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A New Eye Health Awareness Program from the National Eye Institute Designed Specifically for African American Consumers: Write the Vision

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Cataracts , Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy , Education , Glaucoma , Health , Low Vision , Online Tools
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A growing body of diabetes, vision, and health care research indicates that significant disparities in the quality and equity of eye care exist throughout the United States, specifically within African American patient communities. This research includes evaluating the disparities in screening rates for diabetic retinopathy among minority patients, examining the rates of vision loss of … Continued

During Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Awareness Week: Considering the Increasing Role of Technology

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , Books , Helpful Products , Low Vision , Online Tools , Personal Reflections , Planning for the Future , Reading , Technology , Web Accessibility
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By Steve Kelley, CVRT, CRC Celebrating Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Awareness Week The week of April 9-15, 2017 is Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Awareness Week. The week commemorates the birthday of Anne Sullivan, who was Helen Keller’s teacher (both pictured at left). With this celebration comes the question of “How has the role of a Vision Rehabilitation … Continued

What Is It Like to Have Low Vision? A New Sight Simulator Can Help You Understand

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Cataracts , Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy , Environmental assessment and modification , Glaucoma , In the News , Low Vision , Online Tools , Technology
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A query I receive frequently from readers is how to describe their low vision or vision loss to fully sighted family members and friends, who may find it difficult to understand how functional vision can vary significantly from one day to the next, or from daytime to nighttime. While some basic explanations do exist (cataracts … Continued

New Glaucoma Research: Will Patients and Family Members Pay for a Glaucoma-Specific App? Not Likely, Results Say

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , Glaucoma , Low Vision , Online Tools , Reading , Technology , Web Accessibility
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New – and highly relevant – research from the Wills Eye Glaucoma Research Center, in collaboration with Drexel University, sought to “evaluate the interest of glaucoma patients and their caregivers in a smartphone-based and tablet-based glaucoma application” (app) that contained a range of features (explained below) designed to (a) increase patients’ level of knowledge about … Continued

New Job Search and Interviewing Techniques for Visually Impaired Job Seekers

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Employment , Low Vision , Online Tools , Technology
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Editor’s note: During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, VisionAware is highlighting employment resources and strategies for people who are blind or visually impaired. A key piece of getting a job is the application process. Today that means applying online. Applying Online: A Major Challenge for Older Workers by Neva Fairchild One challenge older workers experience … Continued

What’s New in iOS 10 Accessibility for Blind, Low Vision, and Deaf-Blind Users Part 2: Scott Davert, AppleVis Editorial Team

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , Helpful Products , In the News , Low Vision , Online Tools , Personal Reflections , Reading , Technology , Web Accessibility
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Guest blogger Scott Davert, M.A., VRT, is an AppleVis Editorial Team Member and the Coordinator of the New York Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, administered by the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. The Program provides no-cost communication and technology training to persons with significant combined vision and hearing loss who meet federal … Continued

What’s New in iOS 10 Accessibility for Blind, Low Vision, and Deaf-Blind Users Part 1: Scott Davert, AppleVis Editorial Team

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , In the News , Low Vision , Online Tools , Personal Reflections , Technology , Web Accessibility
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Guest blogger Scott Davert, M.A., VRT, is an AppleVis Editorial Team Member and the Coordinator of the New York Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, administered by the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. The Program provides no-cost communication and technology training to persons with significant combined vision and hearing loss who meet federal … Continued

Ten New Tips for Braille Users of iDevices: Scott Davert, AppleVis Editorial Team

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , Helpful Products , Online Tools , Personal Reflections , Reading , Technology , Web Accessibility
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Guest blogger Scott Davert, M.A., VRT, is an AppleVis Editorial Team Member and the Coordinator of the New York Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, administered by the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. The Program provides no-cost communication and technology training to persons with significant combined vision and hearing loss who meet federal … Continued

Enrollment News about the New PIVOT Study: Patient-centric Innovative Vision Home Testing

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , Clinical Trials , Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy , Low Vision , Macular Degeneration , Online Tools , Technology
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The PIVOT Study (Patient-centric Innovative Vision HOme Testing) is a new clinical study that is being initiated to determine if persons with diabetic macular edema (DME) or wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) can use the myVisionTrack™ (mVT™) mobile medical application (also called an “app”) on a smart phone (Apple iPhone) or digital tablet (Apple … Continued

A VoiceOver User’s Guide to Apple’s “3D Touch” Feature on the New iPhone 6s and 6s Plus: Scott Davert, AppleVis Editorial Team

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , Helpful Products , In the News , Low Vision , Online Tools , Technology
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Guest blogger Scott Davert, M.A., VRT, is an AppleVis Editorial Team Member and the Coordinator of the New York Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, administered by the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. The Program provides no-cost communication and technology training to persons with significant combined vision and hearing loss who meet federal … Continued