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The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is pleased to present the Fall 2009 issue of the Connections newsletter. Readers are encouraged to check out this latest online offering, which describes AFB's professional development activities as well as related news from CareerConnect®. This issue also includes news from the blindness field and links of interest to professionals, people with visual impairments and their families.
Find information about:
- Methods for health-care providers to help older visually impaired
people learn how to maintain their independence.
- Resources and training for literacy instructors, including braille instruction and the use of state-of-the-art
assistive technology. A free, online course called "Bridging the Gap: Best Practices for
Instructing Adults Who Are Visually Impaired and Have Low Literacy Skills."
- Vision Rehabilitation services that enable blind or visually
impaired people to obtain employment, or information for employers, or for older persons to continue to live independently in
their own home.
- The new college-certified career of braille textbook transcriber.
- Advocacy efforts at our nation's Capital.
- Publications for professionals.
- Research opportunities at our extensive library.
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