About Us
"The focus of our center and all of our programs is to meet the needs of our clients to help them live independent lives by structuring service
and training for the individual person."
The Edith Bishel Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is focused on the special requirements of the blind and visually impaired and provides the following services:
- Specialized Low Vision Testing.
- Training in daily living for the blind and visually impaired and their families.
- Technology Training - Productive use of the latest tools that benefit the blind and visually impaired.
- Reading and writing devices, magnifiers, tape machines, etc.
- Braille and tape library.
- Computer software for the blind and visually impaired.
- Social and support programs.
The Center was founded in 1988 with the help of a generous bequeathment from Kennewick resident Edith L. Bishel. Since that time,
the Center has been providing the blind and visually impaired in our community with tools for greater living independence.
Centrally located in the Tri-Cities of Washington state (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland), the Center has a wide variety of resources for youth,
adults and the elderly.
Board of Directors 2008
President: Dr. Belinda Badorek, O.D.
Vice President: open
Treasurer: Steve Watt
Secretary: Holly Kaczmarski
Director: Herb Conway
Director: Bill Hoage
Director: Mary Ketchersid
Staff
Administrator: Larry Weiss
larry@edithbishelcenter.org
Events and Fundraising Coordinator: Cynthia McCready
cynthia@edithbishelcenter.org
Administrative Assistant: Dolores Ritchey
dolores@edithbishelcenter.org
Computer Lab Instructor: Brian Lee
brian@edithbishelcenter.org
Independent Living Skills Teacher: Sheila Turner
sheila@edithbishelcenter.org
Receptionist: Debbie Gregoire
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