RDPFS Update: Grants Awarded to Build Professional Education, Career and Technology Training, and Improve Access to Services
At its recent meeting, the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS) Board of Directors approved the awarding of five grants to not-for-profit providers. These grants recognize the multi-faceted needs of the growing numbers of people who are blind or visually impaired. It is critical that those with vision loss are aware of resources available and have [...]
Grant 1: Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) Ambassador Program
In the United States,120,000 veterans are blind and more than one million live with low vision, according to Veterans Administration (VA) estimates. Despite a multitude of programs offered through the VA’s Blind Rehabilitation Service, only a small number of those who could benefit from them receive VA services (34,000 who are legally blind and 29,000 [...]
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Grant 2: The Carroll Center for the Blind Careers in Accessibility Training Program
While the world continues to become increasingly dependent on technology for work, education, shopping, and all aspects of life, companies are faced with the challenge of ensuring that their digital presence is accessible to people of all abilities. As a result, employees skilled in accessibility-related areas are in high demand. The Carroll Center for the [...]
Grant 3: Computers for the Blind (CFTB) Compute with Confidence Program
In order to secure employment in the increasingly digitally based workplace, individuals who are blind and have low vision need to have adaptive equipment along with state-of-the art technology skills. Assistive technology equipment and training can be costly and complex. To address these challenges and bridge the training gap, the Computers for the Blind (CFTB) Compute [...]
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Grant 4: Salus University’s Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Internship Program
The need for O&M services is increasing as the population of adults and older adults continues to grow. This latest Salus University initiative builds on two existing programs, strengthening their Blind and Low Vision Services (BLVS) educational program and offering potential replicability in other institutions of higher learning. The two programs are Project Reach, which [...]
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Grant 5: Success Beyond Sight (SBS) National TSVI/TVI Recruitment Project
Highly qualified Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVIs) are critical to educational success for children who are blind or visually impaired. TSVIs, also known as TVIs (teachers of visually impaired), are “educators who specialize in providing support and instruction to students with blindness or visual impairments.” The need for TSVIs “is as great as [...]
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February is Low Vision and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month
The month of February is commemorated each year as Low Vision Awareness Month and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month. These designations provide an opportunity to heighten awareness about low vision, macular degeneration, and the vision rehabilitation services that can help people with a visual impairment make best use of the vision they have so [...]
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Upcoming Virtual Workshops on Technology, Cooking, and More
Future in Sight offers an ongoing series of virtual programs on a wide range of topics. Zoom links will be provided with registration confirmation. Here are a few sessions coming up for adults: On January 31, 2024, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm ET, Calendars vs. Reminders: When and how to use them will explore [...]
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Free, Virtual Data Science Workshops Series: February 6 through March 5, 2024
A series of five workshops will provide instruction in the fundamentals of data analysis and sonification (sound) using nonvisual tools and techniques. Many introductory data science courses focus on developing visual representation. However, “data is better thought of as inherently spatial rather than inherently visual.” Spatial relationships can be represented in sound, feel (tactile graphics), [...]
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