Community Partners
Our increasingly fast-paced world requires that like-minded organizations, businesses and local government agencies work together to pursue shared goals. Braille Institute is leading the way by forging strategic partnerships and building a web of service that extends our reach farther than ever before. Through these collaborations we’re working hard to ensure that the future of those we serve will indeed be bright for generations to come.
The following partners have joined Braille Institute’s public education campaign to help spread the word about our free services and further our mission of empowering visually impaired people to live fulfilling lives:
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Gelson's Market
Gelson's was founded in 1951 by brothers Bernard and Eugene Gelson as an extraordinary grocery shopping experience for discerning consumers. Now with 18 locations in Southern California, Gelson's Markets is recognized as one of the nation's premier supermarket chains. Gelson's is supporting Braille Institute by offering informational materials in their stores, as well as providing training for their staff on serving customers with low vision and supporting our partnership with Cleanlogic and the Inspiration Foundation.
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Department of Aging
The Department of Aging is helping us by disseminating information
among their constituents about our free programs via print newsletters,
online updates and public events.
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Metropolitan Transit Authority
Metro is supporting the campaign with a series of educational
outreach activities that open up new opportunities for people with
vision loss to get around town more effectively and safely.
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Clear Channel Communications
This global media giant is supporting our public education activities
by airing a variety of public service announcements on radio stations
across its wide coverage network.
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Enhanced Vision
The leading developer of innovative products for people who are
visually impaired is supporting our efforts to educate and inform the
public about the many options for staying connected through technology.
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Automobile Club of Southern California
AAA is participating in our outreach by distributing informational
materials at events throughout the region in an effort to help people
with low vision evaluate their driving ability and learn other ways to
stay mobile and independent.
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SCAN Health Plan
SCAN Health Plan is the fourth-largest not-for-profit Medicare health plan in the nation, serving more than 130,000 members. Their mission is focused exclusively on helping make life better for seniors. For more than thirty years SCAN has demonstrated a unique passion for finding innovative ways to enhance seniors’ ability to manage their own health and continue to control how and where they live.
Braille Institute is partnering with SCAN Health Plan to help increase awareness about our free low vision services. We will be working with SCAN throughout the year to host educational events and seminars in the community, as well as to introduce the public to some new and exciting programs designed to foster overall health and wellness among seniors and people of all ages.
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