… 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 …
… 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 …
AccessWorld Summer 2023
… 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 …
… 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 …
… In the spirit of cooperation and collaboration, AFB works with many other agencies in the blindness and low vision … their extensive experience in teaching students of all ages who have visual impairments, blindness, deafblindness, and … early childhood, Dr. Kay Alicyn Ferrell. Dr. Ferrell will personally respond to questions posted on the FamilyConnect …
… for this year.” —English-speaking parent of a 14-year-old with low vision and additional disabilities. “I think we’re … learning now that schools have largely returned to in-person learning? In the current study, participants were … remote lessons. Other educators described the challenges of interacting remotely with students who were attending class …
… In the past, I've had to haul my laptop or PacMate around with me throughout the day while my sighted colleagues … to work, limiting practical every day usefulness for a user who is blind like me. Here are my first impressions of … but wonder if this is the sighted world's concept of what a person with vision loss wants. Deborah Kendrick's article …
AccessWorld March 2013
… When assistive technology (AT) for people who are blind or have low vision was introduced, one of the … that provide hands-on experience and demonstrations with the now-broad spectrum of AT options. Still, people who … move in and out of other areas of concern to a particular person was impressive. The participants in our group had …
AccessWorld November 2003
… Fund, which supports annual scholarships for students who are studying to be vision rehabilitation professionals, … they serve be assessed? When are services appropriately withheld? Topics to be discussed include: What's in a name—are we teachers, consultants, related services personnel? How can we ensure consistent definition of what …
… experiences accessing and enjoying television programming with video description. (Description is oral narration of … formats, and providing customer support representatives who are expert in the accessibility features of its phones. … the 2013 Francis Joseph Campbell Award, which recognizes a person or institution that has made an outstanding …
AccessWorld July 2013