It is a cool fall morning. Outlook Nebraska Associate James Harvey smiles to himself as he waits with his running partner. Today is his first 5K run, and he has been practicing for this for awhile now. James is one of three totally blind Outlook Nebraska associates participating in...
From January 25 to February 5, Outlook Nebraska “rolled out” the Toilet Paper Bowl, a friendly competition with four local charities facing off to see who could collect the most toilet paper. During this event, charity “fans” were encouraged to support their “charity team” by...
35,000 Nebraskans, 15,000 in the Omaha area, are blind or experiencing vision loss. These Numbers will more than double by 2050 because of aged-related blindness and diabetes. Outlook Nebraska is renovating and expanding our space to create a place where these individuals and their families can learn and grow in a safe...
Outlook Nebraska Machine Operator Brian Grams has always been a very active person. He played sports in high school and in his younger years. At 19, he realized that his vision loss was too great to drive or play sports, and he had to give up his horse training hobby...
On a cool January morning, four visually impaired teens took to the ski slopes at Mount Crescent. This event was about more than just having fun. It was about growing confidence and showing these teens and everyone else that anything is possible with the right tools and support.
Cool temperatures did not stop nearly 600 guests from attending Outlook Nebraska’s Vision Beyond Sight Banquet on Nov. 18 at the Embassy Suites Omaha-La Vista Hotel & Conference Center. The annual program and dinner is Outlook Nebraska’s largest fundraising event of the year. The event celebrates the...
Outlook Nebraska, Inc. Recently celebrated a major milestone with a ceremonial groundbreaking for expansion of our headquarters. The expansion is the largest in ONI’s history, and will feature more space for education, training and community engagement to support the blind and visually impaired.
Self-confidence is what ONI programs have given Emily Keating, a visually impaired first-year student at Papillion La Vista High School. “These programs have given her so many opportunities and shown all of us that the visually impaired can do so many things,” Sherry Keating, Emily’s mother, said.
Susanne Waltermeyer, Mark Thalken and Nathan Wichman have joined Outlook Nebraska, Inc. (ONI).