From Mildred Frank, Ormond Beach, FL:

The first certified Vision Aide class was held Nov. 16 at the Daytona Beach Community College in Florida. I hope anyone reading this letter will attempt to influence colleges that have certified nursing assistant programs in your community to add the Vision Aide certified course. This can start a nationwide accessibility movement for trained help from home-care agencies or for trained individuals wishing to to be employed by a blind person privately. When you are ill and in need of assistance, it is not the time for a person to have to train paid help.
Daytona Beach Community College is using for its curriculum the book, Access to Information for the Blind: the Vision Aide Manual, written by Mildred Frank. Other colleges could do the same. The registration fee of $40 includes the book, which will be presented to the registrants at the beginning of the four-hour class.
The manual can also be self-taught, and it is available from Maxi-Aids. It includes a chapter explaining how, with the addition of the tactile labeling kit, one can inexpensively label the items used daily. If an audible and raised-letter system is desired, the Voxcom could be added.
Peel-off raised letters can be adhered to the card for easy identification.
Maxi-Aids also offers a professional kit that includes the manual, the Voxcom, identifying bumps and dots, peel-off raised letters, braille labeler, and a good deal more for the instructor's use.
I believe all certified nursing assistant programs would be happy to offer the Vision Aide class for continuing education. Anyone reading this article should ask that this be done. This program is not a threat to what blind services is offering. It will only enhance the opportunity for low-vision and blind people to acquire trained assistance.