The Inspiration Foundation awarded 13 VisionServe Alliance members Assistive Technology Grants of up to $1,500 to help them keep their technology class rooms and remote training sessions up to date. The recipients used this funding to purchase a variety of…
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Retirement Reality Check: Making Sure You’re On Track to Get Where You Want to Be
Executive Pathways Series- February
Title: Executive Pathways Series presents “Retirement Reality Check: Making Sure You’re On Track to Get Where You Want to Be” Date/ Time: February 24, 2:30 pm CST
OIB TAC Weekly Brief
OIB TAC Resources Courses of the Month – Check out the library of courses eligible for CEU credits Updated Lessons for Living curriculum – 19 lessons ready for download Document fo the Month – Best Practices in the Administration of…
ATIA 2021: AT Connected
ATIA is hosting ATIA 2021: AT Connected, the annual event focused on learning about Assistive Technology across age, disability, and environments, January 25-28 and February 1-4, 2021. They have a powerful strand focused on Vision/Hearing Technologies. As you know, the power of…
ACB Annual DC Leadership Conference
Registration is now open for the annual DC Leadership Conference. The event will be held virtually from February 21st-23rd. This year’s event will be held virtually, bringing together affiliate leaders and advocates from across the country. Programming for the conference is split…
Leaders Added to the APH Hall of Fame Plaque
Recent VisionServe awardee recipients of the Excellence in Leadership Award Elly du Pre (Florida ASB), and John Mitchell (Former CEO of Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired) have been added to our plaque in the APH Hall of…
VSA Member Works With Local Officials to Create an Accessible Vaccine Distribution Plan
Here’s how one of our member CEO’s Kim Galban-Countryman of Lighthouse of the Big Bend (LBB), worked with her county’s officials to ensure the process for vaccine distribution is accessible: “Our local association of human service organizations hosted a Zoom…
Call for Presentation Proposals Spring 2021
VSA is currently accepting presentation proposals for its spring 2021 virtual conference until Feb. 12, 2021. Attendance at the VisionServe Alliance Executive Leadership Conference is open to any and all leaders in the field of blindness, low vision, and visual…
Vision Loss Community Professionals and Private Service Provider Groups Forge Historic Public Policy Alliance to Lead the Field in National Systems Change
Aging and Vision Loss to Take Center Stage; Services to Students and Working-Age Adults to Have Starring Roles
Executive Leadership Conference – Spring 2021
Dates: April 27 – 29, 2021 (Tues-Thurs) Registration is now open! Check out the agenda, see who is attending, and learn more now! Join us at the Executive Leadership Conference hosted by VisionServe Alliance April 27-29. Meet hundreds of leaders in the field…
Board Meeting – June 30, 2020
Time: June 30, 2020 11:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/769483221?pwd=K0FoeHJ2OXJFeW9ZY3ZEMGMzc2pKdz09Meeting ID: 769 483 221Password: 853374 One tap mobile +13017158592,,769483221#,,1#,853374# US (Germantown)+13126266799,,769483221#,,1#,853374# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)+1 312 626…
2020 Award Winners
Excellence in Leadership Award Cathy Holden Excellence in Managerial Leadership Award Roxann Mayros Organizational Champion Award Excellence in Leadership Award One of the ways VisionServe Alliance honors the work of its member CEOs is through the prestigious Excellence in Leadership…
2020 Executive Leadership Conference – VSA
Hotel Information: Westin Tampa Waterside Hotel(813) 229-5000 November 1-4 Tampa, FL https://visionservealliance.org/conferences
Attendees Share Experiences From This Year’s Virtual Executive Leadership Conference
There’s always so much great content at our fall Executive Leadership Conference that it’s impossible to take it all in, and this year was no exception! With 22 sessions (many running concurrently), we elicited the help of some volunteer “reporters”…
2020 Inspiration Foundation Tech Grant Winners
Congratulations to the 2020 winners: Organization CEO Name Funding use Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired – Michigan Marcus Manders Fusion software (JAWS & Zoom text) Balance for Blind Adults Deborah Gold 1 laptop and 1 tablet for teaching…
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.
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.
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
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 new Chief Executive Officer. Quinn comes to USABA with over 20 years of progressive experience in sales, sports marketing, and philanthropy.
Retirement of John McInerny
John McInerney recently retired as the Interim CEO of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind where he held this position since April, 2018. As the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, he was accountable to the Corporation’s Board of Directors.…
Flatten Inaccessibility: Using Data to Ensure COVID-19 Responses Are Inclusive of Adults with Vision Loss
5 minute summary of data This session is a panel discussion of the preliminary findings of the Flatten Inaccessibility study, which investigated the impact of COVID-19 on US adults who are blind or have low vision. The survey was completed…
Working to Achieve Medicare Coverage of Low Vision Devices
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 and chronic conditions. The coalition is broad-based including disability and aging organizations as well as health and provider associations.