[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5093]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE ST. LOUIS SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

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                           HON. RUSS CARNAHAN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 4, 2011

  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and acknowledge the 
St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Founded in 1911, 
the St. Louis Society for the Blind has served the St. Louis community 
for the past 100 years. In those 100 years, they have been an asset to 
our city's blind and visually impaired citizens. They serve over 1500 
individuals each year, providing them with training, vision 
rehabilitation, and educational and support services; not just at home, 
but in their community and place of employment.
  The Society does not limit their assistance to adults with visual 
impairments. They are also invaluable to the education of our visually 
impaired youth. Working within our public schools, the society 
facilitates learning, not just at an academic level, but at a personal 
level as well. They give our children the skills they need to have the 
independence and self-esteem that is so vital to the development of a 
child.
  I want to thank the Society for all of its contributions to the 
people of St. Louis, and its continued efforts to make St. Louis a 
great place to live for the visually impaired. I know that the first 
100 years were just the beginning, and that the next 100 will be just 
as successful.

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