Immediately following today's weekly Support Group meeting at 12:30 p.m., VIA will host its annual 1st Quarter Open Membership meeting. Members are asked to please bring ideas for trips, Weekly Support Group speakers, and events for this year.  Remember each Committee is in need of energetic and dedicated workers to assist the Chairperson.  If you ... [Read more...]

Visually Impaired Advocates (VIA) is selling 75-25 Raffle tickets.  Tickets are $1 each and person’s name drawn will get 25 percent of the total raffle ticket sales.  All VIA Board members have tickets for sale and you need not be present to win.   The winning ticket will be drawn at a date to be determined ... [Read more...]

Ready set go!  This year's theme is "20/20 Vision:  Looking Towards the Future."  Keynote speaker will be Carley Colton Burns, President, Foundation Fighting Blindness Houston Chapter. All registration this year will be done online; the link is https://bit.ly/367ZZ2Z.  The registration fee is $10 and gives you access to more information and resources than you can ... [Read more...]

Visually Impaired Advocates (VIA) is sponsoring a bus trip to the Black Cowboy Museum in Rosenberg, TX on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.  Time is 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  The cost is $10 per person (must be 18 years of age), plus individual meal pay at Schulze BBQ.   Deadline for booking your seat is Tuesday, ... [Read more...]

The blind and visually impaired community will host their annual Unity in Love celebration event to be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 11 am to 1:00 pm at New Faith Church, 4315 West Fuqua, Houston, TX 77053.  The guest speaker will be our very own Reverend Michael Garrett. We look forward to seeing ... [Read more...]

Our speaker this Thursday, October 8, 2020 will be Sharla Glass, a representative from EnVision America discussing Medication Safety Awareness for the Blind 2020.  Join us on ZOOM conference call platform; ZOOM information is sent to each individual per the device you will be utilizing.  New and want to join the ZOOM call? Please contact ... [Read more...]