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Hope Help Connection Through VisionAware and Other AFB Resources

Learn about what VisionAware has to offer for consumers and professionals, how to effectively use the site, and about VisionConnect™ and how it connects people with vision loss to needed resources and information.

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Hope Help Connection Through VisionAware and Other AFB Resources

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  1. Hope Help Connection Through VisionAware and Other AFB Resources

  2. Presented by: • Priscilla Rogers, Vision Aware Program Manager

  3. Objectives • Learn about what VisionAware has to offer for consumers and professionals • Learn how to effectively use the site to obtain information and provide input • Learn about VisionConnect™ and how it connects people with vision loss of all ages with needed resources and information

  4. VisionAware.orgHome Page

  5. VisionAware Home Page 2nd Half

  6. Your Eye Condition

  7. Eye Health Section

  8. For Doctors:Talking to Patients

  9. Diabetes Guides in English and Spanish

  10. Emotional Support

  11. Getting Started Kit

  12. Support Groups

  13. Family Guide

  14. Everyday Living

  15. Roadmap for Living with Vision Loss • VisionAware offers a roadmap to help people get started on their way to independence. It along with our getting started kit (visionaware.org/gettingstarted) and resource directory can get people started on the path feeling more confident.

  16. Helpful Products

  17. Using a Computer • Find information on using computers and tablets for everyday life including reading; also info on low cost computing

  18. Home Modifications

  19. High Contrast Kitchen

  20. Low Contrast Bath

  21. Fall Prevention • VisionAware has a number of resources that address fall prevention including programs that can help

  22. Transportation

  23. Recreation

  24. Home Repairs This section includes Gil’s Guide to Home Repairs and a checklist to prepare your home repair work area.

  25. VisionAware Videos Videos Videos Orientation and Mobility Hearing and Vision Loss Fall Prevention Lighting Videos in Spanish • Vision Simulations • Personal Stories • Changing Your Home • Your Home Office • Daily Living • Using Technology

  26. Essential Skills

  27. Essential Skills Second quadrant

  28. Managing Medication

  29. Working Life

  30. Working As a Senior

  31. For Seniors

  32. Vision Loss and theChallenges of Aging

  33. Self-Advocacy

  34. Retirement Living

  35. Get Connected

  36. Other AFB Resources& Initiatives • AFB AccessWorld (AFB.org/AW) i • 21st Century Agenda on Aging and Vision Loss (afb.org/aging) • AFB Press books re to aging (afb.org/afbpress) • AFB eLearning with courses and webinars (afb.org/elearning) • Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness (afb.org/jvib) • AFB Public Policy Center stats (afb.org/stats) • AFB Technology (afb.org/technology) • AFB Apps (afb.org/apps) • AFB CareerConnect (afb.org/CC)

  37. AccessWorld:www.afb.org/AW

  38. Books Making Life More Livable: Simple Adaptations for Living at Home After Vision Loss, Third Edition

  39. AFB eLearning

  40. AFB Technology • Prescription, Health, and Fitness Management Tools • Cell phones and smartphone GPS Navigation • Accessible Identification Systems • Selecting Home Appliances • Entertainment and social media • Banking • Primers for using computer • Afb.org/technology

  41. Android and iOS app from the American Foundation for the Blind VisionConnect App A Prescription for Independence This slide shows a medical professional showing the VisionConnect app on a tablet. The app is available in iOS and android formats. More information: www.visionaware.org/visionconnect Visionaware.org/visionconnect

  42. Android and iOS app from AFB RESOURCES Explore resources and tips for living independently with visual impairment such as: • Information on products and technology • Personal stories about living with vision loss • Advice on maintaining employment • Ideas for managing medication

  43. Android & iOS app from AFB DIRECTORY Search the AFB Directory of Services by age group of individuals who are blind or visually impaired. • Fully accessible • Lists services/training in the U.S., Canada • National and local services included

  44. Android and iOS app from AFB LISTS Create and save your lists for quick referral, or e-mail them to yourself, family members, or consumers. • List of services by category and locations • Customize to consumer’s needs

  45. Share VisionConnect How you can help! • Share with friends, family members, eye and health care professionals, • the public • .

  46. Remember You Have the Power • To help consumers and families • understand more about vision loss and its multiple effects • To provide helpful resources • To advocate!!!

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