OIB-TAC Holds Year 3 Advisory Council Meeting, Highlights Growth and Plans for Year 4
The Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center (OIB-TAC) recently held its Year 3 Advisory Council meeting...
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The Older Individuals who are Blind — Technical Assistance Center
Providing resources, trainings, and courses for those serving older individuals who are blind or have low vision.
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Technical Assistance is...
- Friendly chats with our knowledgeable staff to provide you with suggestions and examples
- Connections with peers who administer the OIB program in other states
- Continuing education for professional development
The OIB-TAC team provides a variety of training and technical assistance activities to state OIB programs to improve the administration, operation, and performance of OIB programs by addressing the areas of
- Community Outreach
- Best practices in service delivery
- Program performance
- Financial and management practices.
Every OIB program is unique. Our goal is to help programs tailor strategies to provide the highest quality services.
Providing Training and Courses
We host many beneficial and important trainings such as annual conferences and monthly webinars. Courses that will benefit you and your staff, and provide continuing education credits, are available from the National Research and training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.
Continuing Education Opportunities Continuing Education Opportunities
Research Articles Collection (RAC)
A curated collection of relevant research to support grant writing and inform direct service.
Recent News
OIB-TAC Weekly Brief: September 21, 2023
September 18-22 is Falls Prevention Awareness Week, and the National Council on Aging has published a Falls Prevention Toolkit to help professionals and organizations take practical steps to prevent falls for older adults.
OIB-TAC Weekly Brief: September 14, 2023
We are excited to share that the OIB-TAC team is currently hosting the OIB-TAC Advisory Council for an in-person meeting at our partner agency, Hadley, in Winnetka, IL.
Webinars & Conferences
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Service providers can have the Weekly Brief sent directly to your inbox by subscribing to the Chapter-2 Listserv. With hundreds of subscribed members, the Chapter-2 listserv is a great way for service providers to share and receive information to better support older blind clients.