The list of sponsors listed on this page is impressive. Is your group or local organization linking to this page or listed among the sponsors? --- Announcement --- FROM LIGHTHOUSE, INC: We are pleased to announce the launch of the National Vision Rehabilitation Day (NVRD) web page at http://www.lighthouse.org/nvrd.html. It is full of useful information and materials to help you promote NVRD, vision rehabilitation, and legislation providing Medicare coverage of vision rehabilitation. Bookmark the page and visit frequently. NVRD is off to a great start. Visitors to the web page will find 68 organizations on this year's National Roster of Co-Sponsors -- an increase of 13 over last year. We are continuing to develop links to the websites of participating organizations. Please contact us if we can link to your organization's website. Spread the word about NVRD to the media, vision rehabilitation consumers, and colleagues. Useful information on the website includes: 1. What is National Vision Rehabilitation Day 2. Q&A on rehabilitation services and devices and advocacy for Medicare coverage 3. Backgrounder on proposed Medicare legislation to cover vision rehabilitation services You'll find everything you need to promote NVRD and the proposed Medical legislation on the NVRD website. Easily adapted materials include: 1. Sample press release 2. How to use sample editorial and op-ed article 3. Editorial and pitch letter 5. Op Ed article 6. Public Service Announcements (PSA's) and pitch letter By working together, we can extend awareness for vision rehabilitation. Here's how you can participate: 1. Use the materials on the web page http://www.lighthouse.org/nvrd.html to conduct your own public awareness campaign for NVRD and pending legislation of Medicare coverage of vision rehabilitation services. 2. Feature National Vision Rehabilitation Day, Wednesday, September 15, 1999 on your website, in flyers, newsletters, calendar listings and other printed materials. The new website replaces the printed kits we sent out in prior years. Please e-mail us if we can provide additional help or information. For information, contact [log in to unmask] We encourage reciprocal linking. Contact [log in to unmask] Bookmark the NVRD web page http://www.lighthouse.org/nvrd.html Thanks to everyone for your support and participation. Together, we can make the fifth annual National Vision Rehabilitation Day the most successful ever! Sincerely, Mary Stine Vice President Communications & Marketing Lighthouse International VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. To join or leave the list, send a message to [log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type "subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations. VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html