Recent News
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New Course: An Overview of Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind
We have a new FREE course: An Overview of Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind
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New Course: The Process of Teaching Art
We have a new FREE course: The Process of Teaching Art.
Upcoming Events
Partnering with Senior Service Providers to Reach Low Vision Consumers
Keeping Current: Assistive Devices and Technologies in the Kitchen
Using Technology to Increase the Independence of Older Adults with Combined Hearing and Vision Loss
Tip of the Week
There are lots of Talking Books or audiobooks available to help you better adjust to and cope with your vision loss. You can find books about your visual condition and biographies about people just like you who have gone through similar vision loss experience and learned how to live independently, be productive, and enjoy life—otherwise, they would not have a book. You can ask the librarian to help you find some, or use the digital online options search by visual impairment or the specific eye condition.
Recent Posts
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OIB Field Staff Job Classifications
Would any of you fine folks be willing to share job descriptions and job classifications you use for your OIB field staff?
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OIB-TAC Roundtable Forum: Managing Diabetes with Vision Loss
Consider taking our course Diabetes and Vision Impairment
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Funding Statement
The Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center is a development of the National Research & Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State University, focused on agencies serving older individuals who are blind (OIB). This grant (#H177Z150003) is funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) under the U.S. Department of Education.
Here in Alabama we pull our OIB VRT applicants from a state register for VRTs or Senior VRTs maintained by the state personnel department for all VRT positions (3 OIB and 17 VR/OIB/General).
by Simon Marcy on OIB Field Staff Job Classifications
The OIB-TAC would be interested in this information as well! Please feel free to share on this post or CC us in an email to Ed. info@oib-tac.org We look forward to hearing from you!
by Simon Marcy on OIB Field Staff Job Classifications
Thank you so much for the kind words! We love what we do, and I am glad that you find our resources helpful.
by Simon Marcy on OIB-TAC Roundtable Forum: Managing Diabetes with Vision Loss