EVS Picture Gallery

2022 Staten Island Parent Event

On November 22, 2022 several parents, EVS staff members, and members of the Vision community came together at Wagner College in Staten Island to share stories and resources. It was a terrific day and great connections were made. We would like to thank Reverend Holly Bonner (www.Blindmotherhood.com), and Wagner College for use of the space and the lovely refreshments. We were also lucky enough to hear from Kim Calvo, founder of Lauren’s Heroes, (www.Laurensheroes.org) a nonprofit organization that Kim founded after her daughter Lauren was born with a visual impairment 14 years ago.

Photo of a woman addressing a group of people.

Holly Bonner, founder of the website
www.blindmotherhood.com,
as she shares her story of vision loss
and how she overcame her struggles.

EVS Supervisor Gian Pedulla welcoming
the group as we began our agenda.

Photo of a man addressing a group of people.

Paul Geraci, children’s Counselor from
the New York State Commission for the Blind
as he addresses the group.

Hayley Loschiavo, Transition Counselor from the
New York State Commission for the Blind
as she addresses the group.

Photo of people sitting arround a table.

17 people sitting around a large conference table
listening to a speaker who is not shown in the image.
In the picture are several of our EVS staff members
including Director Gregory Santamoor, and EVS
Teachers Ronnie Davidson, Maureen Motley,
Vicki Wong, and Patricia Strombeck.

2022 White Cane Safety Day

On Saturday, October 29 at Herbert Von King Park in Brooklyn, Educational Vision Services celebrated White Cane Safety Day with our students and families totaling about 70 participants. White Cane Safety Day was proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. This national observance celebrates achievements and independence of people with visual impairments and blindness. About 12 NYPD Officers, Sergeants and Captains joined us and let the students joyfully interact with their vehicles and spoke to the children about safety on public transportation and in general. Helen Keller Services and The Commission for the Blind representatives were present as well providing parents with added resources and the Long Island Bombers for Beep Baseball. Students and adults all equally enjoyed Beep Baseball in the open baseball field. We were thrilled to have NY State Attorney General, Letitia James, join us as well. She, like everyone thoroughly enjoyed this special day.

Photo of a man and a woman posing for a picture

EVS Director Gregory Santamoor stands
next to New York State Attorney General
Letitia James who joined us at our White Cane Event.

EVS Director Gregory Santamoor
welcomes the attendees
at the beginning of the event

Approximately 25 people stand
facing the camera,
many of them are visually impaired
and hold their canes in front of them.
They are standing in a park
and behind them are trees
and a large building can be seen behind them in the distance.

Photo of a police officer and a yong student posing for a picture

Highway Patrol Officer
Arrendondo
stands next to EVS student
Devon Solarzo.
Officer Solarzo
wears a police officer uniform and cap.
Devin is an 8 year old boy
wearing a baseball cap and dark colored jacket.
They are standing behind an NYPD motorcycle.

Photo of a student sitting on a motorcycle.

Devin Solarzo
sits on the NYPD motorcycle.

Photo of a group posing for a picture seated around a picknick table.

NYS Attorney General Letitia James,
Captain Wells,
Seargent Dias,
Mr. Finnegan ( apparent of and EVS student,
and EVS student Amina Orzueva
stand and sit around a picnic table
in the park. Sgt. Dias demonstrates on Amina
how he uses his handcuffs.

Photo of a group of people standing in a circle.

EVS student Brian Chiu
and a representative from The Long Island Bombers,
a baseball team composed of blind baseball players
stand in a circle.
Brian is holding and exploring the feel of the beep baseball.

Photo of a student holding and exploring a ball..

EVS student Rachel Yiu
explores the feeling of the beep baseball.

Approximately 60 people stand
in a group in the park facing the camera,
gathered to take a group photo.
These are the majority of the attendants
at the event including EVS students,
families, teachers,
and some of the police officers and Bombers representatives
that came for the event.

2017 NYC Braille Challenge

Photo of student with box and trophy in hands standing next to a teacher.

Student receiving trophy from teacher Jonathan Hooper

2016 EVS Camping Trip

Photo of students and teacher sitting around a campfire, with one studetn and one teacher each playing a guitar.

Photo of a group of five EVS students, teachers, and paras standing arm in arm in front of a tent.