OIB-TAC Weekly Brief: September 18, 2025
OIB-TAC Weekly Brief: September 18, 2025
OIB-TAC September Webinar: Eye2Eye: Building Connection and Resilience Through Peer Support for Vision Loss
Join OIB-TAC on September 19, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CDT, for our next webinar! Join us for an informational session about the Eye2Eye Peer Support Program for Vision Loss, a free, phone-based service out of Rutgers University designed to help individuals and families across the country adjust to vision loss. Participants are matched with trained peer support partners who offer emotional support, mentorship, resources, and monthly group sessions. Learn more about how Eye2Eye builds on the strength of shared experiences to promote connection, resilience, and personal growth.
Click here to register for the September Webinar!
New Course from OIB-TAC: Functional Independent Living Assessment (FILA) Training
OIB-TAC is excited to share that we have a new course available: Functional Independent Living Assessment (FILA) Training.
Are you working in the role of a vision rehabilitation therapist (VRT)? Are you looking for a consistent way to show client functioning and measure the benefits of receiving VRT services? Check out this course from OIB-TAC to learn about this validated, pre/post-assessment tool. Discover how to use the Functional Independent Living Assessment to increase consistency in services and ensure comprehensive VRT assessment, while measuring outcomes.
Course Developer:
Kendra Farrow, CVRT, OIB-TAC Project Director
This course is available for 2 ACVREP and NBPCB credits.
Click here to register for the new course!
NRTC Receives NIDILRR RRTC Funding for 2025-2030
We are excited to announce that the National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) has been awarded the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment Among People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision grant. This 5-year grant is provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a federal organization housed within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This funding supports our continued work as a national center of excellence on employment for people who are blind or have low vision (B/LV).
With this grant, we will continue to focus on improving employment outcomes for people who are B/LV. Through rigorous research, professional training, and technical assistance, the NRTC remains dedicated to addressing critical barriers to employment for people with B/LV while identifying effective strategies and tools that support success in the workplace.
Click here to learn more about the RRTC grant and research projects!
ACVREP 25th Anniversary Free Virtual Conference, October 8th for 5.5 CE points
This message is from ACVREP.
ACVREP is very excited to collaborate with AERBVI to bring you this 5.5-hour conference on October 8th, created by ACVREP and hosted on the AERBVI robust educational platform. The conference is free and will conclude with the first ACVREP Lifetime Achievement Award being presented. Plus, there will be a drawing for three prizes that you won’t want to miss.
Register through your ACVREP eLearning account.
NOTE: If you are not a member of AER and would like an eLearning account to register for this FREE event:
- Send an email to eLearning@aerbvi.org
- Provide your first and last name
- Provide your preferred email address
- You will receive an email from a staff member with instructions for signing in
To learn more about ACVREP, visit their website.
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