Dancing on our Disabilities interview Vincent Pisano
Low vision is a frightening and frustrating ailment. Do you know what it is? Are you noticing any significant changes in your eye sight or experiencing a reduction of vision that cannot be restored with medicine or surgery? It is not total blindness, because an individual with low vision still has some useful sight. Sometimes the issue causes a great deal of stress and can impair a persons ability to perform normal daily tasks, such as driving to and from work or school. It is time to visit your eye doctor if you are having difficulty distingishing similar colors, objects in the distance are unrecognizable, and when reading is a big struggle even in a well lit room.
Do not despair, there are many new products available to help you adjust. Technology is changing the way we live in all aspects. Every new medical breakthrough improves the quality of life for so many people including those with low vision. Today 285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide. Fifty years ago, loss of vision or seriously low vision resulted in complete dependency and the inability to live a successful life. Today, there are so many products available to help improve the lives of those with low vision or blindness. Just to mention a few, there are smart devices designed to meet the needs of the visually challenged. Voice recognition which enables them to use cell phones and computers, magnifiers, Braille e-book readers, Smart Glasses, FingerReaders, and a whole host of assistive technology products.
Vincent Pisano
I recently went to a meeting held by the Lighthouse for the Blind. There I met a gentleman by the name of Vincent Pisano, who represents products for people with low vision, the visually impaired, and blind through Magnifying America Vince has been informing businesses on how to equip their office with some very amazing devices to assist an employee with low vision or blindness so that they can remain a valuable part of their work force. The interview can be downloaded directly by clicking the link below. See an important message below.
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Vincent Pisano
Vincent Pisano is an Adaptive Device Specialist with Magnifying America. In this role, Vincent works with those who are visually impaired or blind offering products to assist individuals regain levels of independence.
Vincent is a qualified Product Specialist in Adaptive Device Technology, as well as a Self-Educated IT Consultant, and a successful General Manager of a 30 unit Retail Chain.
He is no stranger to Low Vision, having experienced a ruptured blood vessel behind his Macula, and currently suffers with severe Cataract issues.
Vincent has more than 30 years of experience in Technology Products and Training. Vincent Pisano helps all those with Visual Impairments to benefit from today’s technological advancements in Low Vision products for the Professional, Student, and Individual.
Mr. Pisano offers a wide range of products and expertise from Low to High Tech, to promote positive “Can Do” attitudes, while facilitating “Self-reliance, Confidence, and Independence.
To contact Vincent Pisano, please email vpisano@magnifyingamerica or call: 954-344-7878 (Local) or 1-800-364-1610
For more information about low vision come and meet Vincent Pisano and Jerry Rosenberg. They are conducting a seminar Friday November 21st, 2014 at Bethesda Hospital, in the Clyaton Center East at 3:00PM
