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From Awareness to Action: Preventing Falls

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Editor’s Note: Falls Prevention Awareness Week is September 18-22 this year. The theme is “From Awareness to Action,” as reflected in the title of this post. Former peer advisor Mary Hiland, and current peer advisor, Empish Thomas reflect on avoidable accidents and tips for preventing falls. Preventing Falls and Accidents by Mary Hiland, former VisionAware […]

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Educational Website for Students with CVI and Complex Needs 

Guest blogger Adele Smolansky is the founder and CEO of AI-Learners, an educational website for students with CVI and other complex needs. Adele is a recent graduate from Cornell University (Computer Science) and is pursuing a PhD at Stanford University in AI for special education. Adele has previously worked at Google Inc. as a software […]

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APH Huntington Partners to Host Teen Technology Camp

APH Huntington partnered with the West Virginia Children’s Vision Rehabilitation Program (CVRP) to present a Technology Camp in Charleston, West Virginia. Principally centered upon technology instruction and enriched by opportunities to address orientation and mobility, independent living, self-help, socialization, and transition to college/ career issues, this three-day educational experience served 30 blind and low-vision students […]

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To Be Happy in Whatever My Son Chooses

Most special needs parents know the well-known poem “Welcome to Holland” by Emily Perl Kingsley. For those unfamiliar, it’s a poem describing the experience of raising a child with a disability. You plan an extravagant trip to Italy, including buying guidebooks and making all the magnificent plans, only to find out you are going to […]

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Let’s Learn About APH Braille Displays 

Join us for a brief overview of the Mantis Q40 and Chameleon 20 braille displays! We’ll also discuss other braille displays and braille literacy and have time for questions.  Mantis vs Chameleon If you’re unfamiliar, the Mantis and Chameleon have similar software but differ in key ways. The first and most obvious difference is that the Mantis has […]

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