Monthly Archives: February 2010

Diabetes Symposium Going Strong

As we develop the Vision Midwest Diabetes Symposium we’re excited to already have three great professional presenters: Dr. Justin Gottlieb, UW-Madison Associate Professor and Director of the Retina Service Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences on Diabetic Retinopathy; Diane Kernan-Schroeder, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist on a variety of diabetes and [...]
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Making Art Accessible

From art therapy to fine artwork there is more and more discussion and, thankfully, more and more action to make art accessible for people who have disabilities.  While the Vision Midwest Conference is working on a number of art-oriented possibilities for the conference, we’re happy to say that Erin Narloch of Wausau’s Woodson Art Museum [...]
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National Champ Marathoner Kurt Fiene Presenting and Running at Vision Midwest

Last November I read about Kurt Fiene in an “Elmhurst Doings” article, which described his running routine and that he hoped to run in under three hours at the California International Marathon (CIM).  In December Kurt won the national marathon championship for visually impaired runners in 2:58:36 at the CIM.  This week I had the [...]
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Podcasts coming soon

TBD
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Welcome!

Welcome to the new web site for the 12 State Vision Midwest Conference. This is a work in progress, so please be patient. Much more coming soon!
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