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Diagnosed with Macular Degeneration… Now What (9 of 12) – COMS
So, you have been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, now what? Many, when being told they have Macular Degeneration, inaccurately hear, “I’m going blind”, and that can feel like your whole world is collapsing. It is extremely rare to go completely blind from Macular Degeneration, whether you have either the wet or dry type. If someone…
Read MoreDiagnosed with Macular Degeneration… Now What (8 of 12) – CLVRT
So, you have been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, now what? Many, when being told they have Macular Degeneration, inaccurately hear, “I’m going blind”, and that can feel like your whole world is collapsing. It is extremely rare to go completely blind from Macular Degeneration, whether you have either the wet or dry type. If someone…
Read MoreDiagnosed with Macular Degeneration… Now What (7 of 12) – Teacher of the Visually Impaired
So, you have been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, now what? Many, when being told they have Macular Degeneration, inaccurately hear, “I’m going blind”, and that can feel like your whole world is collapsing. It is extremely rare to go completely blind from Macular Degeneration, whether you have either the wet or dry type. If someone…
Read MoreDiagnosed with Macular Degeneration… Now What (3 of 12) – Assistive Technology Experts
So, you have been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, now what? Many, when being told they have Macular Degeneration, inaccurately hear, “I’m going blind”, and that can feel like your whole world is collapsing. It is extremely rare to go completely blind from Macular Degeneration, whether you have either the wet or dry type. If someone…
Read MoreDiagnosed with Macular Degeneration… Now What (4 of 12) – VA Hospital
So, you have been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, now what? Many, when being told they have Macular Degeneration, inaccurately hear, “I’m going blind”, and that can feel like your whole world is collapsing. It is extremely rare to go completely blind from Macular Degeneration, whether you have either the wet or dry type. If someone…
Read MoreDiagnosed with Macular Degeneration… Now What (5 of 12) – State Services
So, you have been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, now what? Many, when being told they have Macular Degeneration, inaccurately hear, “I’m going blind”, and that can feel like your whole world is collapsing. It is extremely rare to go completely blind from Macular Degeneration, whether you have either the wet or dry type. If someone…
Read MoreOnline Shopping and Banking: Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments
Whether you are employed, receiving Social Security retirement or disability payments, or living off your savings and investments, as a person with a visual impairment you are just as much a consumer as anyone else. You need to shop for groceries, clothing, furniture, pots, and pans the same as everyone else you know. You may…
Read MoreUsing Social Media with a Visual Impairment or Blindness: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
It wasn’t too long ago when people would bemoan: “The Internet is terrible for society. Using it isolates yourself. There is no human interaction or engagement.” Of course, that was before Facebook and other social networks took the world by storm. Today, over a billion people a day around the world check in on Facebook…
Read MoreDiagnosed with Macular Degeneration… Now What (1 of 12) – Ophthalmologist
So, you have been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, now what? Many, when being told they have Macular Degeneration, inaccurately hear, “I’m going blind”, and that can feel like your whole world is collapsing. It is extremely rare to go completely blind from Macular Degeneration, whether you have either the wet or dry type. If someone…
Read MoreTouchscreen Smartphone Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments and Blindness
When a sighted person uses a touchscreen smartphone or tablet, he or she taps icons or slides a finger across the display in order to make things happen. Happily, the three major touchscreen platforms from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, each include two built-in accessibility features for people with visual impairments: a screen magnifier and a…
Read MoreBrailleNote Touch Plus Training
Excelling in the Connected Classroom with the BrailleNote Touch Plus New England Low Vision and Blindness and Humanware are excited to offer an informative webinar on working on the newest features of the BrailleNote Touch Plus. This webinar will offer one hour of continuing education credits for ACVREP certified professionals and learn about: 1. Create…
Read MoreCareer Launch @ Perkins
The transition to young adulthood can be challenging for everyone – there are higher expectations, more independence and lots of social and emotional changes to adjust to. And the stakes are even higher if you are blind or visually impaired. That’s why Perkins School for the Blind has developed programs dedicated to supporting young adults…
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