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Envision Sight Center The Tri-City Consortium on Aging is pleased to announce the introduction of a free, community-based vision rehabilitation and assistive technology training program, EnVision Independence East, at Villa Serena in Mayfield Heights.   The program is being offered in partnership with the Cleveland Sight Center and the corresponding cities of Highland Heights, Lyndhurst and South Euclid, in addition to neighboring Mayfield Heights. The participating communities have agreed to make transportation available to residents within those cities with advanced registration.   The program, modeled after a highly successful pilot program Cleveland Sight Center launched in Lakewood in 2007, is interactive in nature and is provided free of charge through a grant from The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Area seniors who are blind as well as those who are visually impaired due to macular degeneration, glaucoma, and other eye diseases, and who have not been involved with the Sight Center in the past, are encouraged to participate.   Each program session will last seven weeks, with the first session beginning on Thursday, March 26th. The classes will be held on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and on Fridays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., with up to seven participants at a time. Licensed social workers and rehabilitative professionals, including rehabilitative specialists who are blind, teach the classes. The apartment at Villa Serena will be furnished with special adaptive equipment and low vision aids, such as desktop video magnifiers and talking clocks. Each participant will receive a customized recommendation for specific low vision/vision rehabilitation aids, and will have the option to request in-home follow up. For information, contact Tri-City Consortium on Aging at (216) 291-3902 and ask to speak with an Outreach Worker.