Category Archives: Low Vision Tech Blog

Braille for Low Vision

The Vision Rehab Podcast is a short monthly podcast od topics and issues related to vision rehabilitation therapist and vision rehab. You can also listen on your smart speaker, just ask for, “Vision Rehab Podcast.”     The following is … Continue reading

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Braille Awareness Month 2021

Each January we celebrate Braille Awareness Month in honor of Louis Braille’s birthday on January 4, 1809. It’s also a great opportunity to recognize William Hadley’s contribution to learning braille by founding the Hadley School for the Blind in 1920, … Continue reading

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Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness

The following is the transcript for the Vision Rehab Podcast, Diabetes and Vision Loss. Take a moment to think about this from the American Diabetes Association—in the last 24 hours in America, 4110 people were diagnosed with diabetes; 356 limb … Continue reading

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Orientation and Mobility Specialists

The following is a transcript for the Vision Rehab Podcast for October White Cane Awareness, Getting From Here to There with a Vision Loss. Hello, and thank you for joining me today on the Vision Rehab Podcast. The month of … Continue reading

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The ADA is 30!

The ADA Tusns 30! on the Vision Rehab Podcast. At the time the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed in 1990, I recall thinking this was entirely appropriate, the right thing to do, an expansion of equal rights. At the … Continue reading

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Low Vision and Hearing Loss

This is the transcript for the June episode of the Vision Rehab Podcast, Low Vision and Hearing Loss. Hello, and thank you for joining me today on the Vision Rehab Podcast. Hellen Keller’s birthday, on June 27 got me wondering … Continue reading

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Healthy Vision Awareness Month

From the Vision Rehab Podcast, May is Healthy Vision Awareness Month. Hello, and thank you for joining me today on the Vision Rehab Podcast. The month of May is Healthy Vision Awareness Month. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology … Continue reading

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More Talking Books, Please!

“I’m out of books, what am I going to do now?” This was the short version of a call I received from a former client a couple weeks ago, when businesses and rehab agencies sent staff home to reduce public … Continue reading

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Vision Rehab Therapist Appreciation Week

Transcript for the Vision Rehab Podcast: Vision Rehab Therapist Appreciation Week Hello, and thank you for joining me today on the Vision Rehab Podcast. Next week is Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Appreciation Week. The week of April 14 is chosen each … Continue reading

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Assistive Technology Awareness Day

Transcript from the Vision Rehab Podcast: Assistive Technology Awareness Day Hello, and thank you for joining me today on the Vision Rehab Podcast. Last year Congress declared March 27 to be National Assistive Technology Awareness Day. What is Assistive `Technology, … Continue reading

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