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

Join OIB-TAC tomorrow, 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!

NRTC Recruiting Applications for Vision Specialist Program

The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision 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 until October 1, 2024. To learn more about this program and how to apply, visit our Vision Specialist page on our website.

Please share this announcement with anyone who might benefit from it. If you need any other information or have questions about this program, please email Tony Candela at anthonycandela66@gmail.com.

Lessons for Living

Have you shared our Lessons for Living with your clients? Lessons for Living provides information on how individuals who are blind can safely and efficiently complete everyday tasks. Nineteen lessons are available for download in audio and print formats. These lessons are also available on BARD.

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