The Gift of Low Vision and Higher Education Posted on November 29, 2022 - 2:52 am by Admin Yokasta Urena, MS.Ed., Sp.Ed., TVI Doctoral Candidate at New England College Email: [email protected] Instagram: beyond20201 The educational journey for people with low vision and blindness can be challenging. It is […]
APH Announces STEM Scholarship Winners Posted on September 12, 2022 - 6:00 am by Amy Lynn Smith Bella Cherin on left; Aunya Anderson on right APH is proud to award scholarships to students who are blind or low vision, supporting them in pursuit of higher education. Recognizing […]
From Self-Conscious of Blindness to Self-Confident and Successful: Meet Gena Harper Posted on June 30, 2022 - 12:57 pm by Shannon Carollo Gena Harper works at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as the Senior Vice President of Wealth Management and the Senior Investment Management Consultant. She provides custom financial planning and simplifies it […]
Developing Social Charisma as a Blind/ Low Vision Employee Posted on March 21, 2022 - 9:42 am by Shannon Carollo Let’s talk social charisma (connecting to others with empathy, emotion, and diplomacy), but before doing so, I must declare once again: It’s okay to be a quiet person! Introverts, extroverts, […]
Low Vision Exam. What is it? Who Needs it? What comes next? Posted on May 25, 2021 - 1:18 pm by Admin Low vision exams improve the quality of life for just about anyone who is low vision. Students and youth often benefit from classroom accommodations to gain access to the very visual world of classroom learning. While these adjustments can be as […]