CCVI in the News

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2019

"Visually impaired students ask others to see them" 41 KSHB, Oct. 15

"After metro woman death in hate crime, she leaves a long legacy of support for children" FOX 4, Aug. 19

"Give Back Friday: CCVI" 90.9 The Bridge, Aug. 2

"Join FOX4 and CCVI at the 31st Annual Trolley Run" FOX 4, April 28

"Beeper egg hunt held Wednesday for visually impaired children" KMBC News, April 17

2018

"Chiefs Rookie Club visits Children's Center for the Visually Impaired" Kansas City Star, Dec. 4

CCVI Selects Next Executive Director

"Race for a good cause this weekend in the Trolley Run" Better Kansas City, April 25

"Beeping eggs help visually-impaired kids enjoy Easter fun" Fox 4 KC, March 28

2017

"Children's Center for Visually Impaired students navigate streets of KC for White Cane Safety Day" The Now, 41 Action News, Oct. 12.

"LaManno garden dedicated in honor of Village Shalom shooting victim" Kansas City Star, Aug. 28

"Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired names new garden in memory of woman killed in senseless hate crime" Fox 4, Aug. 28

"NASA creates braille eclipse book to help visually impaired experience phenomenon" The Now, 41 Action News, Aug. 21

"Special egg hunt held in Kansas City for kids with visual impairment" KCTV-5, April 12

2016

"Paralympic gold medalist visits Kansas City kids" The Now, 41 Action News, Oct. 16

"New sensory garden at CCVI opens up new opportunities for kids to learn" Fox 4, May 18

"Blind Trolley runner blazing trail of hope" 41 Action News, April 24

"World class blind athlete laces up for Trolley Run" Fox 4, April 24

"Blind sprinter, a world champion and KC native, brings message of hope to Trolley Run" Kansas City Star, April 22

"Folks lacing up for Trolley Run to benefit Children’s Center for Visually Impaired" Fox 4, April 20

"#GIVEBACKFRIDAY: CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPARIED" 909 The Bridge, April 1

"Children help KC test new streetcars for accessibility" KMBC 9 News, March 24

"Beeping Easter eggs help visually impaired kids to hunt" KMBC 9 News, March 23

"Unique Easter egg hunt uses sound" KCTV-5, March 23

2015

"Chiefs rookies visit Children's Center for Visually Impaired" Kansas City Star, Dec. 15

"KC streetcar workers giving back when off the rail and build a new sensory garden" The Now, Dec. 9

"Two children at center for visually impaired receive scholarship honoring Terri LaManno" Kansas City Star, Aug. 26

"Kansas City’s annual Trolley Run brings out 9,000 runners on a chilly morning" Kansas City Star, April 26

"Run raises money to help kids with visual impairments" Fox 4, April 26

"Beeping eggs give children plenty of reason to smile" Kansas City Star, April 7 

"Students modify toy car for special needs child" The Now, March 6

"Modified toy cars give kids with special needs a new way to get around" Kansas City Star, March 6

"For children with visual impairment, food is a way to explore their other senses" Kansas City Star, March 3

2014

"Gingerbread Lane sparkles and the Shops at Crestwood honor the holidays" KC Studio Magazine, Nov/Dec 

"New mural at the Center for the Visually Impaired lets kids feel what others see," Kansas City Star, March 31