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Questions about 7-OB?
If you have questions about the 7-OB report, visit the Program Administration page of our Community of Practice at www.oib-tac.org/program-administration/federal/.
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February is Low Vision Awareness Month
February is Low Vision Awareness Month. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with low vision, talk with your eye care professional about options and services available. It's important to remember there is hope and help.
Tip of the Week
For those who are visually impaired and love to cook, it can be challenging to get recipes. Technology can really help! Magnifiers, Smartphone apps like Seeing AI, the KNFB Reader, and using cookbooks from The Library of Congress Talking Book Program or Bookshare can all lead to lots of recipes and fun creating some culinary delights. There are also lots of fun recipe and tip sharing idea groups for people with visual impairments on social media. Check out Cooking Without Looking TV Show.
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Live Forum-Enhancing Learning with Alexa Skill Blueprints
Leading our discussion today is Karla Rivas-Parker from the Arizona Independent Living Blind (ILB).
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Community Outreach
Community outreach is a subject that is actually one of the four primary areas RSA asked the OIB TAC to address in technical assistance and training.
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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.
Do you have a flyer or other document that makes it easy to share your Alexa skills? It looks like a great learning tool.
by Matthew Haynes on Live Forum-Enhancing Learning with Alexa Skill Blueprints
Our time is expired, so we are ending the formal part of the “Live” Forum. We will keep an eye on this thread and answer any questions or comments that appear.
by Emile Creel on Live Forum-Enhancing Learning with Alexa Skill Blueprints
We need more skills and the more people we have in the team the more skills we can create. Any volunteers?
by Karla Rivas Parker on Live Forum-Enhancing Learning with Alexa Skill Blueprints