Looking for holiday gifts for friends or family with vision loss? Here are some great deals and recommendations!
- VisionAware has a holiday gift guide full of suggestions from peer advisors and contributors. The guide includes ideas for homemade gifts as well. It’s not too late to get started!
- Think about a subscription for large print books available through Readers Digest Partners for Sight Foundation. Purchase a subscription for 5 books for $20 and get a free large print 2018 calendar and planner when you order.
- Choose a Kustom Cane available in multiple colors and designs. Read about the owner, James Boehm, an entrepreneur who is blind and who started the business of selling personalized canes.
Caption: Black and White Mobility Cane with Keyboard Motif
Black Friday
The KNFB Reader app is on sale for $49.99 from November 24-30, 2017! Get it for yourself or give it as a gift at this low price. KNFB Reader is a mobile app that converts printed text into high quality speech to provide accurate, fast, and efficient access to both single and multiple-page documents with the tap of a button. The app is available for iOS, Android and Windows 10 devices, and Window 10 laptops and PCs. Find out more about this deal. And read about using the app in this post by Empish Thomas, VisionAware peer advisor.
Tell a friend or family members about NFB-NEWSLINE, or better yet, help them sign up by calling (866) 504-7300 or visiting NFBNewsline. Give the gift of print through access to news and information with NFB-NEWSLINE. It is free to use and free to sign up!
Humanware is having Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on popular products, including audio book players, braille displays, electronic magnifiers and more.
En-Vision America is featuring 50% off the Quest i.d. Mate talking bar code scanner from black Friday through cyber Monday.
Stocking Stuffers
How about some stocking stuffers? Lynda Jones, VisionAware peer advisor, recommends a blush stick, saying “I roll it around over the apple of each cheek, applying the same amount of pressure and going around the same number of times. I then spread it out following the top and bottom of my cheek bones. It’s working great!” Amazon has several brands available. Kitchen timers are a good choice and can be used for all kinds of tasks that don’t include cooking!
More Gift Ideas from AFB and Giving Tuesday
Finally, check out AFB’s round up of gifts including the opportunity to make a matched gift on #GivingTuesday, November 28. Follow AFB’s Facebook page to find out more.