The
San Antonio Low Vision Club is a program of the Low Vision Resource Center, a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization assisting visually impaired people with
education, mobility assistance, support groups, and socialization. The Low
Vision Club promotes independence for people with limited or no vision. In addition to providing
members with access to valuable information, the club provides the visually
impaired an opportunity to talk with others who share their challenges.
The club's monthly meetings include presentations designed to keep members
informed about the latest
medical
research into eye diseases and how local resources can assist them. They
also offer a professionally-led forum for discussing members' problems and
concerns. Several times a year, the club organizes social gatherings for
its members. It also produces a quarterly newsletter in print and cassette
form and has published a directory of local resources for the visually impaired.
OWL RADIO
Owl
Radio is a free community service of the San Antonio Low Vision Club and is
co-sponsored by Texas Public Radio and the San Antonio Express-News.
The service provides daily radio broadcasts of newspapers, magazines and other
information for persons who are unable to read regular print due to a visual,
physical or reading impairment.
The service has been on the air
continuously in San Antonio since March 6, 2002. Service to the Hill
Country began on January 10, 2005. Owl Radio transmits its programming to
special radio receivers provided to qualified applicants over subcarriers
provided by Texas Public Radio. The signals can be picked up within the
greater San Antonio Metropolitan area and adjacent counties and in the Kerrville
and Fredericksburg areas of the Hill Country. Find out
more at owlradio.org
The
San Antonio Low Vision Club is a program of the Low Vision Resource Center, a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization assisting visually impaired people with
education, mobility assistance, support groups, and socialization. The Low
Vision Club promotes independence for people with limited or no vision. In addition to providing
members with access to valuable information, the club provides the visually
impaired an opportunity to talk with others who share their challenges.
medical
research into eye diseases and how local resources can assist them. They
also offer a professionally-led forum for discussing members' problems and
concerns. Several times a year, the club organizes social gatherings for
its members. It also produces a quarterly newsletter in print and cassette
form and has published a directory of local resources for the visually impaired.