This panel will list state and local resources and local Host Committee names. The exhibit can be arranged in several configurations and requires a minimum of 400 square feet of display space. The kiosks are constructed of plywood and covered by laminated panels, which are screen printed with text and photographs. Low voltage lighting illuminates the panels, devices, and resources. The traveling exhibit will visit shopping centers and possibly other high traffic consumer venues.
Shopping centers are today's town squares, which attract thousands of daily visitors.
To increase referrals of people with low vision to eye care professionals and from local eye care professionals to specialists in low vision. To increase the use of adaptive devices among people with low vision. To increase the use of vision rehabilitation services and devices by people with low vision. To increase knowledge about NIH, NEI, and its medical research. The goal of the program is to prevent blindness and promote vision rehabilitation through public and professional education programs.