Oklahoma nonprofit gets new machine for blind workers

 
BY SUSAN SIMPSON
Published: November 10, 2010

NewView Oklahoma is expanding its manufacturing capabilities with new equipment to heat-seal vinyl shower curtains.

A new $50,000 machine was custom-modified so it can be operated safely by NewView employees, who are blind or vision-impaired.

NewView, which formerly was known as the Oklahoma League for the Blind, manufactures about 200,000 shower curtains each year for government agencies.

The new machines w...


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