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Category: Employment Services
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…
Inclusion in the Workplace Progress and Needed Actions for Organizational Policy and Practice
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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…
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…
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.