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EMPOWERMENT

Cleveland Sight Center helps people in Northeast Ohio who are blind or have low vision realize
their full potential through EMPOWERMENT. Clients feel empowered to live independently by
developing compensatory life skills to instill the confidence to achieve independence.

Rehabilitation Services offered by CSC make an impact in many areas including activities of daily
living, computer and device training and navigation. These skills, which can be challenging to
complete when vision is lost, include basic food preparation, writing tasks, money identification,
clothing care, cleaning, email and text messaging, and safe navigation in the home and community.

Because I have low vision, I couldn’t CSC introduced iPhone training funded
find the numbers on my phone. But through the Senior Independence Fund in
after training I can now use it with voice which participants were trained in basic
commands. Since I can’t see small letters, I iPhone landmarks, gestures, settings, how to
can now use my phone to enlarge the print use Siri and an introduction to voiceover
and continue reading and teaching at features. Tasks learned included making and
Sunday school. answering a phone call, using Siri to check
the weather and set an alarm, opening and
– Jong Ho, participant in CSC’s closing apps, reading and sending emails and
iPhone training sessions texts and using their phones to play music.

CSC’s Consumer Council hosted a Technology
Fair featuring exhibits and devices from
national and local vendors, informational
presentations, breakout sessions and the
latest blind and low vision devices.
Hundreds of technology-seeking clients and
caregivers attended.

Growing up, Cleveland Sight Center was a 6
family environment. They inspired me, they
motivated me to be a better person. To be
independent. To learn how to adapt to different
situations. They empowered me and they inspired
me to be comfortable with my disabilities.

–Demetrius, Cleveland-area entrepreneur,
husband, mentor and coach

Learn more about us by visiting www.clevelandsightcenter.org.