爱荷华盲人抗议者在培训方案中从强制要求转为推荐睡眠罩。 Iowa blind advocates protest shift from mandatory to recommended sleepshades in training program.

以爱荷华盲人全国联合会为首的Des Moines抗议者反对改变该州60岁的失明训练模式, Protesters in Des Moines, led by the National Federation of the Blind of Iowa, are opposing changes to the state's 60-year-old blindness training model, specifically the shift from requiring sleepshades to making them "highly recommended." 爱荷华州盲人部表示, 这项改变旨在扩大更多视力障碍爱荷华人的职业和独立生活培训机会. The Iowa Department for the Blind says the change aims to expand access to vocational and independent living training for more visually impaired Iowans. 包括美洲开发银行雇员和倡导团体在内的批评者认为,政策转变破坏了经过实践证明的培训方法,并对该部在新领导层领导下的方向表示关切。 Critics, including IDB employees and advocacy groups, argue the policy shift undermines a proven training method and raises concerns about the department's direction under new leadership.