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Massachusetts Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired
| Last updated on April 19, 2011 |
The Mass. Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MAB) is dedicated to working with individuals with disabilities to help people live fully and meaningfully in the community.
Description:
We offer the following programs and services:
COMMUNITY ONE-TO-ONE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: We train and match volunteers with blind and visually impaired consumers to assist with reading mail, writing checks for bills, running errands together or doing the grocery shopping together. (A more detailed description of this program can be found by clicking on the "View Opportunities" link.)
PEER EMPOWERMENT PROJECT: Throughout Massachusetts, self-help support groups provide the opportunity for participants to share coping mechanisms, fears, frustrations and resources as their vision changes. Groups are led by visually impaired peer coordinators.
VISION REHABILITATION PROGRAM: Vision Rehabilitation Specialists teach in-home skills and provide adaptive equipment to elders first experiencing sight loss who are not legally blind.
History:
Established in 1903, MAB is the oldest social service agency in the country providing services to adults who are blind or visually impaired. Helen Keller served on our first advisory board, along with notable Bostonians Julia Ward Howe (author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic) and Edward Everett Hale. MAB has evolved and grown to offer a full range of services for disabled adults and children.
Contact person: Karen Matthews, Coordinator Of Volunteer Services, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (617) 738-1247
Address:
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Opportunities Throughout Greater Boston
Brookline, MA 02446
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Web Site: http://www.mabcommunity.org
Directions:
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The opportunities are not at our office - they are available throughout Greater Boston. Our Brookline office is where we do trainings and interviews. Directions are sent once a person confirms that s/he will be attending a training. |
| Last updated on April 19, 2011 |
Volunteer Reflections
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Massachusetts Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired
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Massachusetts Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired
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I love volunteering one-to-one!
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Even though MAB's recording studio is closing, I am still doing volunteer work for the agency. I work one-to-one with a visually impaired man in my community, helping him get through his mail and other reading. Sometimes we also run errands together. I like helping him and we enjoy our time together. It's a great experience.
posted by mabvol on July 29, 2008 |
Massachusetts Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired
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"I enjoy recording......the variety is fun."
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It is a pleasure to be able to do this as several members of my family have gone blind and I appreciate the benefits of recording.
posted on February 1, 2001 |
Massachusetts Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired
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"There is always satisfaction in a job well done."
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"...Robert (Studio Supervisor) does a wonderful job of encouraging and praising......" --Peter W.
posted on August 17, 2000 |
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