May 20, 2010

WBRC SPRING 2010 NEWSLETTER


Image of the 'Flight to Freedom' bronze sculpture that has become a symbol for the Western Blind Rehabilitation Center. The sculpture was created by WBRC alumni Michale Naranjo who created the statue and presented it to the WBRC after he completed his program.

WBRC has published the Spring 2010 Newsletter. Contents include a letter from our new director, alumni and staff news, 2009 WBRC statistics, VIST information, and save the date information for the 2010 white cane walk. WBRC mailed out nearly 400 copies of the newsletter to WBRC alumni from January 2008 to present. A PDF version of the newsletter is available by clicking HERE or on the link below.

If you are a WBRC alumni and would like news to be posted in future WBRC newsletters please send an e-mail to:


Summer.Beasley-Hoffman@va.gov



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Lila.Jaffray@va.gov



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May 11, 2010

BLIND REHABILIATION SERVICES CHIEF NAMED


We are pleased to announce the appointment, effective April 11, 2010, of Ms. Niki Sandlan to the position of Chief, Blind Rehabilitation Service, at VAPAHCS. Ms. Sandlan served as Acting Chief, Blind Rehabilitation Service, from November 2009. Ms. Sandlan is a 2009 Leadership Development Institute graduate and a VAPAHCS mentor. She is a University of Cincinnati alumnus and has provided blind rehabilitation since 1998. She is the former supervisor of the WBRC Visual Skills Department. Congratulations to Ms. Sandlan for her new role as Chief, Blind Rehabilitation Service.