GEORGIA RADIO READING SERVICE, INC. (GaRRS)

260 14^TH Street, NW  —  Atlanta, Georgia 30318  — 404-685-2820

June 8,  2011                                  

Project Independence-Georgia Vision Program for Seniors

Kay McGill, Program Manager, Georgia Vision Program for Seniors,
Records Public Service Announcements for the
Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS)

Project Independence, a new initiative of the Georgia Department of Labor, Vocational Rehabilitation, offers assistance and resource information to Georgians experiencing vision problems who are at least 55 years old. 

The program can help seniors remain independent by providing a host of supports, including:

• Low vision exams by qualified professionals to assess your needs
• Skills training in your home community by certified rehabilitation specialists
• Mobility training by certified instructors
• Support groups that offer opportunities to learn from and interact with peers, AND
• Assistive devices such as talking watches, big button phones and magnifiers

Ms. Kay McGill (see photo, above), Program Manager for the Georgia Vision Program for Seniors, records public service announcements about Project Independence for the Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS), the only 24 hour, human voiced radio reading service for people with blindness and visual and printed word impairments in Georgia. 

For more information about Project Independence, please contact the Georgia Department of Labor, Vocational Rehabilitation, at 404-638-5208.  For information about the Georgia Radio Reading Service (GaRRS), call 800-672-6173 or visit our website at www.garrs.net.

Georgia Radio Reading Service, Inc. (GaRRS) is a nonprofit organization.

All contributions are tax deductible.

www.garrs.net