Moran Patient Support

04/16/2025

Join us for Blind and Visually Impaired night at the Utah Opera!

This exciting event is offered free of charge to persons with visual impairment, plus a driver. At 6 PM, Utah Opera’s Artistic Director and Opera Education Manager will describe the opera, staging, composer, costuming and sets. Props from the stage and costume samples will be available to touch and inspect up close. Then, enjoy the production with braille supertitle scripts and headsets to describe the action on stage.

Reservations are required. Please RSVP by Monday, April 28. Call Stephen at the Moran Eye Center: 801-585-2213, or register online at https://utahopera.org/events/2025/21579/

10/22/2024

Did you know that you can use your Uber profile to let drivers know that you're vision or hearing impaired? This can let your driver know that you may have trouble looking for them or that you need to be picked up right at your location.

Uber is adding new self-identification options for disabilities this fall. It's also testing a new option that will let riders disclose if they're traveling with a service animal.

04/30/2024

Last chance to sign up for Blind and Visually Impaired night at the Utah Opera!

Join us at Utah Opera's special dress rehearsal of Thais!
This exciting event is offered free of charge to persons with visual impairment, plus a driver. At 6 PM, Utah Opera’s Artistic Director and Opera Education Manager will describe the opera, staging, composer, costuming and sets. Props from the stage and costume samples will be available to touch and inspect up close. Then, enjoy the production with braille supertitle scripts and headsets to describe the action on stage.

If you would like to read the braille supertitle script in advance of this event, the Library for the Blind can print a copy for you, beginning April 25. Call 801-715-6789 to order one. To have digital versions of the supertitle scripts and synopsis emailed to you, email your request to usuoeducation@usuo.org

Registration is required; please RSVP by April 29.

To register, call Stephen at 801-585-2213
Online registration available at https://utahopera.org/events/2024/17880/

04/09/2024

Join us at Utah Opera's special dress rehearsal of Thais!
This exciting event is offered free of charge to persons with visual impairment, plus a driver. At 6 PM, Utah Opera’s Artistic Director and Opera Education Manager will describe the opera, staging, composer, costuming and sets. Props from the stage and costume samples will be available to touch and inspect up close. Then, enjoy the production with braille supertitle scripts and headsets to describe the action on stage.

If you would like to read the braille supertitle script in advance of this event, the Library for the Blind can print a copy for you, beginning April 25. Call 801-715-6789 to order one. To have digital versions of the supertitle scripts and synopsis emailed to you, email your request to usuoeducation@usuo.org

Registration is required; please RSVP by April 29.

To register, call Stephen at 801-585-2213
Online registration available at https://utahopera.org/events/2024/17880/

04/01/2024

There are only a few more days to sign up for a touch tour at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts! Visually impaired guests and a driver/companion are invited to a special tour of the Museum's collection on April 17 at 1 pm. We have spots available but you must register by April 3! Call us at 801-585-2213 to register or if you have questions.

08/23/2022

Eyehesive is hosting Eye Connect, a virtual conference for people impacted by visual impairment. The conference will take place on October 8, 2022 from 8am-2pm PST.

If you are interested in attending, you can use discount code SHELBY50 to receive 50 percent off your ticket price.

For more information or to connect with the Eyehesive community of people with visual impairment, visit eyehesive.com/eyeconnect

Our mission with the Eye Connect Conferences is to create a safe space of connection, support, and healing for those impacted by visual impairment. Eye Connect allows others the opportunity to be seen in their true authentic self and come together as a community.

11/05/2021

This month's VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) group will feature special guest speaker Liam Gallop on the topic "Blessings I have found with vision loss." Sound impossible? Come find out what Liam has discovered from his vision loss.

The group meets monthly on the second Wednesday. This month we will meet from 1-2:30 pm on November 10. Please RSVP if you plan to come so we can ensure proper social distancing. To RSVP, call the Moran's Patient Support Program at 801-585-2213.

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11/01/2021

Have you ever wondered if a guide dog is right for you? Guide Dogs For the Blind is hosting The Path to a Guide Dog, online information sessions for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, (including family members/friends), and blindness professionals interested in exploring the guide dog lifestyle. The Path to a Guide Dog E-series is recommended for ages 14 and older.
Topics include:
- Day 1: Overview of GDB, a discussion about the differences between white cane and guide dog mobility, how to determine readiness for a guide dog, and GDB’s youth services.
- Day 2: Application path and criteria to GDB’s guide dog program, and a description about the Orientation and Mobility Immersion program.
- Day 3: Client training options, and Guide Dogs for the Blind’s suite of follow-up services.
Interested? Wag this way! Session dates are below.
• November 8-10
• December 14-16
• Please note, all sessions take place from 10:00-11:30 A.M. Pacific time.
Registration Required. RSVP to the Path to a Guide Dog E-Series by emailing Jake Koch at: jkoch@guidedogs.com
If you feel comfortable, feel free to let us know if you are a person who is blind or visually impaired, a blindness professional, both, or a family member or friend of a person who is blind or visually impaired in your emailed RSVP.
The Path to a Guide Dog E-Series will be held via the Zoom platform. A Zoom link and call-in details will be provided a couple days before the event to all participants who RSVP by email to jkoch@guidedogs.com
Questions? Get in touch via the email address above, or by calling 1 (800) 295 4050

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10/28/2021

Lighthouse Guild and The Metropolitan Museum of Art are offering a FREE virtual art workshop for children (ages 5–12 years) and teens (ages 13–18 years) who are blind or visually impaired. Explore The Met Collection through detailed descriptions, learn innovative drawing techniques, and create your own work of art. All levels of experience welcome!

Lighthouse guild will mail art supplies to participants prior to the workshop. Must register by November 4.

To Register, go to the Lighthouse Guild website:

09/23/2021

The Moran Patient Support Program is accepting new members into our Vision Loss Support group, starting on October 13. The group meets from 5-6:30 pm on Wednesdays. You can attend in person at the Moran, or participate from home via Zoom. The group runs for 8 weeks.

For more information comment under this post, message us on Facebook, or call Amanda at 801-585-0499.

07/28/2021

The Moran's VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) support group will meet on Wednesday, August 11 from 1-2:30 pm. The discussion topic this month will be Favorites: What's your favorite book/movie/music? What's your favorite pastime? What's your favorite memory?

If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to Dr. Lisa Ord at 801-585-2213 or message us on Facebook.

The VIP support group is for retirement age individuals with visual impairment. The group meets in person in the Moran Eye Center auditorium. Please note that masks are required in all University of Utah Health facilities.

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