Announcements
BrailleNote 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…
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 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…
Read MoreWhat is a Let’s Go Attitude?
As we launch our Clement J. Krug, Sr. Award, I want to provide you the history of the award and the Let’s Go Attitude philosophy. In 2003, at the young age of 61, my father Clement J. Krug Sr., a strong 6’3″ NYC detective, was diagnosed with a very rare and advanced form of abdominal…
Read MoreClement J. Krug, Sr. Award
Based on feedback from the TVI’s and Educators, we have decided to extend the 2020 Clement J. Krug Sr. Award to: May 15, 2020. The Clement J. Krug, Sr. Award was established to recognize a student who exemplifies a Let’s Go Attitude. Click here to learn the meaning of this award. The winner of…
Read MoreNew England Low Vision & Blindness Partners with Freedom Scientific
Worcester, MA (November 17, 2015) – After months of negotiations, New England Low Vision and Blindness and Freedom Scientific announce an official partnership that allows New England Low Vision and Blindness to exclusively offer visually impaired people in the six (6) New England states a wider selection of low vision and blindness products and services…
Read MoreImportant (CCTV) Update for Low Vision & Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) patients
Both Acrobat HD and Merlin HD cameras have been upgraded to the 1080 HD Camera. Price stays the same. Why is this relevant? – 2 important reasons. Image Quality 2 times better than before! The Newer 1080 HD image increases from 921,000 to 2,073,600 pixels, more than 2x the pixels! It is 2x as crisp,…
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