man using a braille writer assistive technology

June 14, 2021

Future In Sight, Concord-based nonprofit, steps up with bold new salary, benefit incentives to end teacher shortage for students who are blind, visually impaired

New Hampshire needs more teachers for students who are blind and visually impaired. Future In Sight, a nonprofit dedicated to improving lives for those with visual impairments, is pleased to announce that it is offering higher, more competitive salaries and benefits to recruit more teachers from across the country. The Concord-based agency is hosting a free virtual webinar on June 24 at 3 p.m. to offer more information....

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braille reader assistive technology

June 14, 2021

Future In Sight, Concord-based nonprofit, steps up with bold new salary, benefit incentives to end teacher shortage for students who are blind, visually impaired

New Hampshire needs more teachers for students who are blind and visually impaired. Future In Sight, a nonprofit dedicated to improving lives for those with visual impairments, is pleased to announce that it is offering higher, more competitive salaries and benefits to recruit more teachers from across the country....

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Teacher in front of a classroom of children

June 8, 2021

Future In Sight raises salaries, enhances benefits to recruit more teachers for students who are blind, visually impaired

Teachers for students who are blind and visually impaired are in high demand. At Future In Sight, we are taking this seriously....

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two elderly women painting on a canvas

May 27, 2021

Introducing Kaila and Her Crafty Events!

Future In Sight has been busy with offering a wide variety of tech workshops and activities for youth and adults on Zoom....

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words with friends on tablet

April 22, 2021

Words With Friends for Low Vision Users – Zoom Controls

When working with clients it is rare that vision loss is their only impairment. Given the ages of our client base, many also have other comorbidities including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, neuropathy, or other conditions which affect the hands and make using the zoom magnifier function on the iPad VERY difficult....

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Finish line of the 20th Annual Walk For Sight

April 18, 2021

A Video to Celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week

The adage April showers bring May flowers reminds us that from the dreary days, new growth emerges....

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a blind girl using headphones on the computer in a library

April 15, 2021

Literacy Tips for Teaching Students who have Cortical Vision Impairment

The latest research news says Brain-related visual problems may affect one in 30 primary school children. Future In Sight strives to raise awareness of Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) with parents and our school partners....

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a visually impaired man using special eyewear to fish

April 6, 2021

Eye Protection for Spring Activities

I don’t know about you, but I have spring fever!  The last of the snow is gone from my yard, and I know that any spring snow that comes our way won’t last long!...

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Father standing next to his young daughter at the kitchen sink, teaching her to wash her hands

March 24, 2021

Cooking Up Some Fun in the Kitchen Online

Cooking is a necessity and a pastime everyone can enjoy. ...

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Teacher in front of a classroom of children

March 16, 2021

School Districts get Strong ROI from Future In Sight

Contracting for vision services is an important step in making a school district’s general education curriculum accessible to students with blindness or vision impairments....

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woman using assistive technology at her computer

March 9, 2021

Tax Preparation Assistance is Available from VITA

Spring is in the air!  Birds are singing, snow is melting, clocks ‘spring ahead’ an hour at 2am on March 14th… and another sign of spring is that it’s time to file your Federal income taxes. ...

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Future In Sight staff baking in a kitchen

March 1, 2021

Delicious Results for Peanut Butter Brownie Baking Event

We had a fun group turnout for our online Brownie Baking event on Saturday! Seven youth participants and event leader Stephanie Hurd demonstrated their baking talents and shared some images of the results with us....

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hands making the shape of a heart

February 22, 2021

Cliff Smith, a Rewarding Life of Serving and Volunteering

Cliff Smith has “served” all his life.  The day after graduation we headed to Boston to sign up for the United States Air Force.  He was stationed in Japan where he served our country as a radar operator during the Korean War.  After discharge he worked as a sheet metal mechanic for 25 years....

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paper cut out in the shape of people with a blind person in the middle

February 17, 2021

Low Vision Awareness Month

February is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. Low vision has a big impact in educational settings, which makes it important to understand the needs it imposes and what symptoms to watch for in children....

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blind person using a computer with braille keyboard

January 28, 2021

Technology User Groups Evolve into Tech Workshops

Our clients are blind or visually impaired and benefit from a range of assistive technologies that help them access information and communicate with their world....

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