(Originally published by KCTV-5 Kansas City on July 26, 2017 by Chris Oberholtz, Digital Content Manager)
Summer camp often leads to lifetime memories for kids. Sadly though, there are often children who are left out of the summer camp experience. For some it’s because of their disabilities. But KCTV5’s Carolyn Long explains how that changed this week.
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Alphapointe is pleased to announce the addition of Janice Thompson as a new member of the Board of Directors. Janice as a Strategic Growth Consultant, assists the leadership teams of Fortune 500 and middle market companies in developing and executing enterprise growth strategies. Her career spans the gamut from investment banking at Goldman Sachs to…
Alphapointe announced the launch of a new 508 Accessibility Compliance Division designed to assist organizations in ensuring website accessibility. 508 Compliance refers to Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires any electronic communication products used by, made by or sold to the federal government to be accessible to anyone with physical,…
Alphapointe is pleased to honor its dedicated team members with our annual series of recognition awards. These individuals represent the collective spirit and determination as Alphapointe pursues its commitment toward achieving its mission of empowering people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations. Since our founding in 1911, thousands of individuals have worked…
Alphapointe announced the organization has signed a new four-year agreement with Express Scripts Pharmacy®, doubling pre-existing production of plastic prescription bottles and also creating additional jobs for people who are blind. The agreement increases the production of FDA-approved plastic resin bottles by Alphapointe for Express Scripts Pharmacy’s mail prescription service. “We are thrilled that Express…
From Dr. John Metzger, OD This will not quite be a Shakespearean treatise, but I wanted to use a title that was ‘eye catching’ for the subject at hand, which is eating to enhance your vision in conjunction with the annual Healthy Vision Month in May. While the troops (optometrists and ophthalmologists) are on the…
By Becky Dumsky, Alphapointe Activities of Daily Living Instructor Low vision can make ordinary routine tasks much harder to complete during any time of the year, but it can be especially more difficult during the holiday season. Here are six tips that might be helpful to reduce the amount of stress a person with low…