Blind Low Vision Program : Independent Living Skills Training : Core Services : The Whole Person

The Blindness Low Vision Experience Program

The Whole Person’s Blindness Low Vision Experience program encourages individuals to enjoy opportunities to achieve greater independence and access to the community through physical and outdoor activities, art and cultural events and other experiences.

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Kirby Hough

Blind Low Vision Coordinator
khough@thewholeperson.org
816-659-9403

Examples of activities include Stretching Without Looking (flexibility and strength class), Bowling Blind (accessible bowling), Tech Talk (guest speakers on a variety of topics), Mind's Eye View Peer Support Group and adaptive sports activities throughout the year. Each activity meets on different dates and times depending on activities. See calendar listings below.

TWP creates accessible documents for all our programs to support participants who are blind or have low vision. Contact Kirby for assistance.

Activities

Mind's Eye View Peer Support Group - Mind's Eye View is a peer support group for blind and low vision consumers. It is a recurring Zoom event, on the first Monday of the month from 5:30-6:30pm and is consumer-led in which they bring up topics they would like to discuss. Contact Kirby to get the Zoom link! Join us for this great group!

Tech Talk - Tech talk is a peer support group for blind and low vision consumers. It is a recurring Zoom event, on the third Monday of the month from 5:30-6:30pm. Each Tech Talk will have a guest speaker who will share information on topics that interest participants. Email Kirby to get Zoom link.

Virtual Stretching Without Looking - Improve your flexibility and strength with detailed description and hands-on help. You don’t have to see it to do it! This class is held in a ZOOM environment, so you will need to email Kirby Hough to obtain the code to enter the event. Led by Liz Kerlin with True Love Yoga KC.

Bowling Blind - Bowling Blind is held on the third Wednesday of each month from 11:30am-2:00pm at Ward Parkway Lanes, 1523 W 89th St, Kansas City, MO 64114. We bowl two games for the price of one (a nonprofit discount), for $7.00 per person. Bring CASH! We must pay with one credit card, which means participants need to bring $7.00 cash, which will be collected before we pay for the entire group. If you don’t have cash, you may pay with your credit card, but you will be paying regular price, $7.00 per game. RSVP by the TUESDAY BEFORE to Kirby Hough.