Author Archives: Pris Rogers

Grupos de apoyo y otros recursos

Eight individuals converse at a large table; a folded white cane rests on the table.

If you have been diagnosed as blind or low vision or you have a family member who has, joining a support group may be the most important thing you’ll ever do. Whether online or in your local community, such groups offer the opportunity to talk to others to share common concerns, frustrations, and stories. Likewise, […]

La retina y la enfermedad de Alzheimer

Posted on julio 16, 2023 - 7:08 am by
picture showing where image is focused on the retina coming through the pupil, lens, and cornea

En junio de 2023, el Instituto Nacional sobre el Envejecimiento (NIA, por su sigla en inglés) [de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH, por su sigla en inglés)] publicó un informe sobre los cambios en la retina (la capa de células que recubre la pared posterior del interior del ojo que percibe la luz y […]

Un proyecto de Big Data aporta información crucial sobre la prevalencia de la pérdida de la vista entre las personas mayores

Posted on mayo 20, 2023 - 6:22 am by

Editor’s note: This post is the last in our series for Older Americans Month. It represents a call to action to increase the availability of vision rehabilitation services for older people in this country. For years, the vision rehabilitation field has been talking about the tsunami of older people with vision loss coming our way. […]

Transporte: una necesidad fundamental para las personas mayores no videntes o con visión reducida

Posted on abril 26, 2023 - 10:04 am by
Person boarding paratransit bus using white cane

Editor’s note: This post is another in our series related to Older Americans Month. Transportation remains an ongoing problem for people who are blind or low vision people, and this post lays out some of the efforts underway to increase accessibility. Guidance Documents on Making Transportation More Accessible Recently, Neva Fairchild, National Aging and Vision […]

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