Officials at Monday’s tour of the new facility said a little over 3% of Maryland’s residents are blind or have low vision. In Prince George’s County, that equates to tens of thousands of people.
Previously, they’d have to travel to either Baltimore, D.C. or Montgomery County for services geared toward them. Later this month, when the center holds its official grand opening and ribbon cutting, that will change.
“You don’t always see them, because they might be stuck in their homes because they’re not getting services,” said Prince George’s County Council member Jolene Ivey, who pushed for the space to open up this center…