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 Owl
Radio is a free community service of the San Antonio Low Vision Club and is
co-sponsored by Texas Public Radio and the San Antonio Express-News.
The service provides daily radio broadcasts of newspapers, magazines and other
information for persons who are unable to read regular print due to a visual,
physical or reading impairment. The service has been on the air
continuously in San Antonio since March 6, 2002. Service to the Hill
Country began on January 10, 2005. Owl Radio transmits its programming to
special radio receivers provided to qualified applicants over subcarriers
provided by Texas Public Radio. The signals can be picked up within the
greater San Antonio Metropolitan area and adjacent counties and in the Kerrville
and Fredericksburg areas of the Hill Country. Find out
more at owlradio.org
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LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUPS |
Air Force Village I
Arthur Montgomery, Group Facilitator (210) 645-1862
4917 Ravenswood Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78227
Air Force Village II
Shari Proctor, Resident Counselor (210) 677-8666
5100 John D. Ryan Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78245
Army Residence Center
Ruth Cain, Group Facilitator (210) 646-5480
3309 McHenry Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78239
San Antonio Low Vision Club Support Groups
Kim Van Hooser, (ages 18-45) Group Facilitator (210) 262-3079
Cynthia Ann Garcia, (age 45 on up) Group Manager (210) 287-9039
Diana Bloodgood, Group Facilitator
Meets every third Saturday of the month from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. at Warm Springs Resource Center, 5101 Medical Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78229
The City of San Antonio's Community Family Resource and
Learning Division offers free computer training to visually impaired adults.
The "Intro to Personal Computers and Keyboarding" classes teach computer skills
for the visually impaired and the use of accessible software such as Magic and
JAWS.
The classes are held at the Bob Ross Center, 2219 Babcock
Road, San Antonio, Texas 78229. The training sessions run five weeks
each with four hours of classroom time each week.
Call (210) 207-5300 to reserve your spot for the next
available training session.
Participating partners in this program include the City of San Antonio,
S.A.I.S.D., ESC 20, DARS-Division for Blind Services, St. Philip’s College,
Alamo Council of the Blind, and San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind.
Are
there times when you need someone to listen or just talk things out? The
OASIS "Person-to-Person" program offers listening ears for adults ages 50 and
over. The peer support volunteers will listen, encourage and provide
support as you work through transitions and your challenges with low vision.
It's not advice. It's just like visiting with an old friend on the telephone.
Conversations are confidential and the service is free of charge.
The peer support volunteers are screened, trained and receive ongoing
supervision from a mental health professional. (Please note: this is
strictly a support service and is not meant to replace professional services and
is not a crisis line.) The volunteers also have trained in the many
aspects of low vision by our Leslie Hoy.
To get started, call the Person-to-Person voicemail and leave your information.
A volunteer will call you back over the next 24 to 48 hours. They then
will ask you some questions and set you up with a peer volunteer. The
number to call is 210-242-5788.
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