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Working to Achieve Medicare Coverage of Low Vision Devices
June 10, 2020
The Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition was formed to raise awareness and build support for policies that will enhance access to assistive devices, technologies, and related services for people with disabilities...

Resilience and Responsiveness in a Time of Unprecedented Challenge
April 8, 2020
Author: Paul Schroeder, April 8, 2020 Across the US, businesses, and agencies, and the communities and individuals they serve are struggling in countless ways to maintain well-being – physical, mental and economic. And, our political leaders ar...

Important Survey Shared Flattening the Inaccessibility Curve
April 3, 2020
Today VisionServe Alliance joins many other organizations and companies in a collaborative project to collect data and information about the experiences of adults who are blind or have low vision during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to understan...

VisionServe Alliance Joins Nonprofit Community in Signing COVID-19 Stimulus Letter
March 20, 2020
March 19, 2020 – VisionServe Alliance joined over 144 national nonprofit organizations calling for the federal government to pass a stimulus bill to support nonprofit organizations facing the COVID-19 crisis. The letter, spearheaded by the Nati...

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Signed
March 20, 2020
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) was signed by President Donald Trump on March 18. A congressional summary of H.R. 6201 can be found here. The measure is the second emergency aid package that Congress approved amid the coronavi...

Take-Aways From the ELC in Atlanta
December 23, 2019
“There is lots of work to be done, and together we can do it.” 181 leaders in the blindness and low vision field attended VisionServe’s Executive Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia this past November. This figure sets a record high attendance ...

Executive Leadership Conference to Provide 100% Accessibility for Blind and Visually Impaired Attendees; Exciting Technology To Be Demonstrated
September 4, 2019
November 3 – 6, 2019 at the Georgian Terrace in Atlanta, GA St. Louis, Missouri – September, 2019 – Over 220 national leaders will convene in Atlanta, Georgia this fall for discussions on the future of providing services to people who are blind...

VisionServe Alliance Forms Aging & Vision Loss National Coalition
August 7, 2019
St. Louis, Missouri – August 7, 2019 – VisionServe Alliance announces it is spearheading the new Aging & Vision Loss National Coalition to tackle critical issues related to older people experiencing impaired sight as the result of age-relat...

Resilience and Responsiveness in a Time of Unprecedented Challenge

Author: Paul Schroeder, April 8, 2020 Across the US, businesses, and agencies, and the communities and individuals they serve are struggling in countless ways to maintain well-being – physical, mental and economic. And, our political leaders are also struggling, with limited resources and levers to provide assistance and guidance. Recently […]...

Board Meeting – Sept. 29, 2020

UPDATED TIME: VisionServe Alliance is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Board meeting 9/29/20 Time: Sep 29, 2020 11:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/715533957?pwd=ekJ6T08zUlB6K0Z5M3JqZGZTdXJWZz09 Meeting ID: 715 533 957 Password: 762483 One tap mobile +13017158592,,715533957#,,1#,762483# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,715533957#,,1#,762483# US (Chicago) Dial by your […]...

USABA Names Molly Quinn as New Chief Executive Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bill Kellick, Marketing/PR Manager (719) 866-3222 or bkellick@usaba.org USABA Names Molly Quinn as New Chief Executive Officer COLORADO SPRINGS (July 28, 2020) – The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) is pleased to announce the addition of Molly Quinn as the association’s […]...

ADA Compliance and COVID Relief

The US Senate and House may complete negotiations this week, or early next week, on a COVID-related relief measure, likely the last one this year. Nonprofit advocates are asking the community to act immediately to request support for issues important to our sector. Background: On July 27, Senate Republicans introduced […]...