Accessible Medication: Adaptive Strategies for Safer Management and Labeling

Description

Managing medications safely is a critical challenge for older individuals who are blind or have low vision. This webinar explores innovative, adaptive strategies that promote independence and reduce risk in medication use. From the “rights” of medication management to the array of labeling options and inclusive pharmacy practices, join Jennifer Ottowitz, CVRT, from OIB-TAC as we highlight practical tools and approaches that make medication management more accessible.

Release date: 2025

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Jennifer Ottowitz

Jennifer Ottowitz, M.S. Ed., CVRT, has been helping adults who are blind or have low vision live more independently and confidently for over 30 years. With a master's degree in special education for the Visually Impaired from Northern Illinois University and a certification in vision rehabilitation therapy, she worked in center-based programs in Illinois and Wisconsin before providing distance education as a Learning Expert with Hadley. She enjoys many areas of vision rehabilitation therapy, including teaching adaptive strategies for medication management. Jennifer currently works as an Older Blind Specialist with the Older Individuals Who Are Blind Technical Assistance Center, part of the National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.