HARTFORD — A Windsor-based nonprofit and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center are collaborating to stream narrated recordings of articles from newspapers and magazines in English and Spanish for all patients directly through the televisions … Continue Reading ››
Thanks to University of St. Joseph student Victoria Walz who stopped in CRIS today to produce and record a PSA on National Women's Eye Health & Safety Month.
You can here the PSA by clicking HERE.
Find out even more by going to the Prevent Blindness website.
CRIS is all over the place to kick off 2017. Stopping in to check on groups at Elmwood Senior Center, Plainville Public Library, and finally the Simsbury Senior Center. The centers, and of course the libraries, are a great place to learn about services in your community. … Continue Reading ››
Dining & Dancing in the Dark 2017: Guest Reservations and Sponsorship information available
You had a blast last year, or you've really been meaning to come to the Bond Hotel and be a part of it. Don't put it off. Reserve your seats now and assure your spot at Hartford's most glamorous fundraising event. It's intimate, it's rowdy and it supports Connecticut's only radio reading service for people who are blind. (Did we mention Eight to the Bar?)
Dining and Dancing in the Dark will be held April 29, 2017, 5:30-10:30. Looking forward to seeing you there. (Download PDF Flyer)
The 2017 Dancing Contestants
Sulma Averancio- Senior Vice President of Entravision
Hannah Mordoh, NBC-TV Travel Reporter
Dr. Andrea Dennis, Co-Host of WTIC's Pet Talk
Cathy Poulin, Bob's Discount Furniture
Scot Haney, Meteorologist & co-emcee
Amanda Raus, Fox CT anchor
Reserving seats:
If you are reserving seats on-line, please make sure to identify in the boxes provided, what you would like for dinner. If you are attending with friends or in support of a particular dancer, please note that in the 2nd box and we will do our best to accommodate you.
No tickets will be mailed this year, but you will receive a confirmation email.
If you prefer to purchase tickets by phone, you can call CRIS at (860) 527-8000, Monday-Friday from 9-4.
TED Talk: Daniel Kish
Daniel Kish has been blind since he was 13 months old, but has learned to "see" using a form of echolocation.
When he was 13 months old, Daniel Kish lost both eyes to retinal cancer. He taught himself to navigate by clicking his tongue and listening for echoes — a method science … Continue Reading ››
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