Employment Strategies: What’s Working in 2022?

John Samuel (Cofounder and CEO of Ablr 360) will moderate a panel discussion sharing the most effective approaches and strategies for people with blindness and low vision. Participating panelists include: • Nancy Miller, Executive Director/CEO of VISIONS/Services for the Blind…

Just Say Yes to Accessibility – Steps for Ensuring Accessibility for All at Your Organization VSAELC2020

Blind Institute of Technology will be discussing why companies should get serious about accessibility and why they should do so now. Their presentation will cover the “why” and “how” of accessibility, approaches to implementing it, and what it can mean…

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

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…

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…

Quantifying the Determinants and Public Health Impact of Vision Impairment in the United States VSAELC2021

Join Dr. 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. Analysis of this data allows us to obtain county-level prevalence data…

The Myth of Functionality: COVID-19 and the Vindication of Universal Design VSAELC2021

Presenter – Tai Tomasi With the advent of Covid-19, we’ve entered a reality where the non-disabled population finds itself checking many of the same boxes disabled people have always checked. Your access to everything and quality-of-life activities constrained by someone…

Employers of Individuals with Low Vision

Employer outreach

At the Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired our mission is to equip all Alaskans for success in all avenues of life. The following information should be a great tool for employers as it explains the truths about individuals with vision loss.