OIB-TAC May Webinar: Lessons for Living: A Free Resource to Enhance Services

Join OIB-TAC on May 16, 2025, at 2:00 CT, for our next webinar! Are you or your service providers finding it difficult to serve clients comprehensively with the limited time available? The OIB-TAC’s Lessons for Living with Vision Loss may be able to help! Join Kendra Farrow, OIB-TAC Project Director, to learn about the content of the lessons and how they are being used by a professional and a peer support group leader to enhance the services they provide. Lessons for Living are available in both English and Spanish, can be accessed in multiple formats, and are free of charge. Come and learn how your program may be able to enhance services by using Lessons for Living. 

Click here to register for the May Webinar!

Bonus Webinar Recording Now Available

In addition to the recording for our April webinar, Exploring Effective Models for Retreat Training, we now have a bonus recording posted on our website. Learn about retreat programs held in New Jersey, Virginia, and Wisconsin in our Part 1 webinar recording, and check out information about programs held in New Hampshire, Louisiana, and California in our Part 2 recording. Learn how this type of offering provides older adults the chance to receive concentrated and comprehensive introductory training, along with opportunities for developing social connections and creating lasting friendships. Explore how these examples show the variety of settings and approaches for conducting such training. Get inspired and consider how a retreat training program could benefit the individuals you serve.  Find the recordings at: https://www.oib-tac.org/events/2025/03/exploring-effective-models-retreat-training

AER's Division on Aging May Watercooler is TODAY!

Join us for the Division on Aging’s May Watercooler on Thursday, May 8th!

This month, we're hosting an open forum—a chance for all of us to come together, share updates from the field, and connect over the great work happening across our community.

We invite you to bring one resource to share—especially around mental health, as we continue to support conversations in collaboration with the Psychosocial Division.

Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025

Time: 1 PM - 2 PM ET

Location: AER Watercooler Zoom link

Zoom link passcode: AERBVI

FREE Assistive Technology Webinar

Ally, Envision, and Voice Transcription

Wednesday, May 21, 4 PM Pacific Time

Join The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. for an exciting and interactive webinar featuring Ally, the new AI assistant from Envision. Specifically designed for the blind and visually impaired community, Ally is a powerful new tool designed to help you get things done, learn on the go, gather information, and interact with the world around you. We’ll explore and demonstrate Ally, its capabilities, and test its performance compared to other leading AI tools. We’ll also explore the tools available in the Envision app, including text recognition, barcode scanning, document formatting, and detailed scene descriptions. Finally, we’ll walk through how to use your iPhone to capture spoken notes and have them transcribed instantly with just a few taps using the built-in Voice Memos app. This engaging, hands-on session will be packed with live demos, real-world use cases, and plenty of time for Q&A. You won’t want to miss this deep dive into next-generation accessibility tools.

Click here to register now and secure your spot for the assistive technology webinar!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the webinar. Please reach out to questions@lhblind.org if you have any questions or need assistance with registration.

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