WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Dutch 3D printed optical lens manufacturer, Luxexcel, and a non-profit organization for visually impaired, IFB Solutions have celebrated their one-year partnership in a unique way.

The two companies provided free glasses with customized 3D printed lenses to seventeen school children in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where IFB Solutions is based.

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DURHAM, N.C.– The Community Low Vision Center is operated by nonprofit IFB Solutions, the largest employer of people who are blind in the country. IFB has three centers in North Carolina — Winston-Salem, Durham and Asheville — as well as a Mobile Vision Clinic, which travels across the state bringing IFB’s low-vision expertise directly into the community.

According to Prevent Blindness North Carolina, more than 25,000 preschoolers and close to 350,000 school-age children have visual problems. One of these children includes Aiden Bradley, age 7, who was born with vision challenges and whose family struggled for many years to find resources that would help make the most of what vision he did have.

“It was very frustrating for me as a parent not to be able to immediately connect him with the services he needed,” says Aiden’s mom, Amanda. “We saw countless specialists before we finally found our answer at the Community Low Vision Center.”

 

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Nearly 20 Triad school children received a pair of glasses Thursday.

• The glasses were a gift in lieu of IFB Solutions and technology developer Luxexcel celebrating one year of partnership.
• The giveaway took place at IFB Solutions in Winston-Salem.
• The glasses feature lenses made with IFB’s 3D printer developed by Luxexcel, making it the world’s first commercial 3D printer of ophthalmic lenses.

 

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Two companies, IFB Solutions and Luxexcel, celebrated one year of their partnership by giving out glasses to Winston-Salem and Forsyth County children.

• IFB Solutions, based out of Winston-Salem, is the largest employer of the blind or visually impaired.
• Luxexcel is the first company to 3D print prescription lenses.
• Seventeen children received free glasses.

 

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.– One in four school-aged children has vision problems, which can affect their learning. That was the case for 7-year-old Aiden Bradley, who has an abnormal optic nerve. Eventually, he was referred to the Community Low Vision Center, which is operated by IFB solutions. He saw a low vision specialist and finally got the help he needed.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.– IFB Solutions was honored with the 2018 Employment Growth Award for its efforts to increase employment retention, growth and upward mobility for people who are blind.

• This is IFB’s 13th award, which is presented by National Industries for the Blind (NIB).
• In 2018, IFB added 63 jobs for people who are blind, and promoted eight individuals from direct labor to indirect labor positions. 
• Across its three locations in Asheville, N.C., Winston-Salem, N.C., and Little Rock, Ark., IFB employs nearly 500 people who are blind or visually impaired

 

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.– A new project in Winston-Salem is creating jobs for people who are blind, and helping the Army at the same time. The new project at IFB Solutions is called the Molle 4000.

• IFB Solutions in Winston-Salem is creating a rucksack for the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army.
• There are 480 steps in the manufacturing process, and it takes 11 hours to make one rucksack.
• This project created 62 jobs for people who are blind in Winston-Salem.

 

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For IFB Solutions employee Diana Baker, using tools from the Community Low Vision Center in the kitchen has helped her regain her independence. Check out this recipe for Cheesy Pull-apart Cauliflower.

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February is Low Vision Awareness Month and cooking with low vision has never been easier. Using items found at the Community Low Vision Center, IFB Solutions employee, Diana Baker shows how to make delicious fudgy brownies.

IFB Solutions in Winston-Salem just got a huge award for hiring 63 new employees who are blind. This company is doing some GREAT things!! Check out one amazing employee, Anastasia, who worked her way up the chain to provide for her kids.

-Ashley Claster, Spectrum News