Welcome to Listening Acuity
Listening Acuity is a centralized resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, their families, professionals, churches, schools, colleges, and organizations. Our goal is to provide practical information, adaptive technology training, encouragement, recreation, useful products and services, and connections to resources that can help people live with greater independence and confidence primarily through listening techniques.
What Now? Help After Vision Loss
If you or someone you know has recently lost sight, this section is designed to help answer one of the first questions many people ask: “What do I do now?” Here you will find guidance on rehabilitation services, orientation and mobility, independent living skills, adaptive technology, training, employment resources, support organizations, and recreation.
Cane Bank Project — Online Application Form
The Augusta Georgia Council of the Blind Chapter offers the Cane Bank Project to assist eligible Georgia residents who are legally blind in obtaining a mobility cane. Applicants must meet the program’s eligibility requirements, including orientation and mobility training. Select the link below to review the qualifications and complete the online application.
Explore Listening Acuity
- About Us — Learn about Listening Acuity and its purpose of bringing blindness information, practical training, encouragement, and useful resources together in one accessible location.
- Contact Us — Find ways to contact Listening Acuity. Additional contact information can be added before the website is published.
- Encouraging Corner — Discover encouraging stories that are featured each week, along with special holiday selections. Each story is chosen for the unique and valuable principles it can offer for everyday life.
- Eye Witness Newsletter — Read the latest information about events, news, resources, accomplishments by people who are blind or visually impaired, and more. New issues will be released on a regular basis.
- From Ron Worley — Find Ron Worley’s books, apps, games, YouTube channels, Learning Your Computer with JAWS lessons, Slice of Apple lessons, and other projects.
- Motivational Speaker — Learn about motivational or educational presentations for churches, schools, colleges, conferences, disability organizations, civic groups, and other events.
- Online Resources — Find online organizations, services, technology, products, education, veterans resources, and other blindness-related information.
- Recreation — Find accessible sports, sound-based games, bowling, golf, sailing, camps, board-game resources, and other recreational opportunities.
- What Now? — Find guidance for people who have recently lost sight, including rehabilitation, orientation and mobility, independent living, technology, employment, support, and recreation.
More Resources
- Adaptive Technology Events — Major assistive technology conferences and exhibit halls, including ATIA and the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.
- Products for the Blind and Visually Impaired — Links to companies and resources for accessible products and daily living aids.