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Category: Planning for the Future

A Powerful New Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Making Eye and Vision Health an Imperative for All Americans

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Cataracts , Cultural Diversity , Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy , Glaucoma , Health , In the News , Macular Degeneration , Planning for the Future , Public Policy
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Several recent United States-based eye and vision research projects, including the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study and the Philadelphia Glaucoma Detection and Treatment Project, have highlighted significant disparities in the quality and equity of eye care throughout the country, including barriers within the health care and public health systems; inadequate prevention and screening strategies; and … Continued

New Research: The Number of Older Americans with Visual Impairment or Blindness Is Expected To Double By 2050

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Aging , Cataracts , Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy , Glaucoma , In the News , Low Vision , Macular Degeneration , Planning for the Future , Public Policy
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According to new demographic research addressing blindness, vision impairment, and low vision, the number of older Americans who have visual impairments or are blind is projected to double by 2050. This important – and urgent – research, entitled Visual Impairment and Blindness in Adults in the United States: Demographic and Geographic Variations from 2015 to … Continued

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) 21st Century Agenda on Aging and Vision Loss Is Moving Forward!

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Aging , Employment , Low Vision , Orientation and Mobility , Planning for the Future , Public Policy , Technology
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The 21st Century Agenda on Aging and Vision Loss: Some Background AFB began a “national conversation” on aging and vision loss over a year ago in anticipation of the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. As noted in our post on the outcome of the conference, AFB and other stakeholders have been extremely concerned that … Continued

VisionAware Response: The White House Conference on Aging Final Report

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , In the News , Low Vision , Personal Reflections , Planning for the Future , Public Policy
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Guest blogger Priscilla (Pris) Rogers, Ph.D. is the Program Manager for VisionAware and co-author of Aging and Vision Loss: A Handbook for Families. Her other works include Self-Advocacy Skills Training for Older Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired and Solutions for Success: A Training Manual for Working with Older People Who Are Visually Impaired. She has … Continued

New Research: Stepped Care for Coping with Age-Related Vision Loss, Depression, and Anxiety

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Aging , Caregiving , Cataracts , Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy , Glaucoma , Low Vision , Macular Degeneration , Medical Updates , Personal Reflections , Planning for the Future , Support Groups
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New research from Europe indicates that stepped care – a type of treatment that can offer self-help and “as needed” options for coping with age-related vision loss and depression – can offer promise in dealing with depression and anxiety in visually impaired older adults. Further, this stepped care approach (detailed below) could lead to standardized … Continued

Coming Soon: The National Prison Braille Forum at American Printing House for the Blind

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Books , Education , Planning for the Future , Reading
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The 15th Annual National Prison Braille Forum (NPBF) will be held on October 7, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky, in conjunction with the American Printing House for the Blind Annual Meeting. This year, the theme of the NPBF is Transition Success and will feature transcribers who are transitioning out of prison and establishing careers in braille … Continued

The White House Conference on Aging Issues and Initiatives: Part Three

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Health , In the News , Personal Reflections , Planning for the Future , Public Policy
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Guest blogger Priscilla (Pris) Rogers, Ph.D. is the Program Manager for VisionAware and co-author of Aging and Vision Loss: A Handbook for Families. Her other works include Self-Advocacy Skills Training for Older Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired and Solutions for Success: A Training Manual for Working with Older People Who Are Visually Impaired. She has … Continued

The White House Conference on Aging Issues and Initiatives: Part Two

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Environmental assessment and modification , Health , Home modification , In the News , Low Vision , Medical Updates , Planning for the Future , Public Policy
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Guest blogger Priscilla (Pris) Rogers, Ph.D. is the Program Manager for VisionAware and co-author of Aging and Vision Loss: A Handbook for Families. Her other works include Self-Advocacy Skills Training for Older Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired and Solutions for Success: A Training Manual for Working with Older People Who Are Visually Impaired. She has … Continued

A Summary of the White House Conference on Aging Issues and Initiatives: Part One

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Aging , Assistive Technology , Caregiving , In the News , Low Vision , Personal Reflections , Planning for the Future , Public Policy , Technology
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Guest blogger Priscilla Rogers, Ph.D. is the Program Manager for VisionAware and co-author of Aging and Vision Loss: A Handbook for Families. Her other works include Self-Advocacy Skills Training for Older Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired and Solutions for Success: A Training Manual for Working with Older People Who Are Visually Impaired. She has an … Continued

Meet Dr. Gregory Goodrich, Chair of the Upcoming Conference on Vision Loss in Older Adults and Veterans

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Aging , In the News , Low Vision , Medical Updates , Personal Reflections , Planning for the Future , Veterans
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Dr. Gregory Goodrich received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology in 1974 from Washington State University, when he also began his career with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He retired in 2014 after having served as supervisory research psychologist assigned to the Western Blind Rehabilitation Center in Palo Alto, California, and as the … Continued