The Vision Mission

Welcome to The Vision Mission! Here we have the mission to advocate, educate, and connect with the Blind and Visually Impaired community on a larger scale! Whether you’re a parent to a child with a visual impairment, a seasoned professional in the field of vision or therapy or just like podcasts, there is something for everyone! Join us on Thursday's and listen to a variety of topics ranging from early childhood education tips and resources to therapeutic knowledge and experiences while also exploring the nonprofit world and the importance of advocacy and accurate representation. On here, us at CCVI, and all are guests, are focused on one mission and one community: the Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI)! Powered By Children's Center for the Visually Impaired

Episodes

Season 3 Kickoff: The Impact of The Whole Person

January 22, 2025 • 31 mins

To kick off the third season of The Vision Mission, we are joined by The Whole Person's CEO, Kathy Kay, and Vision Impaired Coordinator, Halley Korff! The Whole Person connects people with disabilities to the resources they need by supporting independent choice and advocating for positive change in the community. Listen & learn more about The Whole Person's impactful work in our community, their vision related services and thei...

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Happy Blindness Awareness Month

October 29, 2024 • 31 mins

October is Blindness Awareness Month and to celebrate we are dedicating this episode of The Vision Mission to highlight and discuss this amazing community! Joined by CCVI Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Emily Wright, and CCVI Orientation & Mobility Specialist, Patty Bushland, in this episode they dive into the collaboration between each of their roles. Along with this we discuss the common misconception of the blind & vis...

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Let's Talk Assistive Technology

October 23, 2024 • 35 mins

Have you ever wondered what exactly Assistive Technology is? Or perhaps you know but your initial thoughts are the costs. In this episode of the Vision Mission, you'll get to learn all about what Assistive Technology (AT) really is, the common misconceptions and how AT is used in the field of special education for kids with visual impairments.

Join Occupational Therapist, Abbey O'Neil, Speech & Language Pathologist, Erica McCart...

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White Canes & Play

October 23, 2024 • 34 mins

In honor of White Cane Safety Day, Patty Bushland, Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist, and Kiara Ohle, Clinical Social Worker, take a dive into the world of white canes and play! As they explain the importance of the white cane and importance of child-led play they find a middle ground of how a White Cane for toys could help visually impaired children process experiences, learn self-advocacy skills and become more empo...

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The Mission of Accessibility

September 9, 2024 • 15 mins

Joining us on this bonus episode of The Vision Mission are two special guests from the WWI Museum & Memorial, Haley Sheriff and Brooke Leisinger-Smith. Also featuring CCVI Director of Vision Services, Alex Olson, these three ladies dive deep into the world of accessibility and how WWI and CCVI came together to enhance and elevate the experience of the WWI Museum & Memorial with new services specifically catered towards the ...

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Special Guest: Audio Reader

August 29, 2024 • 30 mins

Join us and a Special Guest from University of Kansas - Audio Reader on The Vision Mission to talk about the mission of Audio Reader and the work they are doing in our community!

Audio Reader is an audio information service for individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or print disabled, throughout Kansas and western Missouri. They provide accessible audio versions of newspapers, magazines and books on the air, over the interne...

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Circling Back to CCVI

July 11, 2024 • 37 mins

Welcome BACK to The Vision Mission! Join Kelsey Bink, Teacher of the Visually Impaired, and Hannah Beresford, Orientation & Mobility Specialist as they talk about their experiences in the field and how they went through many circles to end up back here at Children's Center for the Visually Impaired. Tune in for some heartfelt experiences, powerful information and even college advice!

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Everything Trolley: The Elite Athlete Perspective

April 18, 2024 • 34 mins

Welcome to the FINAL episode in our miniseries: Everything Trolley.

Join Chris Miller from Fleet Feet Kansas City as he interviews professional athletes Reid Buchanan and Sarah Pagon Buchanan about their journey as runners and their experience as professional athletes. Enjoy this episode full of inspirational advice, BBQ opinions and our shared excitement for the upcoming 2024 CCVI Trolley Run!

Be sure to follow the CCVI Trolley Run ...

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Everything Trolley: Achilles Kansas City Chapter

April 11, 2024 • 23 mins

Achilles International is an organization with one mission: to break down barriers to race start lines and empower the disability community to cross the finish line.
Today 2 individuals from the Kansas City Chapter of Achilles International are joining us to share their experiences as runners, both sighted and blind!

Be sure to support and follow the Achilles KC Chapter on Instagram and check out their website if you're internested...

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Everything Trolley: Big River Race Management Insight

April 4, 2024 • 26 mins

Running a race is no easy task, but organizing a race, over 200 a year at that, requires cutting edge technology, a collaborative team, and great leadership! Joining us today is CEO and Founder of Big River Race Management, Matt Helbig, who has been in the race management industry since 2007 pursuing one goal: Win together.

All the way from the New York City Marathon to the iconic Kansas City CCVI Trolley Run, Matt has seen it all a...

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Everything Trolley: The WHY Behind the Race

March 27, 2024 • 20 mins

You may have heard about the Trolley Run before, but do you know the WHY behind the race?

Join Alex Olson, CCVI Director of Vision Services, and Kristy Ladd-Culp, CCVI Board Member, as they explain the deeper meaning behind the race and share their experience from Trolley Run.

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Welcome to The Vision Mission

March 13, 2024 • 14 mins

Welcome to the first episode of The Vision Mission powered by Children's Center for the Visually Impaired. Join Kerry Boehm, CCVI Executive Director, and Connor Uptegrove, CCVI Marketing and Communications Director, as they dive in and explain what The Vision Mission is all about and what to expect from our new podcast series.

Thank you for joing us!

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