Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum served as AFB’s Director of Research from January 2020 to September 2021, lending her decades of expertise to help conduct and analyze research related to workplace technology barriers faced by blind and low vision individuals, guide dog usage, and the impact of COVID-19 on people who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision. Many of the studies she led are described in blog posts you’ll find below.

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Survey: Access and Engagement to Education for Students with Visual Impairments

(Leer en español) We hope you will participate in a survey to help us better understand the challenges and successes students with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities and deafblindness, are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to hear from all families, all teachers of students with visual impairments, and all Orientation & Mobility (O&M) instructors in the United States and Canada. We want to hear from families and professionals whose children…
Author Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum
Blog Topics Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources, Education, Research

How TVIs and O&M Instructors are Handling the Challenges of Distance Learning, Part 2

As AFB continues its work to protect the rights of blind and low vision students during the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs) and orientation and mobility (O&M) instructors to share their experiences, from what has worked for them to where their concerns lie in the education of our students with visual impairments. The following stories are being shared with the participants’ permission. The is the second of two posts; read the first here.…
Author Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum
Blog Topics Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources, Education, Research

How TVIs and O&M Instructors are Handling the Challenges of Distance Learning, Part 1

As AFB continues its work to protect the rights of blind and low vision students during the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs) and orientation and mobility (O&M) instructors to share their experiences, from what has worked for them to where their concerns lie in the education of their students with visual impairments. The following stories are being shared with the participants’ permission. This is the first of two posts; read the second post…
Author Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum
Blog Topics Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources, Education, Research

Survey: Flattening the Inaccessibility Curve

Editorial note: This survey closed on April 13, 2020. Please visit afb.org/FlattenInaccessibility for more information about the research findings. Participate in a study investigating experiences of adults who are blind or have low vision during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the lives of adults with visual impairments and to identify solutions for these challenges. You will have the opportunity to share your experiences in the…
Author Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum
Blog Topics Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources, Research