Hospital Adds Reading Service
Narrated Recordings Allow Patients To Enjoy Newspapers, Magazines
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 ››
National Women’s Eye Health Month
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. QR Codes for Voices Launch
IDEAL Test 2
Protected: Mockingbird
Enfield Rep. David Kiner interviews Tom & Diane
Rep. David Kiner of Enfield used his community access show to interview Tom Grossi and Diane Weaver Dunne about CRIS.
You can watch the show HERE. Starting 2017 in High Gear
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
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?)
Want to sit with Scot? Check THIS OUT!
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)
2016 Dining and Dancing Facebook photos
2015 Dining and Dancing Facebook pictures
TED Talk on Adapting to Blindness
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 ››