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Why a new logo, you ask? Beginning in June (umm … that's today, isn't it? Time flies is all I can say.), VisionAware will have a new look. The American Foundation for the Blind and Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation have combined their resources and talent to enhance VisionAware. We've been working hard to reorganize the copy, add new contenthttp://visionaware.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-2903553065868537976Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +00002012-06-01T15:20:44.436-04:00Ford Motor Companyvision simulatorUniversity of Cambridgeuniversal designThe Ford Motor Company is teaming with the University of Cambridge Engineering Design Center to create automobile controls and displays that are responsive to the needs of the growing numbers of adults with age-related vision changes. What are age-related vision changes?Just as the body changes with age, our eyes undergo changes too. Many of these vision and eye changes are normal and are not http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/ford-motor-company-and-university-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-4730952867697174296Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-12-21T22:26:10.266-05:00SerotekSAMNet VetsVeterans Administrationblind veteransSAMNetI just received an exciting press release from Serotek about their new program offerings for blind and visually impaired veterans. Here are the details:About SerotekThe Serotek Corporation is dedicated to "accessibility anywhere" for blind and visually impaired people around the globe. Serotek is led by a staff of "blind visionaries" who are dedicated to expanding an accessible digital lifestyle http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-services-for-blind-veterans-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-8480036357945041896Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +00002011-12-22T20:48:29.010-05:00orientation and mobilityJVIBJournal of Visual Impairment and BlindnessEugene BourquinRobert Wall EmersonDona SauerburgerThe Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) is the premier international, interdisciplinary journal of record on blindness and visual impairment. JVIB publishes scholarship and information and serves as a forum for exchanging ideas, airing controversies, and discussing critical professional issues. (Note: As a long-time JVIB subscriber, my personal library contains almost every print http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-research-about-drivers-and-blind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-1338722122232431598Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-12-15T18:56:10.381-05:00Paul and Jan Rachowvision loss support groupsFrog Town Low Vision Support GroupOhiolow visionPaul and Jan Rachow, founders of the Frogtown Low Vision Support Group in Holland, Ohio, are longtime and faithful supporters of VisionAware; thus, it always gives me great pleasure to receive an email from Paul extolling yet another Frogtown accomplishment or initiative. This year, the Frogtown Low Vision Support Group created a new web site at www.frogtownvision.org that provides support grouphttp://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/peaceful-holiday-thoughts-from-paul.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-5699039318356715773Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +00002012-05-09T14:35:14.768-04:00Casey Eye Institutemacular degenerationAMDMichael Kleinrisk assessmentAREDSOne of the questions I'm asked most frequently is this: Is there any way to predict if I'll get macular degeneration? Although it's not yet possible to definitively predict whether an individual will – or will not – experience age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Michael L. Klein, M.D. and colleagues have developed a simple risk assessment tool that may help answer the always-uncertain "http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/risk-predictor-for-advanced-age-related.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-8614444693672883648Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:57:00 +00002011-12-12T21:18:11.736-05:00blindLavelle Fund for the BlindclergyreligiousLighthouse InternationalThanks to the expert assistance of Susan Olivo, Executive Director of the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation, I discovered this interesting, albeit highly specific, vision rehabilitation resource last week.Lighthouse International sponsors an innovative program to inform clergy and religious about the potential benefits of vision rehabilitation and connect eligible individuals to thosehttp://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/lighthouse-international-vision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-6294420151680752614Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-12-09T07:39:05.891-05:00retinal implantmicrochipEberhart Zrennerretinaretinitis pigmentosaretinal chipRetinal Implant AGblindnessHow It BeganOn November 3, 2010, a report entitled "Subretinal electronic chips allow blind patients to read letters and combine them to words" was published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Proceedings B is the Royal Society's biological research journal, dedicated to the rapid publication of high-quality research papers.The paper summarized a 15-year http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/updates-on-progress-of-clinical-trials.