Keep up with the current changes to RSA requirements, learn about newly released OIB-TAC courses, upcoming events, and find links to curated resources for older blind service providers. Information is shared through the Weekly Brief.
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.
Join OIB-TAC on August 15, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CDT, for our next webinar! This rural health presentation provides an asset-based overview of rural America, highlighting the strengths, resilience, and innovation that define rural communities. Drawing on decades of experience in policy development, research, and cross-sector collaboration, the presentation emphasizes data-informed, community-rooted solutions that have the potential to transform health systems in rural areas and nationwide. It includes background on the unique characteristics and health needs of rural populations, while focusing on practical strategies to improve access to essential services. By highlighting promising practices and resources, this session aims to inform about opportunities to leverage existing rural assets to create sustainable, high-performing health systems that benefit all.
Click here to register for the September Webinar!
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:
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.
On August 6, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Association of Vision Rehabilitation Therapists (AVRT) honored Older Blind Specialist Jennifer Ottowitz with the Lenore Dillon Leadership Award...
The Time to Be Bold (TTBB) website has been updated with a modern design to better support older adults experiencing vision loss...
OIB-TAC is excited to announce that it has been refunded a five-year grant from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) under the U.S. Department of Education.
On May 30, the Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center (OIB-TAC) presented at the 2025 Envision Conference in Dallas, Texas...
The 2025 OIB-TAC Conference brought together 32 state representatives, providing OIB program managers with the opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and refine strategies for serving individuals who are blind or have low vision (B/LV).
OIB-TAC is excited to introduce Promising Practices in Action, a new initiative aimed at enhancing services for older individuals who are blind (OIB)...
This course is designed to offer practical strategies to enhance the everyday lives of individuals who have trouble seeing.
