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ViewPlus Announces Upgrade to its Braille Printer Software
ViewPlus® Announces Upgrade to its Braille Printer Software to Better Assist Teachers of the Visually Impaired Achieve Learning Breakthroughs For Immediate Release – June 17, 2022, Corvallis, OR ViewPlus® Technologies, a Corvallis, OR-based manufacturer of assisted learning technologies for the blind and visually impaired (BVI), is excited to announce the newest release of its Tiger…
Read MoreJob Opening: Assistive Technology Specialist
New England Low Vision and Blindness (NELVB) is growing and looking to hire an Assistive Technology Specialist. We have openings for full-time, part-time and contract. Our Low Vision Technology Rehabilitation team works together to cross-train and share the latest innovations in low vision and blindness technology with educators, students, consumers, veterans, and state and federal government…
Read MoreMyles Jacques Joins the NELVB Team
New England Low Vision and Blindness is pleased to announce that Myles Jacques has joined our team as an Account Executive. Myles is currently a Business Administration major at Mount Wachusett Community College. Myles primarily serves as someone who manages customer relationships with colleges and different levels of schools throughout New England. Myles also serves…
Read MoreSmarter Balanced Assessment Testing
The Smarter Balanced Assessment testing is just around the corner. Are you prepared to support students who require a braille accommodation? In a testing situation, a test administrator and a student will use a secure browser environment that supports both automatic and on-demand requests for embossing. If you are not we are here to help!…
Read MoreToni Dichiara Joins the NELVB Team
New England Low Vision and Blindness is pleased to announce that Toni Dichiara has joined our Team as Sales & Operations Assistant. In this role, Toni serves as the person for all things pertaining to processing an order and assisting clients with their technology and training questions. Toni supports the NELVB team and serves our…
Read MoreMcDonald’s installs Vispero technology in kiosks for blind, low vision customers
McDonald’s has selected Vispero’s assistive technology to provide blind and low vision customers with an accessible kiosk experience, according to a press release. Vispero’s JAWS Kiosk has already been deployed to select McDonald’s U.S. company-owned restaurants, as well as newly deployed kiosks in U.S. franchise locations. Creating an accessible and usable kiosk experience for McDonald’s…
Read MoreeSight 4 Low Vision Wearable Glasses – Major Updates
The New Standard for Vision Technology Extensive research and purpose-driven custom design sets eSight apart. Beyond sight, eSight is built for life. Combining leading-edge proprietary hardware and software, eSight empowers people living with visual impairment with the best visual acuity, unmatched mobility, and ease of use. How does eSight work? eSight’s low vision aid provides…
Read MoreLisa Chiango Joins the NELVB Training Team
New England Low Vision and Blindness is pleased to announce that Lisa Chiango has joined our Training Team as an Assistive Technology Specialist. Lisa, who is also deafblind, has been working with deafblind individuals for the past 20 years and helped establish the Deafblind Community Access Network. Previously, she was a specialist for Apple, providing…
Read MoreJerry Berrier Joins the NELVB Training Team
New England Low Vision and Blindness is pleased to announce that Jerry Berrier has joined our Training Team as an Assistive Technology Specialist. Jerry has worked in the field of assistive technology for over 20 years. He spent six years as assistant manager at the Verizon center for customers with disabilities, followed by seven years…
Read MoreStephanie Abruzzo Joins the NELVB Training Team
New England Low Vision and Blindness is pleased to announce that Stephanie Abruzzo has joined our Training Team as an Assistive Technology Specialist. Stephanie has been working as an Assistive Technology Specialist since 2013 and in the disability field since 2008. She is committed to supporting children and adults in meeting their goals through the…
Read MoreSheryl Crow and Two Blind Brothers Host Foundation Fighting Blindness Virtual Gala “Night for Sight”
This virtual event on June 24, featuring entertainment from Sheryl Crow, will raise awareness and funds to find treatments and cures for blinding diseases. COLUMBIA, Maryland – June 15, 2021 – The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world’s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, presents a one night only virtual experience, Night for Sight, with…
Read MoreMeet the Founder of IrisVision
Founder Story IrisVision’s founder, Frank Werblin, Ph.D., is a professor of neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. Having discovered a number of cellular associations underlying visual information processing in the retina, he had been working on retinal chip implants to help the blind see when he sought a solution that was less invasive and…
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