Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit – Register Today! VisionServe Alliance is a proud sponsor of the 10th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit, on July 14-15, 2021. This year’s Summit will include a variety…
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2021 ACB Virtual Conference
Plans are coming together for a great virtual conference and convention to be held July 16 through July 23, 2021. We learned much from our 2020 virtual conference and convention and we are working hard to apply that knowledge to…
New CEO Affinity Group – June 28
Are your messages getting lost, overlooked, or even misunderstood? Claudia Virga is our guest presenter for this meeting. She will walk us through her CHAT System methodology that will help solve your communication problems. To really connect, you have to…
National Registry for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments Launches
Success Beyond Sight, (SBS), a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, has created a FREE National Registry (NRTSVI) for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVIs/TVIs) to empower a national voice for TSVIs/TVIs and to provide a means to reach, on a national level, TSVIs/TVIs…
Vision Impairment and Eye Diseases among Nursing Home Residents Data Webinar
The Prevalence of Vision Impairment and Eye Diseases among Nursing Home Residents: The Delaware Study. This webinar, being held on Wednesday, June 16th from 4-5 pm EDT, will present the findings of comprehensive eye examinations of 2019 residents of nursing homes in the…
AVLNC Awareness Campaign Resources
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VisionServe Alliance Releases Official Code of Ethics Policies
St. Louis, Missouri—May 18, 2021 – VisionServe Alliance (VSA) announces the release of its official Code of Ethics policy which outlines expectations regarding the behavior of VSA towards its members, clients, stakeholders, and society. Developed by the Board of Directors…
How the American Rescue Plan Act Affects Your Nonprofit
VSA will continue to research and share updates on the ARPA as more info becomes available. Several items to note as of now, 1) The deadline to apply for the PPP loan has NOT been extended beyond March 31st, 2) Be…
VisionServe Alliance Announces Two Spring Academic Scholarship Recipients
St. Louis, Missouri—March 22, 2021 – VisionServe Alliance announces two new recipients of its annual academic scholarship: Alison Clougherty, Co-Founder of BEST in Nashville, TN, and Melisa Matthews, a Blind Low Vision Specialist with VIPS in Louisville, KY. VSA’s annual…
Q2 AVLNC Quarterly Coalition Meeting
The Aging and Vision Loss National Coalition (AVLNC) is gathering for the quarterly meeting in April to set goals for Q2. Join the AVLNC on April 7th at 4 pm ET to be part of the one-year plan and get involved with…
Data-Driven Science Webinar Series
Please join Dean VanNasdale, OD, PhD from Ohio State University for a webinar on data from the US Census, Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS), and the American Communities Survey on April 7th at 3 pm ET. Analysis of this data allows us to…
Dean VanNasdale, OD, PhD Bio
Dean VanNasdale, OD, PhD, received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University in 2003 and completed a cornea and contact lens residency at Indiana University in 2004. He received a Master of…
Cleanlogic’s Inspiration Foundation Supports 13 VSA Members Through Assistive Technology Grants
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…
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…