Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Our Story We have been a vital source of local and national support with a history of funding program innovation. OUR MISSION Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation is dedicated to fostering the independence of people who are blind and visually impaired. OUR VISION An accessible and inclusive world where people who are blind and visually impaired have the tools, resources and opportunities to lead independent and fulfilling lives. For 70 years, Partners for Sight has supported projects that enrich the lives of thousands of visually impaired individuals, and assists them with their goal to become integrated, productive, fully accepted and participating members of society. Our History: 1955 – Now RDPFS was established in 1955, by DeWitt Wallace, the founder of Reader’s Digest Association. In our early years, we published high quality, low cost, large print reading materials for people who could no longer read standard sized print. Today, we publish Reader’s Digest Fiction Favorites Large Print, providing a diverse selection of fiction best sellers in easy-to-read large print format. Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation annually awards up to $600,000 in grants and partners with organizations and professionals that assist, support, and train blind and visually impaired people with: - In-home and remote training programs to increase self-sufficiency skills for independence - Educational initiatives to build knowledge and increase prospects for employment - Assistive Technology innovations that ease the difficulties of daily living - Vision testing and distribution of eyeglasses and vision aids - Training of professionals to recognize vision loss and make referrals into the low vision rehabilitation system - Supporting of professionals with new tools and resources to improve service delivery, access and capacity There is enormous unmet need for services to blind and visually impaired people.