Virtual NDEAM Events: “Good Jobs Change Lives: Helping Disabled Workers Get Ahead” and “Employment Programs” for Succeeding in Today’s Job Market
This year’s theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is “Access to Good Jobs for All,” as announced previously in this Bulletin. The messages conveyed for the commemoration emphasize the goal to “invest in and create opportunities for disabled workers in good jobs across the country.” The following webinars, offered free of charge, reinforce [...]
Free Virtual Accessible Technology Conference, December 4-5, 2024
by Daniel Parker, RDPFS Contributor: The Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired will host its fifth annual Sight Tech Global conference on December 4 and 5, 2024. Its theme is “Shaping New Technologies to Create a More Accessible World for People with Blindness and Visual Impairments.” According to the Vista Center, “Sight Tech [...]
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Upcoming Virtual Educational and Training Sessions for Professionals: Orientation and Mobility for Older Adults with Vision Loss: A Webinar and Job Search Skills Trainer Workshop
The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) offers webinars and other programs to enhance career, employment-related, and independent living outcomes for people with vision loss. Located on the campus of Mississippi State University, NRTC also houses the Older Adults Who Are Blind Technical Assistance Program (OIB-TAC). Following are two upcoming [...]
Free Upcoming Virtual and In-Person Programs on Art for Museum Visitors Who are Blind or Have Low Vision
The Guggenheim continues to “celebrate the ideas, people, and art,” integral to its mission,” online and in person, through its “Mind’s Eye” programming for participants with vision loss. Visitors are invited to join in an upcoming tour of their newest exhibition, Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910-1930. Orphism, abstract art that originated in the [...]
New Study Links Eyeglasses with Income Gains
by Daniel Parker, RDPFS Contributor: A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE has linked the use of glasses in patients with presbyopia, or age-related farsightedness, with measurable gains in productivity and income. Presbyopia, “affecting 1.8 billion people globally,” progressively worsens from age 40 to age 55. In this study, a survey was conducted [...]
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Medical Research Update: Comparing Diagnosis of Glaucoma by Telemedicine or In-Person
A recently released study, published in the Journal of Glaucoma, sought to compare how similar the diagnosis of glaucoma would be when conducted by an in-person ophthalmologist or optometrist or via “a simulated telemedicine program.” The results reported indicated “moderate agreement” among the three modalities, “providing evidence that telemedicine is a timely, accurate screening method [...]
“Situations and Solutions” Accommodations Finder: A New Free Resource
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor recently introduced a new resource: the “Situation and Solutions Finder.” Users can search through information gathered on workplace accommodations directly from JAN customers. A wide range of occupations and industry sectors are represented, including healthcare, education, [...]
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