Announcements
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 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 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 More2020 Winner of the Clement J. Krug, Sr. Let’s Go Attitude Award
On August 26, 2020, New England Low Vision and Blindness announced that Ryan Menter, a 10th-grade student from Noble High School in North Berwick Maine, is the winner of the 2020 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…
Read MoreWe Are Open For Business… But In A Whole New Way
To Our Clients and Partners, First and foremost, we want to express our best wishes for everyone’s good health as we navigate through this changing environment. We are living in some very challenging times. To help our clients, we have implemented changes in the way we do business in the following areas: 1. Remote Training:…
Read MoreAT&T Care Plus Insurance Coverage for Smart Glasses
Coverage for smart glasses for a UHC group: AT&T Care Plus United Health Care According to the AT&T Care Plus website <link here> the program will cover the cost of one pair of assistive smart glasses from one of the four approved vendors from Aira, eSight, NuEyes, and Orcam. These glasses must help participants with…
Read MoreFree $100 Gift Card
Are you looking for the perfect gift for a loved one how is legally blind or has low vision, but not sure what to choose?* You’re In Luck – New England Low Vision & Blindness Now Offers Gift Certificates AND this Free $100 Gift Card will get you started! (Limited supply, while supplies last, certain…
Read MoreNational Desktop Video Magnifier Month
July is National Desktop Video Magnifier Month. “What wheelchair is to someone who has trouble walking, so electronic video magnification technology is to someone who has trouble seeing.” -Scott Krug, President, New England Low Vision and Blindness As recently published in the New England Low Vision and Blindness white paper ‘You’ve been diagnosed with Macular…
Read MoreNational Video Magnifier Month
May is National Video Magnifier Month. “What wheelchair is to someone who has trouble walking, so electronic video magnification technology is to someone who has trouble seeing.” -Scott Krug, President, New England Low Vision and Blindness As recently published in the New England Low Vision and Blindness white paper ‘You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…
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…
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