League for blind wins national honor

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ The Oklahoma League for the Blind is being honored with the ``Outstanding Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program Vendor'' Award. <br/><br/>The federal government is giving the group

Sunday, January 1st 2006, 1:35 pm

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ The Oklahoma League for the Blind is being honored with the ``Outstanding Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program Vendor'' Award.

The federal government is giving the group the award for being a supplier of wooden aircraft wheel chocks to the Department of Defense and manufacturing hoses for the U.S. Forestry's Service.

The league in Oklahoma City employs more than 75 workers who are blind or visually impaired.