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-1353391319653405365Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-12-07T09:34:16.385-05:00GetGlueblindlegal blindnessTwitteriOSDarrell ShandrowBlindoDiarieslow visionI have some excellent (and thought-provoking) items to share with our readers this week.The Blindo DiariesThe Blindo Diaries has been on a creative streak this week, for sure! In a collaborative post entitled How Do You See?, Becca and Erin have created an ingenious photographic essay that demonstrates how the world may look to a person with low vision or legal blindness. Please do have a look athttp://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/around-interwebs-with-visionaware.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-840976499516906839Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-12-07T12:02:23.710-05:00South PoleAntarcticaAndrew Jensenmacular degenerationAlan LockRichard SmithPolar VisionLast week, VisionAware went to the moon with Dave Uhlman's excellent Hear and There Audio Magazine interview with astronomy professor David Hurd, author of Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters. This week's adventure is even more exotic, if that's possible! It's Polar Vision!Polar Vision is a three-person expedition team that is "aiming to set a world record for the first visually impaired person to http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/polar-vision-team-with-visually.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-3059239059600159775Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-12-05T09:22:56.918-05:00color identifierFred WurtzelNational Federation of the Blindlight probeNFBChristmas treeblindnessPlease welcome our guest blogger Fred Wurtzel. Fred is an Elder at the First Christian Church in Lansing, Michigan and a former president of the Michigan Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Fred's Twitter profile describes him as "High school class of '69. I love Michigan. Enjoy writing, Church Elder, NFB, outdoors, reading, and social change."Trimming the Christmas Tree: How http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/12/hints-and-comments-for-blind-person-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-119167432304286542Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-11-29T16:09:35.228-05:00accessibilityblindDave UhlmanHear and There Audio MagazinepodcastNASAmoonHear and There Audio Magazine is a radio program and podcast hosted and produced by Dave Uhlman, a visually impaired accessibility consultant. Dave describes Hear and There as an adventure program that provides detailed audio descriptions of museums, nature walks, art shows, news events, and all manner of life–involving and –enhancing events.Dave "puts words to the visual" that enable his http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/to-moon-with-hear-and-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-2462065440230516831Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-11-27T19:35:36.133-05:00glaucomaUnited KingdomARVOOPPEPIC-Norfolk Eye StudyRecently, I was very interested to read a study that examined the relationship between physical activity and a particular and consistent risk factor for glaucoma that is drawing increased attention from many glaucoma researchers.Physical Activity and Ocular Perfusion Pressure: The EPIC-Norfolk Eye Study was published in the October 2011 issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, the http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/can-increased-physical-activity-reduce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-4321826039602664746Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-11-22T13:50:47.317-05:00VEGF Trap-Eyemacular degenerationEyleaRegeneronAnatomy of the EYLEA™ Drug Aproval ProcessIn February 2011, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the company had submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Regeneron's VEGF Trap-Eye (now called EYLEA™), a potential injectable drug treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).The FDA next announced that its http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/fda-approves-eylea-new-drug-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-1186926822996490949Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-11-21T12:23:00.452-05:00visually impairedliquid level indicatorblindThanksgivingcocktailsadaptationsactivities of daily livinglow visionblindnessAs the holiday season approaches, creative drinks and cocktails abound! We especially like this non-alcoholic, easy-to-assemble drink - along with adaptations for our favorite blind or visually impaired mixologists:Apple Cider MilkshakeBy MaryBeth at Dunkin Cooking the Semi-Homemade Way. MaryBeth says this about the Apple Cider Milkshake: "I highly recommend giving this a try. It is a http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/festive-thanksgiving-cocktail-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-8980778779298181951Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-11-16T20:25:00.409-05:00visually impairedpartially sightedblindtravelAmar LatifTraveleyesAs many VisionAware readers know, travel is one of my great passions, and some of my most memorable (and hair-raising) international adventures have occurred in the company of my good friend and blind traveler extraordinaire, Wojtek Maj.Thus, I was very interested to learn more when I was contacted by Traveleyes, a United Kingdom-based tour operator that specializes in providing holidays for http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/traveleyes-blindsighted-travel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-2593771775981021967Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-11-15T09:37:05.264-05:00scholarshipAlabamaAERBilly Don Simsvisual impairmentblindnessThe Alabama Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is offering an academic scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to a resident of Alabama who is pursuing a degree in one of the following disciplines:Vision Rehabilitation Therapy/Rehabilitation TeachingOrientation & MobilityTeacher of the Visually ImpairedRehabilitation CounselingRelated http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/scholarship-opportunity-for-students.