A panel discussion with several VSA member CEO’s who have been through the succession planning process and CEO Transition moderated by Mike Gilliam of the San Antonio Lighthouse sharing specifics on successes, failures and the preparation required to ensure your…
Category: Conference Sessions (page 3)
Blind and Low Vision Rehabilitation Services Outcomes Update VSAELC2020
Vision Rehabilitation Outcome Measures Panel presented at the Executive Leadership Conference hosted by VisionServe Alliance. Panelists: Denny Moyer, Ensight Skills Center, Inc Dan Norris, VABVI Nilima Tanna, Functional Low Vision Rehabilitation Jenice Heck, Lighthouse Louisiana
You Can Take it to the Bank – Connecting Community Reinvestment and Resource Development VSAELC2020
This interactive session will acquaint attendees with the landmark Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and its recently modernized federal rules to demonstrate how agencies providing direct services to people with vision loss are well-positioned to partner with financial institutions in both…
Managing From the Middle – AER Panel VSAELC2020
This presentation is being offered on behalf of AERBVI Division 1 (Administration & Leadership). Results of a recent survey of division members will be presented as a foundation for implementing a series of quarterly networking meetings to discuss roles, qualifications,…
Services to Older Individuals Who are Blind – OIB TAC VSAELC2020
Presentation by Sylvia Stinson Perez with the Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center The Independent Living Services Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center is a part of the National Research & Training Center on Blindness and Low…
Reframing Aging & Vision Loss – A Three-Year Plan to Focus National Collaboration VSAELC2020
Older people with vision loss make up by far the largest cohort of people who are blind or visually impaired in this country, yet services for this ever-growing population receive the least funding and least attention. The Aging and Vision Loss…
Unmuting Everyone Accessibility Panel VASELC2020
We have all learned a great deal more about connecting on digital platforms than we ever imagined we would. Yet, do we know how to ensure that the content, connection and delivery will support accessibility for clients and staff? Whether…
Outcome Measures Panel VSAELC2020
Leading a Culture of Excellence VSAELC2020
The delivery of excellent service should be viewed as a way of life within an organization. World-class customer service doesn’t just happen, it must be planned and managed if it is to be delivered consistently. This means ingraining it into…
ID Your IRD – Spark Tx VSAELC2021
10 Ways We Became More Accessible During the Pandemic – Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind VASELC2021
Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind is a comprehensive, home delivery pharmacy service specializing in the needs of the blind and low vision community. We were founded by blind and sighted experts in the areas of accessibility and medicine and…
System and Soul – Business Strategy VSAELC2021
No matter how successful it is, one of two things will happen to your organization. You’re either going to experience growth so great it will outstrip your control or you will hit a ceiling you can’t break through. Both of…
Eye Care Professional Products Spotlight – Vispero VSAELC2021
Findings From a Co-Laboratory on College Readiness: Identified Barriers and Calls to Action VSAELC2021
Presenters: Leslie Thatcher, EdM, Director of College Success@Perkins, Perkins School for the Blind Kate Katulak, EdM, Associate Director of College Success@Perkins, Perkins School for the Blind In the summer of 2020, College Success@Perkins hosted a virtual Co-Laboratory, a collaborative process…
Coaching Techniques that Motivate: Supporting Student’s College and Career Readiness VSAELC2021
Presenters: Leslie Thatcher, EdM, Director of College Success@Perkins, Perkins School for the Blind Kate Katulak, EdM, Associate Director of College Success@Perkins, Perkins School for the Blind Why do students resist activities we know will help them? How do we break…
Audio Description: Literacy and Employment VSAELC2021
Joel Snyder, President, Audio Description Associates This presentation focuses on the fundamentals of audio description and their applicability to building literacy and employment. By using audio description, books and videos are made accessible to kids who have low vision or…
Lee and Lauren Round Table VSAELC2021
Practical Steps for Managing in a Post-Pandemic Workplace VSAELC2021
Presenters: Barbara Mitchell, Author Mary Ellen Brennan, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Human Resource consultant, Executive Coach, Consultant As more people are vaccinated and other progress is made against COVID19, many employers are contending with managing a hybrid model of working with a…
Risk Assessment, Safety Supervision and Liability (RASSL): Research -Based Pilot Module VSAELC2021
Presenters: William Koehler, Founder and President, Taking the Lead, LLC Mary Tellefson Sarah Moreau, Founder and President, Arctic Vision LLC With learner safety as a prime responsibility of the O&M Specialist, this webinar will explore the tenets of risk assessment,…
Virtual Fundraising – Transforming a Development Program in a Global Pandemic VSAELC2021
Presenter: Bryson Young, Director of Major Gifts, ABVI- South Carolina Learn how the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired South Carolina (ABVI) transformed a traditional fundraising program into one that could thrive in an era that threatened traditional fundraising…