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Smarter 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 MoreNELVB Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
What a difference a decade makes! In February 2019, New England Low Vision and Blindness reached a milestone – our 10 year anniversary! Thank you for an amazing 10 years! From our beginnings, just me and my wife, young marriage, three small children, no income, operating out of my basement and a local storage facility; To…
Read MoreBrailleNote Touch Plus Training
Thank you for your interest in our 2-day BrailleNote Touch Plus Training Dates: March 5, 2019 – March 6, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Location: New England Low Vision and Blindness, 799 West Boylston Street, Suite 140, Worcester, Massachusetts There are ONLY 10 seats available! Register Now! We are limiting this training to a maximum of 10 people,…
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…
Read MoreCCB Tech Fair November 20, 2018
New England Low Vision and Blindness was proud to support the Carroll Center For The Blind’s Technology Fair on November 20, 2018. Scott Krug, President, New England Low Vision and Blindness presented to the latest technology to people who are visually impaired. Several people came by our booth to learn about the latest equipment and applications.…
Read MoreScott Krug Interviewed on Radio Station WICC600
On November 7, 2018, New England Low Vision and Blindness President, Scott Krug participated in a live, in-studio radio interview on WICC600 AM with popular morning show host, Tony Reno. During the interview, Tony referred to Mr. Krug as a “genius” for highlighting many options to help restore hope and independence for those struggling with…
Read MoreScott Krug presents the latest technology to the Pittsfield Public School
Scott Krug, President, New England Low Vision and Blindness recently presented the latest low vision technology to the students and teachers of the visually impaired at Pittsfield Public School. “Thank you for coming out today and spending so much time with my students. They were all excellent and appreciated all you showed them.” said Lynn Shortis,…
Read MoreBig Update For Pearl Camera
Introducing FSCamDSBridge, the software that makes your Freedom Scientific PEARL camera product available to any Windows app, not just Openbook and JAWS anymore! Freedom Scientific produces several highly-regarded camera products that work seamlessly with our software. For example, using our PEARL portable reading camera is one of the fastest, simplest and most accurate ways to take a picture…
Read MoreBrailleNote Touch Experts
We are pleased to announce that Michelle Perkins and Gloria Stuart, Senior Assistive Technology Specialists & Trainers at New England Low Vision and Blindness have been recognized by Humanware as BrailleNote Touch Experts. The intense certification and testing process consisted of 2 full days of training, review, and studying of several training videos, in-depth review of all…
Read More2018 Winner of the Clement J. Krug, Sr. Let’s Go Attitude Award
On June 18, 2018, New England Low Vision and Blindness announced that Elana Regan, a 9th grade student at Hopkinton High School, is the winner of the 2018 Clement J. Krug, Sr. Let’s Go Attitude Award. This award was established in honor of the spirit of the late Clement J. Krug, who is the father of company President…
Read MoreScott Krug to speak at the South Shore Low Vision Group on June 18, 2018
Scott Krug, President of New England Low Vision and Blindness, to speak about technology to the South Shore Low Vision Group on June 18th. Individuals with low vision and those who know someone with low vision are invited to attend the Low Vision Group. http://marshfield.wickedlocal.com/news/20180607/south-shore-low-vision-group-to-hold-meeting CONTACT: Steven V. Dubin, PR Works, sdubin@prworkzone.com, 781-582-1061 The South…
Read MoreBlind Legislative Informational Networking Day (B.L.I.N.D.) 2018
** Event Rescheduled ** Because of the severity of the pending storm, the BLIND Event has been rescheduled from Tuesday March 13th, to Thursday March 22nd. While this is unfortunate it is a necessary step to ensure the safety of the attendees. If anyone has already registered for the event they will not need to…
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