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Category: Low Vision

Low Vision Exam. What is it? Who Needs it? What comes next? 

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , ECC , Low Vision , sensory efficiency skills
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Editor’s note: Join us on June 15, 2021, @ 12:30 pm (EST), for the second of two webinars in which Dr. Alexis G. Malkin, OD, FAAO, and David Bradburn from HumanWare will provide an overview of assistive technology and services that help people with low vision perform everyday tasks. Using the state of Massachusetts as an example, the presenters will illustrate the needs, available services, and funding for 3 different groups, namely: … Continued

Low Vision Exam. What is it? Who Needs it? What comes next?

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Assistive Technology , Low Vision , Technology
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by Dr. Alexis G. Malkin, OD and David Bradburn, AT Specialist, HumanWare Editor’s note: Join us on March 31, 2021, @ 1:00 pm (EST), for the first a series of two webinars in which Dr. Alexis G. Malkin, OD, FAAO, and David Bradburn from HumanWare will discuss the importance of routine eye exams, low vision exams, and showcase low vision devices.  For people with low … Continued

Applying and Interviewing, Not Far Off from Dating

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , job search , Low Vision , Social Skills
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By Joe Strechay I am excited to be writing for the American Printing House for the Blind. If you don’t know me, I’m Joe Strechay and I love to share my insights about employment, life, and pop culture from my perspective as a professional who is blind. I recently watched Too Hot to Handle on Netflix (for mature audiences and … Continued

Christina Holtzclaw Uses Her Career to Empower People with Disabilities

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Low Vision , Personal Reflections
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For the last 14 years, Christina Holtzclaw has worked tirelessly at the Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living in Rome, Georgia. This nonprofit organization assists individuals of all ages who have all types of disabilities and helps them reach their goals of living independently. They serve 15 counties, and the majority of the staff are … Continued

Traveling an Unfamiliar Route and Taking a Risk as a Person Who Is Blind or Visually Impaired

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Getting Around , Low Vision , Planning for the Future
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Suppose you’ve graduated your orientation and mobility lessons and you’ve successfully mastered a handful of routes. You can get from home to work and back, to Starbucks and back (because let’s face it, this route is perhaps the most vital), to the gym and back, and to the grocery store and back. You and the … Continued

Job Applications Inquiring About a Driver’s License? Discriminatory—Here’s Why

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Low Vision , Planning for the Future
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"Hello ma’am, are you hiring," one can ask relentlessly around town; ‘Job opening in _______ field’ one can type in the search bar and scour the web with more intensity than a private detective. When determined to find a position, the hunt is on for an assortment of job applications in hard copy and electronic … Continued

Job Applications Inquiring About a Driver’s License? Discriminatory—Here’s Why

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Low Vision , Planning for the Future
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"Hello ma’am, are you hiring," one can ask relentlessly around town; ‘Job opening in _______ field’ one can type in the search bar and scour the web with more intensity than a private detective. When determined to find a position, the hunt is on for an assortment of job applications in hard copy and electronic … Continued

When Your Visual Impairment Is Confusing to Your Coworkers

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Low Vision , Planning for the Future , Social Skills
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Perhaps you have retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and you are finding it increasingly difficult to use your vision in low light and, much to your frustration, you are aware of your gradual loss of peripheral vision. Let’s say you are currently reading fine print with ease, yet you are using a cane as you leave work … Continued

Community Travel Skills—a Predictor of Workplace Success for Individuals Who Are Blind

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Getting Around , Low Vision , Planning for the Future , Transition
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When you and I take a look at the employment statistics for people who are visually impaired, we wonder what can be done to improve them; specifically, we wonder how to educate potential employers, and we wonder if there are any skills individuals who are employed have that those who are seeking employment may need … Continued

Community Travel Skills—a Predictor of Workplace Success for Individuals Who Are Blind

From: CareerConnect Blog
Categories: Employment , Getting Around , Low Vision , Planning for the Future , Transition
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When you and I take a look at the employment statistics for people who are visually impaired, we wonder what can be done to improve them; specifically, we wonder how to educate potential employers, and we wonder if there are any skills individuals who are employed have that those who are seeking employment may need … Continued