Social Enrichment Activities

This program focuses on the social aspects of living with a visual impairment and attempts to mitigate the feelings of loneliness, isolation and depression that can accompany loss of vision.​​

We organize trips not only to the Cape Cod Symphony, but also to concerts and smaller events at local libraries and COA’s.

We hold art classes for people with visual impairments at various locations throughout the Cape, taught by our  instructor with visual impairment. Painting, sculpture and collage are the main offerings.

Sharing a meal amongst friends who face the same challenges as you without fear of embarrassment is priceless, so we hold pizza parties in our office or visit local restaurants.

Sing-Alongs are a favorite activity; we partner with the local Knights of Columbus, local Lions Clubs and local musicians and organize at least two of those per year.

Future social activities being planned are trips to the Cape Cod Mall, bird “watching” by listening, and square dancing.

Gallery

A finished painting of a blue hydrangea with green leaf prints on a light orange background
A tray with 5 cups of colored paints, a container of water, paint brushes and sponges
Bottles of black, white, blue and yellow paint and a booklet entitled Being Creative with Vision Loss
A female arm using a sponge tool to paint blue hydrangeas on an orange background
A female gloved hand using a hydrangea leaf dipped in green paint to make a print
Two female hands working with a rolled out circle of brown clay. A cluster of white flowers and a cluster of orange flowers are in the corner.
A finished brown pottery cone vase containing a few yellow and white flowers laid out on a green cloth
A blind gentleman wearing glasses and a black shirt working on a small round clay pot
A blue tray, a rolling pin, a container of water, a butterfly shaped clay cutter and various clay working tools
A female art teacher with short gray hair wearing a red shirt assisting a blind gentleman wearing glasses and a black jacket with a mound of clay and a rolling pin
A finished painting of a blue hydrangea with green leaf prints on a light orange background
A tray with 5 cups of colored paints, a container of water, paint brushes and sponges
Bottles of black, white, blue and yellow paint and a booklet entitled Being Creative with Vision Loss
A female arm using a sponge tool to paint blue hydrangeas on an orange background
A female gloved hand using a hydrangea leaf dipped in green paint to make a print
Two female hands working with a rolled out circle of brown clay. A cluster of white flowers and a cluster of orange flowers are in the corner.
A finished brown pottery cone vase containing a few yellow and white flowers laid out on a green cloth
A blind gentleman wearing glasses and a black shirt working on a small round clay pot
A blue tray, a rolling pin, a container of water, a butterfly shaped clay cutter and various clay working tools
A female art teacher with short gray hair wearing a red shirt assisting a blind gentleman wearing glasses and a black jacket with a mound of clay and a rolling pin