YOU'RE INVITED!
AFB and the 21st Century Agenda on Aging and Vision Loss Present:
Aging, Low Vision, and Technology -- Tools for Independence,
Strategizing for Change
A National Teleseminar
Featuring AFB's AccessWorld Staff and Authors
Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 3pm Eastern
To join the call:
Dial: 1-866-866-1333
Enter Confirmation Code: 44280167
Please join AFB and the 21st Century Agenda on Aging and Vision Loss for
our next agenda-wide call on Wednesday afternoon, February 15, from 3pm
to 4:30pm Eastern. February is recognized as Low Vision Awareness Month,
so this is a perfect time to consider how older Americans living with
vision loss can take advantage of a wide range of technologies designed
for people with low vision.
We are excited to announce that this teleseminar will feature a lively
discussion with editorial staff and popular authors who regularly
contribute to AccessWorld, the monthly online technology magazine of the
American Foundation for the Blind [link:
http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp]. The February edition of AccessWorld is
focusing on low vision and technology, a subject especially of interest
to seniors. Drawing on recent articles that focus on aging, low vision,
and technology, AccessWorld contributors will present on the state of
technology for older adults with vision loss. These authors regularly
evaluate technology from across the spectrum of consumer tools and
products to identify achievements and failures of innovation, usability,
and accessibility.
Bill Holton, Janet Ingber, Deborah Kendrick, Jamie Pauls, and Shelly
Brisbin are long-time AccessWorld contributors and have written many
relevant evaluations and guides, including Bill’s “A Day in the Life:
Technology that Assists a Visually Impaired Person Throughout the Day,”
Shelly’s “Using Your Phone's Low-Vision Features,” and Deborah’s “Out of
Sight or Out of Sound: There Is Always a Way--Living with a Secondary
Hearing Impairment.” We will also hear from Lee Huffman, AccessWorld
Editor and Manager of Technology Information, and Aaron Preece,
AccessWorld and Information and Referral Associate at AFB.
Hear directly from these regular AccessWorld contributors, ask
questions, and pick up practical information about low- and high-tech
solutions that are particularly relevant to seniors living with low vision.
In addition, we will be hearing from the champions of each of the four
goals that comprise the 21st Century Agenda on Aging and Vision Loss who
will update our field on progress made concerning funding for services
to seniors with vision loss, the quality and availability of services,
coordination and collaboration of services to maximize resources, and
the availability of low vision devices.
This unique national conversation will be of particular relevance to
individuals who live with low vision; public and private service
providers interested in learning more about the intersection of aging,
low vision and technology; and advocates for high quality national
services leading to independent living for older Americans living with
vision loss. We hope you will join us for this call on Wednesday,
February 15, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Eastern time as we advance the
Agenda across the field and promote technology for older adults with
vision loss.
To join the call, simply dial the numbers above approximately five
minutes before the teleseminar's 3 pm Eastern start time.
Finally, please do share this announcement and invitation far and wide
through your networks. Thank you!
For more information on the 21st Century Agenda on Aging and Vision
Loss, please visit: http://www.afb.org/aging.
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David Goldfield,
Assistive Technology Specialist
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for additional resources and information about assistive technology training
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