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AccessWorld Recognizes Disability Employment Awareness Month

… once again taking this opportunity to focus on employment with articles that provide strategies, insider perspectives, … sharing the Editor's Page with Joe to bring you his unique personal perspective on the employment of people with vision … met with professionals, job seekers, teenagers, and adults who are blind or visually impaired, I have had the …
AccessWorld October 2015

AccessWorld Observes Disability Employment Awareness Month

… once again taking this opportunity to focus on employment with articles that provide strategies, insider perspectives, … sharing the Editor's Page with Joe to bring you his unique personal perspective on the employment of people with vision … met with professionals, job seekers, teenagers, and adults who are blind or visually impaired, I have had the …
AccessWorld October 2014

Letters to the Editor

… How Far Have We Come? Jamey Paul’s excellent article personalizes the fun of our braille books, the way they feel … and sadly limited. I look at commercially produced braille with all that junk that says virtually nothing to me, it … Lastly, I'm loving the new interactive experience of interacting with you guys and your articles! Gera Dear …
AccessWorld February 2021

Book Review: Blindness for Beginners: A Renewed Vision of the Possible, by Maribel Steel

… and mortar, cookbooks, diet books, and self-help books are without doubt the three most popular categories. For … . Maribel Steel is an international educator and speaker who recently appeared at the 2018 AFB Leadership Conference. … turn toward the practical. According to Steel, for a blind person, "It is vital to maintain an organized way of living. …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld February 2019

My Perspective on the 2017 Cogswell-Macy Act Capitol Hill Day

… for the Blind, joined by other groups representing students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or … . A vast and diverse group of advocates came from 29 states with the intent of convincing members of Congress to support … Act in the Senate, and we wanted to thank him in person. In attendance were several members of staff to whom …
Shanna Gordon

Exciting Changes for the Hadley Institute's Second Century

… the Hadley School for the Blind, begins its second century with a revamped curriculum and many exciting new offerings, … completed lessons and mailed them to their instructor, who would then review the student's work and mail back an … was to choose my relationship to visual impairment. I chose Personal. There were other options including friends & …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld September 2020

Announcing the 2018 Scholarship Recipients

… awarded its 2018 scholarships to eight outstanding students who are blind or visually impaired and are pursuing their … important goals: expanding access to education for students with vision loss. The outstanding awardees are as follows: … student in the field of rehabilitation or education of persons who are blind or visually impaired. Samantha Smolka …

Challenges with AT in the Workplace: Accessibility Issues Top the List

… to accomplish work tasks. We are sharing our findings with technology companies that can potentially address the … Participants were asked to select all the challenges they personally experienced on the job in the past year. After … vision will likely still encounter barriers at work when interacting with digital content. These findings strongly …
Michele McDonnall
AccessWorld Summer 2023

Employment Programs for Blind and Low Vision Americans: What Are We Not Doing?

… of nationally focused employment programs for people with vision loss. The purpose of this project was to … of programs are available to blind and low vision people who are looking to find employment, retain employment, and … lists for services and it can take up to a year for a person to apply for services, receive an eligibility …

Access and Engagement 3

… and fall of 2021, as schools were slowly returning to in-person teaching. The third study made it even more clear how … during COVID-19 created unique challenges for students who are blind or have low vision, including those who are … low vision, including students who are deafblind and those with additional disabilities, and teachers of students with …

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