Event Information
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Cleveland Sight Center’s White Cane Walk is an annual fundraising event to help provide support services for people in our community who are blind or visually impaired, as well as to help increase awareness of the White Cane Law designed to protect them. Participants will learn how to use a white cane and how to serve as a sighted guide. Each participant will have an opportunity to use a white cane while walking blindfolded through a designated route in Crocker Park with the assistance of a sighted guide partner. Additional hands-on activities will be available for anyone interested in learning how people who are blind or visually impaired perform other everyday tasks. This is a great learning opportunity for all ages!
Representatives from the following organizations will be present to provide information related to eye health and safety as well as services for people who are blind or visually impaired:
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland
Blinded Veterans Association
Veterans Administration Vision Rehab Services
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Puppy Raisers
Cleveland Scrappers Beep Baseball Team
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Prevent Blindness Ohio
University Circle Incorporated
Rehabilitation Services Commission
In addition, the following Cleveland Sight Center programs and services will be represented:
STORER Center - CCTV demo
Employment Services
Vision Rehabilitation - simple home solutions
Children's Services - kids' games and toys
Prevention & Education - glaucoma and vision screenings
Recreation
Social Work and support groups
'EYE-dea' Shop - low vision items for sale
Volunteer Services |
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| Registration | 5/30/2009 9:00 am - 11:30 am | | Orientation & Training | 5/30/2009 9:00 am - 11:30 am | | Participants Walk (walk at your leisure between 9:00 am and 11:30 am) | 5/30/2009 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | | Hands-on Activities | 5/30/2009 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | | Free Vision and Glaucoma Screening | 5/30/2009 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Walker: $15.00
General Registration
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Team (fee per person): $15.00
Team Registration
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Student Community Service Group (fee per person): $5.00
Student Community Service Group Registration
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