New England Low Vision and Blindness Webinar and Events

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Upcoming Webinars

• Use Skim Reading in JAWS to Quickly Browse Documents and Locate Important Information
  • When: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
  • Why You Should Attend: Skim Reading is a JAWS feature that helps users quickly browse through long documents by reading just the first part of each paragraph, making it easier to get an overview or find relevant sections without reading everything in detail. Learn how to access and customize Skim reading options, filter and read text based on formatting, such as bold or colored text, and generate a summary of the document based on your skim reading settings.
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• From Prompting to Productivity: Building Better AI Workflows
  • When: Thursday, August 6, 2026, 12:00 pm Eastern time (U.S. and Canada)
  • Why You Should Attend: Join us as we revisit some of the highlights from our AI webinar series, compare how we’re using AI today versus a year ago, and demonstrate practical tasks that show how our approach has evolved.
  • ACVREP Credits: ACVREP credits will be available for those who attend the live webinar.
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• Four Classic JAWS Features That Can Transform Your Workflow
  • When: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 12:00 pm Eastern time (U.S. and Canada)
  • Why You Should Attend: In this webinar, we’ll revisit four powerful features that can help you save time, increase productivity, and customize JAWS to better support the way you work with documents and web pages.
  • ACVREP Credits: ACVREP credits will be available for those who attend the live webinar.
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• Shop Your Way

  • When: Thursday, August 20, 2026, 1 pm - 4 pm, Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Why You Should Attend: In this workshop you will learn the basics of popular shopping apps such as Amazon, Instacart and Target. Participants must live in NH, be 55 or older, be able to provide a recent eye report, and have a corrected acuity no greater than 20/50.
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• Using AI Connectors to Bring Your Everyday Apps and Information Together
  • When: Thursday, September 3, 2026, 12:00 pm Eastern time (U.S. and Canada)
  • Why You Should Attend: In this webinar, we’ll demonstrate how AI connectors can simplify everyday tasks and help you work more efficiently.
  • ACVREP Credits: ACVREP credits will be available for those who attend the live webinar.
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Upcoming Events

• Waterbury Senior Center: Low Vision Resources Presentation

  • When: Thursday, July 30, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Where: Waterbury Senior Center, 1985 E. Main Street, Waterbury, CT
  • Why You Should Attend: Join us for an informative and interactive presentation focused on supporting individuals with low vision. This session will include demonstrations of both low-tech and high-tech assistive devices designed to help those living with conditions such as macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, and other vision challenges—even with corrective lenses.

    Attendees will also learn about valuable community resources and potential grant opportunities that may help fund assistive technology and devices.

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• Silver Retreats
  • When: Monday - Friday, September 14 - 18
  • Where: Concord, NH
  • Why You Should Attend: A 5-day immersive program for individuals aged 55+ affected by severe vision impairment. These Retreats focus on communication skills, orientation & mobility, accessible technology, low vision skills and devices, independent living skills, adjustment to vision loss, social interaction, and peer support. Lodging and meals are included as part of the retreat experience; transportation may be available to and from the retreat.
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• Navigate Your Way

  • When: Wednesday, September 23, 1 pm - 4 pm, Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Where: Portsmouth, NH
  • Why You Should Attend: Discover the best tools for confident travel from canes to tips and apps. Participants must live in NH, be 55 or older, be able to provide a recent eye report, and have a corrected acuity no greater than 20/50 to attend.
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Professional Development

When: We will work to accommodate your schedule

What You Will Learn: New England Low Vision and Blindness is pleased to invite you to consider the value of investing a Portion of Your Budget in Professional Development for your staff. In this Workshop, you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide staff with new technology proficiency to increase their value to their clients.
• Customize technology experience relevant to your staff.
• Experience hands-on with all the leading technology, including low vision glasses.
• Understand educator and vocational systems.
• Understand how to navigate and organize all the low vision and blindness technology.
• Learn about built-in accessibility features and key tips of existing mainstream technology.
• Learn cutting-edge tips on when to implement assistive technology or built-in accessibility options.
• Learn how the leading technology and training help maximize functional vision.
• Learn about the leading software and when to consider.
• And much more!

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Remote Training Services

Our Remote Training Packages

Highlighted Packages Include:

• Vision Technology Training
• Windows Training
• Mac OS Training
• Smartphones & Tablets Training
• Apps Training

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Past Webinars and Training

For those of you who may have missed past training, you can find the following links:

• New England Low Vision and Blindness:
  • Dr. Caroline Toomey-Gitto, OD explains "Functional Vision” and its importance in working with people who are visually impaired https://youtu.be/DDje0vul0VI
• HumanWare Webinar Series
• Freedom Scientific Training Center
• Vispero:
  • Mobile-Accessibility Testing Toolbox
  • Prep and Proof Word Documents with JAWS
  • Importance of Lighting, Eye Protection, and Magnification

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About New England Low Vision and BlindnessEmpty heading

New England Low Vision and Blindness uniquely brings hope through technology, training, and care.  We are a full-service assistive technology rehabilitation training provider. We offer nearly 100% of all major electronic low vision, blindness, and software products, and an assistive technology showroom center.

We provide ‘patient choice’ showcasing numerous technology options from the world's most respected suppliers, all in line with one's individualized budgetary limits and personal, educational, or professional goals. We also provide custom training solutions and troubleshooting support.

Widely known, tested, and trusted throughout New England, our team brings 100+ years of low vision experience. Our talent, technology, and training offerings are unmatched and highly respected. We are an extremely unique and extraordinary resource for anyone suffering from vision loss in New England. We are here to help.

Through our free demonstrations - either at our conveniently located assistive technology showroom or in their home, office, or school - clients experience a relaxed 2-hour free personal assessment of almost 100% of all low vision and blindness technologies available on the market.

To learn more about how we Bring Hope to people who are blind or have low vision, contact a Technology Specialist at New England Low Vision and Blindness please call our toll-free number at 888-211-6933 or email us at info@nelowvision.com.