with visual impairments are affected by increased difficulty in keeping a line of direction on sidewalks,…
Advocacy
Public Hearing Set for January 11 on Statewide Vision Service Registry
Contact Your State Representative and Ask Them to Support AB 490! The Wisconsin State Assembly’s Committee on Health is holding…
Vision Forward’s Dining in the Dark featured on the Steve Scaffidi show
Thank you to guests Steve Scaffidi and Carole Caine for your recent interview with Terri Davis, Vision Forward CEO. The…
Events
Dining in the Dark aims to raise awareness of blindness
Thank you to Lori Fredrich, OnMilwaukee Senior Writer & Dining Editor, for her recent article featuring Dining in the Dark…
Events
Annual sensory experience to raise awareness of blindness and visual impairment
Contact: Dena Fellows, Marketing Director, Vision Forward Association 414‐615‐0134 • dfellows@vision‐forward.org October 22, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DINING IN THE…
Living with Vision Loss
National Fall Prevention Week
Join Hands with Vision Forward this National Fall Prevention Week Impaired vision, low vision, and other similar symptoms are just…
Thank you for your support in the Trexo Robotic gait trainer contest
Thank you to all who voted for Vision Forward in the contest to win a Trexo Robotic gait trainer! Even…
In the News
Fox 6 visits Rainbow Day Camp
Vision Forward in collaboration with Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center hosted Rainbow Day Camp July 19-22, for…
Colleen Kickbush honored with special award
Colleen Kickbush, Vision Forward Teacher of the Visually Impaired, recently received the WAER, (Wisconsin Association for the Education and Rehabilitation…
Catholic Community Foundation funds vision rehabilitation therapy programs
May 6, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vision Forward has been awarded a $15,000 grant from The Catholic Community Foundation for…