Webinars

The Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults (HKNC) is the only national Comprehensive and Vocational Rehabilitation Program exclusively for youths and adults with a combined hearing and vision loss.

This webinar detailed how Minnesota has drawn on a wide variety of senior service providers across Minnesota in partnership to reach and serve seniors who are newly experiencing vision loss.

Individuals who are blind or vision impaired can successfully do many different types of crafts. Learn about common adaptations that are used for adapting a variety of crafts.

This webinar described and highlighted the Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Service National Continuum of Care.

In this webinar, Becky Andrews discussed resilience and how we can proactively cultivate it in our lives. Becky Andrews is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and owner of Resilient Solutions, Inc, established in 2006.

Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, describers convey the visual image that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population and not fully realized by the rest of us--the rest of us, sighted folks who see but who may not observe.

Vision impairment is most common among older adults. However, research examining the long-term health and aging implications of vision loss has been limited.

Learn basic tips on managing stress as well as specific strategies to cope with isolation, anxiety, and stress.

This webinar provided a brief overview of albinism and descriptions of the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH) programs and services for people with albinism, particularly older adults.

Imperative - non-negotiable. It's something that must be. For life, there must be water. For humans, we must have oxygen, Imperative means, "there is no alterative."

Many people who work with older individuals who have some type of print disability – whether that’s blindness, low vision, or a physical disability that makes it difficult to use standard print – are likely to be familiar with the National Library Service (NLS).

Guide dogs are one of the possible mobility aids a person who is visually impaired can use to get around safely and independently.