Dear Readers: Today’s Bulletin features a number of timely topics, including eye safety advice for upcoming fireworks displays. Since Independence Day takes place next week, we will not be publishing the Bulletin this coming Monday. Resources for Partners will return on July 15, 2023.
Have a happy and healthy July 4th holiday!
Disability Pride Month Begins Today, July 1, 2024
by Amy Gendreau, RDPFS Intern: “Disability Pride Month celebrates people with disabilities, their identities, their culture, and their contributions to society…It also seeks to change the way people think about and define disability, to end the stigma of disability, and to promote the belief that disability is a natural part of human diversity in which people [...]
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“Focus on Eye Health” Summit Taking Place Online July 10 to 11, 2024
The 13th Annual Focus on Eye Health Summit, a free, virtual, interactive event, highlights the theme of “Being Seen and Heard.” Hosted by Prevent Blindness, the Summit will emphasize the importance of a “person-centered approach” to vision health practices, research, communications, and care. “Being seen and heard by providers, policy makers, researchers, public health experts [...]
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Accessible Technology, Art for Children and Teens with Visual Impairment, Self Care, and More: Upcoming Virtual Programs
A wide range of online programs are being offered in the coming weeks. Here are a few that may be of interest: From the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library of The New York Public Library (NYPL): Beginning on July 19, 2024 at 4 pm ET, Voiceover for Mac Discussion Group, a three-session series [...]
Self-Paced Course for Professionals: “An Overview of Assistive Technology for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision”
Professionals seeking to learn more about assistive technology options for individuals who are blind or have low vision can participate in, and potentially receive Continuing Education credit for, this self-paced course from the NRTC (National Research and Training Center) on Blindness and Low Vision at Mississippi State University. The objectives of the course are to: [...]
Sunglasses: A Top Tool in the Resource Toolbox for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired and Experience Light Sensitivity
by Amy Gendreau, RDPFS Intern: Many people who are blind or have low vision experience some degree of light sensitivity. For individuals with certain conditions, such as dry eyes, retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts, and corneal abrasions, photophobia, or hyper sensitivity to light, may occur and can “cause discomfort and even pain.” Many of us who experience [...]
Fireworks and Eye Safety
As the July 4th holiday approaches, it’s important to remember that fireworks, while parts of many holiday festivities, can be dangerous when used by individuals. Recent data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) showed that fireworks-related injuries caused an estimated 6,400 visits to emergency rooms from mid-June to mid-July last year. About 15 [...]
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