OIB-TAC September Webinar: Suicide Prevention: Reducing Risks and Sharing Resources

Join OIB-TAC on September 20, 2024, at 2:00 CST, for our next webinar!  Although suicide in the general population has been described as a crisis, with rates at all-time highs, research has demonstrated that those with a disability are at four times higher risk. This presents an incredible need for research as well as opportunity for intervention.  Dr. Michael Nadorff and Ms. Chandler McDaniel, from Mississippi State University, will explain why we believe suicide is so high among those with a disability, and more importantly, how we can reduce suicide risk.  Although the problem may seem too large for us to take on alone, the good news is that there are simple steps that all of us can do that can make all the difference in someone’s life.  Please come and learn how to save a life!

Click here to register for the September webinar!

OIB-TAC Updated Course Available

Our course, Basics of Blindness and Low Vision, has been updated and is currently live on our website. This course is targeted to individuals who are new to the field of blindness and low vision, providing them with foundational information on critical matters within this multidisciplinary field. This introductory course will orient new professionals and paraprofessionals to the broad principles and basic facts necessary for functioning effectively in providing services to people with blindness and low vision. Basics of Blindness and Low Vision is available for 1 CRC, ACVREP, or NBPCB continuing education credit. To take this course, or one of our other courses, click here to access our course catalog.

NRTC Recruiting Applications for Vision Specialist Program

The NRTC is recruiting our next class of Vision Specialists in Vocational Rehabilitation. Our online graduate certificate program, funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, lasts one year (January to December). The courses are designed for professionals to help them become more effective in their work with individuals who are blind or have low vision. Applications will be accepted from now until October 1, 2024. To learn more about this program and how to apply, click here.

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