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-4134003443675028153Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-11-13T22:35:38.646-05:00Lee Huffmanaccess technologyAccess Worldassistive technologyAmerican Foundation for the BlindGuest blogger Lee Huffman is the editor-in-chief of AccessWorld®, the acclaimed online magazine from American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) that focuses on technology for people who are blind or visually impaired.Lee specializes in the low vision component of AFB TECH's work and leads AFB's efforts to create guidelines that will improve the readability of small screen displays on a wide array ofhttp://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/lee-huffman-editor-in-chief-of-afbs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-8133572559626185022Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-11-10T12:48:54.786-05:00war-blindedBlinded Veterans AssociationTom MillerVA Blind RehabilitationJeffrey MittmanveteransVeterans DayThe following Veterans' Day Remembrance by VisionAware Founder Anne Yeadon (now retired) is reprinted from her post on Veterans' Day 2010:As I put down the telephone after arranging an interview with Tom Miller, Executive Director of the Blinded Veterans Association, I realized Veterans' Day was just around the corner. I'd spoken earlier to my sister in England and suddenly thoughts of my http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/our-thanks-on-veterans-day-freedom-has.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-84354316909530141Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-11-11T21:03:34.216-05:00Blinded Veterans AssociationveteransHadley School for the BlindVeterans DayAs US Veterans' Day approaches, it's fitting that The Hadley School for the Blind is launching yet another innovative program, this time for blinded veterans. Here is more information about this exciting initiative from the Hadley press release:On Veterans' Day, November 11, 2011, The Hadley School for the Blind launched the Blinded Veterans Initiative. Statistics About VeteransAccording to the http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/hadley-school-for-blind-announces-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-965510614133921933Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-11-08T10:23:59.150-05:00accessibilityviolationsmedical careEqual Rights CenterblindnessOn November 3, 2011, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) released a report that documents significant violations of federal accessibility requirements at hospitals, doctors' offices, and pharmacies across the nation. The report, entitled Ill-Prepared: Health Care's Barriers for People with Disabilities, reveals that fewer than 25% of medical service providers tested in the report were compliant with http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/equal-rights-center-investigation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-9208345769690350638Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-11-03T08:38:13.982-04:00employmentRRTCDr. Jamie O'MallyMississippi State UniversityAs our readers know, I greatly admire the work of the Mississippi State University (MSU) Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Blindness and Low Vision.The mission of the RRTC is to enhance employment and independent living outcomes for individuals who are blind or visually impaired through research, training, education, and dissemination. I've highlighted several innovative RRTC http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/11/mississippi-state-rrtc-launches-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-5947046246209456884Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-11-29T09:04:39.488-05:00adapted sportsMaine Handicapped SkiingScott Andersonblind skiersScott Anderson is a friend of VisionAware, an avid (and skilled) blind skier, and is deeply involved in planning the first New England Blind and Visually Impaired Ski Festival, to be held February 12-17, 2012 at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley, Maine.Scott (at left in photo above with his guide Fran Mullin) is a legally blind alpine, or downhill, skier who is active with Maine http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/06/meet-scott-anderson-and-new-england.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-526169063274806763Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:55:00 +00002011-11-01T14:45:17.670-04:00OWSdisabilitiesblindOccupy Wall StreetZuccotti ParkLast Friday, I decided to see for myself what Occupy Wall Street was all about. (That’s a mobile and symbolic Guy Fawkes pictured at left.)I walked downtown, camera in hand, to Zuccotti Park (which is quite small, by the way) because I was interested to learn if any blind or visually impaired activists were about. My journalistic curiosity needed satisfying.I entered the park from Liberty Street http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-maybe-its-97-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227623483931485860.post-2281159221038019719Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:58:00 +00002011-10-30T16:02:20.734-04:00Halloweeneyeball noveltiescandleschocolateWith Halloween approaching tomorrow evening, I'm contemplating eyeball "treats" (what else?) for the intrepid Trick-or-Treaters among us.From the Madelaine Chocolate Company, delectable foil-wrapped milk chocolate eyeballs:What Halloween gathering would be complete without Floating Eyeball Candles? From Terry's Village, a set of 12 candles, including six green and six blue irises:For the truly http://visionaware.blogspot.com/2011/10/eyeball-treats-for-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VisionAWARE)1