Please read and help our program

World Services for the Blind needs your help and this time it isn’t with your money. It is with your voice. You can help by simply sending an email or making a phone call.

 

World Services for the Blind currently operates the Older Individuals who are Blind (OIB) program for the Arkansas Division of Services for the Blind. Through this program, WSB works with Arkansans over the age of 55 who are blind or visually impaired to help them learn adaptive skills and techniques that will allow them to remain independent in their own homes and maintain a high quality of life. The services provided by the program help avoid long-term care, which is cost-effective for these individuals and the state.  However, there are still well over 600 people on the waiting list.  WSB stands ready to help as many as possible.  However, funding is an issue. 

 

During the upcoming legislative session, the joint budget committee will address Governor Mike Beebe’s proposed budget, and that includes additional funding for the OIB program.

 

Approval of this funding is critical to the successful expansion of the program and to the health and well-being of older Arkansans and generations to come. Calling your senator or state representative and asking them to approve additional funding for the OIB program is an opportunity for us all to assist.  A list of committee members and their contact information can be found here.

Please call or email and ask your friends and family members to do the same. Remember we are a small group so every phone call helps!

Call me if you any questions,
Dr. Janet