Outlook Nebraska came to speak at Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha.
One mission is to help train people loosing their vision how to continue to use technology. Technology helps keep people engaged with the world.
Loss of vision can cause job change or withdrawal from the world. Outlook Nebraska teaches people what they can use to work and continue in life.
There are various levels of vision ability. Low vision to total blindness.
Tools available for reading computer pages, working on email and calendar.
There are smart apps and readers. Like money reader, cfab document reader (menu,documents), and color reader.
There are about 15,000 visually impaired in the area. The unemployment rate is about 70%.
Outlook Nebraska is privately funded thru grants and private donations.
