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Vision Mosaic Mural Raises Funds and Awareness

Island Escape - Collage paper, photograph and beads. by Mary Mesman

The Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired is teaming up with Edgewood College art therapy students in a new adventure that embraces the idea of uniting our community through the arts. 

 The goal of the project is to support the programs and services of the Council and raise awareness of the profession of art therapy. 

A large-scale mosaic mural, composed of more than 100 unique artwork panels, will be created by people of all ages, including students from the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Janesville and a few artist-friends of the Council. 

On Friday, March 19, from 4-7 p.m., we invite you to view the completed Vision Mosaic Mural and purchase one of the original art pieces by making a donation to 

Digitally Enhanced Photography - Janis Nussbaum-Senungetuk

the Council.  Oh yes!  We’ll have nice refreshments to enjoy, too, during the reception. 

Find more event details. 

Everyone is welcome, so please forward the event flyer to others. Read more →

(Every once in a while, we like to profile one of our staff members that work at the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired or docuScan. This article profiles Calvin Tucker who works in document prep at docuScan. You can find out more about docuScan and the services they provide here.)

docuScan employee Calvin Tucker prepping documents to be scanned and archived

Calvin came to docuScan by way of the Council, where he was working as a temporary employee.  Council Executive Director Karen Majkrzak is dedicated to providing employment opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired.  She was really impressed with Calvin’s attention to detail and reliability, so she told him about an opening with docuScan.  He jumped at the chance, and now he’s a permanent employee of docuScan.

Calvin’s work for docuScan involves prepping documents to be scanned.

He pays close attention to each piece of paper to make sure there are no staples or paper clips, and if there are, he removes them.  He aligns the sheets of paper so everything is ready for a smooth and efficient scanning process.

Calvin knows from personal experience how hard it can be to find meaningful work. “Growing up black in America in the 60s and 70s, you learned that you had to be extra-ordinary to get noticed.  It wasn’t enough to just be ordinary.  I needed to prove myself and show that I was a capable person. ” Read more →