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Blind-services advocate urges increased state support for Older Individuals Who Are Blind program
Summary
An advocate for blind and vision-impaired North Dakotans told the Human Services Policy and Appropriations Committee that the Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) program needs additional state funding to provide assistive devices and home adaptations so older people can stay in their homes.
Alan Peterson, representing himself and the North Dakota Association of the Blind, told the Human Services Policy and Appropriations Committee that the Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) program serves hundreds of seniors statewide but lacks adequate state funding to meet demand.
Peterson, who identified himself as blind and as a volunteer advocate with the association, said the OIB program…
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