The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) administers three post-secondary education scholarships for up to 7 deserving students who are legally blind. The available scholarships for 2017 are detailed below.
The Rudolph Dillman Memorial Scholarship: Four scholarships of $2,500
AccessWorld Editor-in-Chief, Lee Huffman, and Senior Features Editor, Deborah Kendrick recently talked technology gadgets with Judy Redlich, long-time AccessWorld reader and radio show host for a program called "Encounter," on KSIV radio covering the greater St. Louis, MO area.? Deborah Kendrick's holiday gifts article in the November issue sparked Judy's interest, and she decided it would be good information to share with her radio show listeners.
AFB CareerConnect recently launched the Transition to College: Program Activity Guide for students with vision loss who are considering post-secondary education to achieve their career goals. It includes 24 activities available online, in printable format, and in downloadable UEB braille.
Independence Science recently launched the Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 to help blind and low-vision students independently complete data-collection investigations during STEM labs. By integrating text-to-speech assistive technology with Vernier Software & Technology's LabQuest 2 hardware device, the Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 speaks real-time data results to students.
Registration for the 2017 Joint AFB Leadership and Virginia AER Conference is now open!
The American Foundation for the Blind recently announced the availability of Learn NVDA, a series of free, online video tutorials designed to help people who are blind or visually impaired learn how to use the computer and improve their computer skills.
AFB Press is pleased to announce the recent publication of Keys to Educational Success: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities, Sharon Z. Sacks, Ph.D., and Mary C. Zatta, Ph.D., Editors. ?This textbook is published in conjunction with Perkins School for the Blind.
"Researchers in a study have warned that the global blind population will triple by 2050 due to a growing population of aging individuals." Read more about this study.
The 2018 AFB Leadership Conference, cohosted by San Francisco's LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Northern California Chapter of the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) will take place April 5-7 at the Oakland Marriott City Center.
In February 2003 the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania (NFBPA) joined forces with three Pennsylvania state employees who are blind to file suit against the state and its governor, Edward Rendell. The suit asserts that Pennsylvania's multimillion-dollar computer upgrade, put into use in 2003, is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because it is inaccessible to blind employees. The $40 million "Imagine PA" project developed computer packages for the state, including software for accounting, payroll, and purchasing.