News From the Cause
Hospital's blind-vets program gets younger clients: (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
August 31, 2010
Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Hines has hosted 65 members of the armed forces who served in Iraq and Afghanistan — more than any of the nine other VA blind centers across the country. Since 2005, the influx has more than doubled the number of blind or visually impaired 20- to 39-year-olds who stay for weeks at a time or longer to learn important survival skills, from operating a stove to walking unfamiliar streets, such as the stretch in downtown Forest Park. click here to view
