Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
The last week of June is dedicated to Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week, and the mission is to build deeper connections with people in the deaf-blind community. Connections begin by learning more about the conditions that cause Deaf-Blindness, such as Usher Syndrome, CHARGE syndrome and Stickler Syndrome, and by developing a better understanding of how people with these conditions thrive in their communities. Tennessee Retina dedicates this week to recognize our patients with these rare conditions, and we encourage everyone to explore these listed websites, experience the success stories and learn what resources are available to those with Deaf-Blind conditions. 

(PDFs courtesy of NIH.gov) 

https://www.helenkeller.org/ 

https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc/success-stories 

https://www.nationaldb.org/

Virtual VisionWalk Toolkit  

Tennessee Retina is proud to be a sponsor for the Foundation Fighting Blindness VisionWalk again this year. Although the walk looks a little different, the fun is still the same! The activities will officially kick off at 10:45am (CT) TOMORROW June 6th and you won't want to miss it! To help you get involved, we have joined the foundation in providing fun activities for you and your family.   

You can also follow along on all the events by joining the live stream at www.VisionWalk.org and follow @FoundationFightingBlindness throughout the day on social media for special messages, challenges, and to see how others are celebrating around the country using the tag #VisionWalkStrong 

Visit our team page to donate or join us in the virtual walk! https://give.fightingblindness.org/TNR  

ToolKit Activities:
Scavenger Hunt
Kids Bingo




Photos from our past VisionWalks!