Soja Orlowski Named New Executive Director of Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation
Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation’s (RDPFS) Board of Directors is pleased to announce Soja Orlowski as our new Executive Director, effective October 7, 2024. Soja joins us after ten years at the Worldwide Fistula Fund (WFF), a global women’s health funder with partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa, where she held the hybrid role of Executive Director-Grant Officer-Advancement [...]
New CVI Protocol Workbook Available: Evaluation Tool to Help Teachers of the Visually Impaired
The Perkins CVI Protocol℠, a comprehensive and inclusive educational resource for students with Cerebral/Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI), is designed to help teachers of the visually impaired (TVIs) conduct a successful assessment of the condition. Created by The CVI Center at Perkins and funded in part by Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS), The Protocol [...]
Framework for Making AI Hiring Tools Inclusive of People with Disabilities
by Daniel Parker, RDPFS Contributor: The Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT), funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), has created an AI and Inclusive Hiring Framework, designed to help make “artificial intelligence-powered hiring technology more inclusive for disabled job seekers.” According to PEAT, “Artificial intelligence (AI) powers [...]
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Insights from the Paralympics: An Interview
by Daniel Parker, RDPFS Contributor: Reflecting on the Paralympics that concluded in September, RDPFS interviewed Mark Ackermann, Chairman of the Board for U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), who attended the Paralympic Games Paris 2024. USABA is the national governing body for blind soccer (known as blind football internationally) and men’s and women’s goalball. Ackermann [...]
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Upcoming Virtual Tours and Talks: Art, Careers, and Technology for People with Vision Loss
From Poster House: On October 22, 2024 from 4 to 5 pm, the Vibrant Verbal Description Tour will highlight the exhibition, Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes. The exhibition, at Poster House in New York City through February 2025, chronicles the many professional sports and athletes promoted by Nike, showcasing how [...]
Series on “Jewish Poetry as a Path for Access and Resilience” Offered Online and In Person: November 9, 2024
“Walking the Narrow Bridge: Jewish Poetry as a Path for Access and Resilience,” a three-part series, will be launched on November 9, 2024 at 5:30 pm ET. Hosted by JBI and Central Synagogue, this fully accessible poetry reading and discussion will feature poets Ed Hirsch, MacArthur Fellow and poet; and Jessica Jacobs, poet and Founder [...]
Halloween Tips and Happenings for People with Vision Loss
As Halloween approaches, many children and adults are eagerly preparing for trick-or-treating, celebrations, and other activities that mark the occasion. With advance planning, individuals who are blind or have low vision can participate and be included in the festivities. A number of tips, available from organizations and individuals in the blind and visually impaired (BVI) [...]
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