Partnering with Senior Services to Reach Low Vision Consumers
Partnering with Senior Services to Reach Low Vision Consumers
Description
This webinar detailed how Minnesota has drawn on a wide variety of senior service providers across Minnesota in partnership to reach and serve seniors who are newly experiencing vision loss. The presenter, Ed Lecher, described the funding mechanisms, coordination, partner recruitment, client tracking, and outcomes. Ed Lecher is the Minnesota Older Blind Manager. He has been in that role for eight years. Before serving in that role, Ed was part of MN State Services for the Blind’s administrative team. Ed has a degree in Public Administration and has worked with people who have disabilities for 25 years.
Release Date: 2021
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Funding Statement
OIB-TAC services are funded 100 percent through grant number H177Z250001 from the U.S. Department of Education. For Federal Fiscal Year 2026, the total amount of grant funds used for these services is $596,206.