April 2021
No. Providence Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »Labeling and Organizing iPhone Photos
This is part three of our Camera Basics series. We will be demonstrating how to label, organize, delete and share photos within the photos application on an iPhone or iPad. We will also describe how to find descriptions for photos using Seeing AI. This workshop will demonstrate both Nonvisual and visual ways to accomplish these tasks. Intended Audience: Independent blind and visually impaired iPhone users who utilize or plan to utilize photos.
Find out more »O&M: What Works for Me
Solution-based, roundtable discussion by clients for clients, moderated by Melissa Mabee, COMS. Join us to ask questions and share experiences with peers who “walk the walk” every day. The best ideas come from each other – as one Insight client put it, “I don’t have all the answers but here’s what works for me.”
Find out more »No. Kingstown Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »AT Discovery Session
Join us for an open session where you can ask questions, discuss the latest technology, and share your talents and knowledge with the IN-SIGHT Assistive Technology staff as well as fellow assistive technology users!
Find out more »May 2021
Diabetes Education Group
Our Diabetes Education Group provides information, resources, and peer support for people who are living with both diabetes and vision loss. Facilitated by a certified diabetes educator, you will find this group to be informative, interesting, and engaging.
Find out more »Positive Outlook
A unique monthly group for people living with vision loss. You will find this to be the perfect group experience if you are seeking peer support, answers to your questions, and just feel like you are not the only one facing the challenges that sometimes come with reduced vision. This group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting via phone or Zoom video.
Find out more »Cranston Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »Newport Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »Positive Outlook
A unique monthly group for people living with vision loss. You will find this to be the perfect group experience if you are seeking peer support, answers to your questions, and just feel like you are not the only one facing the challenges that sometimes come with reduced vision. This group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting via phone or Zoom video.
Find out more »Lincoln Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »Safe Without Sight
Join us for this two-part Zoom workshop where we discuss ways to reduce your risk of being a victim of crime, avoid dangerous situations, or, if necessary, fight back. Practical self-defense techniques will be explained by orientation and mobility specialist Dr. Laura Bozeman, who has a black belt in karate. “The best way to ensure personal safety is to avoid putting yourself in a bad situation . . . and body language can be a protective factor as well. If…
Find out more »No. Providence Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »Screen Mirroring your Devices
Screen mirroring duplicates your exact display onto another screen. This is particularly helpful if, for instance, if you wanted to project what is on your iPhone screen to your large screen television to make it easier to see. Join us for this workshop where we will explain how to do it.
Find out more »Safe Without Sight
Join us for this two-part Zoom workshop where we discuss ways to reduce your risk of being a victim of crime, avoid dangerous situations, or, if necessary, fight back. Practical self-defense techniques will be explained by orientation and mobility specialist Dr. Laura Bozeman, who has a black belt in karate. “The best way to ensure personal safety is to avoid putting yourself in a bad situation . . . and body language can be a protective factor as well. If…
Find out more »East Bay Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »No. Kingstown Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »AT Discovery Session
Join us for an open session where you can ask questions, discuss the latest technology, and share your talents and knowledge with the IN-SIGHT Assistive Technology staff as well as fellow assistive technology users!
Find out more »June 2021
Cranston Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »Newport Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »Lincoln Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »No. Providence Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »East Bay Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
Find out more »No. Kingstown Support Group
IN-SIGHT staff facilitates several local monthly support groups that often feature presentations from staff members and guest speakers. The groups also provide people in the same geographic area with the opportunity to come together and offer peer support to each other. Please note that the community support groups do not meet in July and August. Due to COVID restrictions, this group is currently meeting virtually. Participants can access the meeting on their phone or via Zoom.
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