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Nina Glasner, LCSW-C, joins us to share practical applications to make our new year a positive one. Nina has over 30 years of working directly with the low vision community and brings extensive expertise to our talk.

Mary Hughes, Certified Daily Money Manager, joins us to discuss ways to accessibly pay our bills, handle financial documents, and use different technology, and shares a little about how a daily money manager can be useful in this arena! Listen in to learn more.

Transportation outside our local area can be daunting. Learn about a travel service, travel tips and tricks, and how you can make your travel experiences a positive journey!

VisionAware is an online platform with hundreds of helpful articles, resources, tips, and tricks from experts and others with vision loss. Join Kathryn Frederick from VisionAware to learn more about this useful resource!

Paul D'Addario, ACB Northern Virginia Chapter President, joins us to discuss the different advocacy initiatives they are working on the Hill. Paul has decades of expertise in this arena and is easy to understand while he navigates us through these initiatives.

As we age, we begin considering what we leave behind, from your people to your philanthropy. The scary thing is many do not have a plan for this! Join us as we cover ways you can leave your legacy behind! Perry Hammock has spent decades helping individuals create and sustain creating legacies. This information is not intended or relied upon as legal, tax, or financial advice.

We are honored to be joined by Timothy Brown, Northern Virginia Regional Manager of the Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBVI), and Maria Proschan, Vision Rehabilitation Therapist in the Maryland Department of Rehabilitation Services. Hear from them as we discuss the services available and how you can access them. Moderated by Dr. Suleiman Alibhai.

Hear a special interview with Dr. Suleiman Alibhai as we discuss the different eye care professionals, questions to ask, preparing for an appointment, and some specifics about low vision exams.

Vision impairment can increase your chances of a fall in the home. Join us to learn about fall prevention and how you can keep your balance strong, regardless of your vision. Falls can create many health problems.

Kenneth Saunders, Director of the Fairfax County Office of Human Rights and Equity Programs, educates us about the Americans with Disabilities Act, what it provides, what a reasonable accommodation is, and helpful information to utilize these services. Timestamps coming soon. Visit youreyes.org for more information. 0:00:00 Opening Announcements 0:04:00 Introductions (Dr. Nguyen, Dr. Alibhai, Ken Saunders) 0:06:45 Presentation Begins    0:07:30 What is the ADA?, Who is a qualified individual?    0:11:30 How is a person without a disability covered by ADA?    0:14:00 What locations/businesses must abide by ADA?    0:16:30 Basics of reasonable accommodations    0:32:00 Who is exempt from ADA?    0:38:00 Buildings and ADA 0:42:30 Q&A    0:43:15 Commuting and reasonable accommodations?    0:49:00 Some gray areas in the previous questions    0:51:30 How to justify shortfalls?    0:54:30 Hearing aids and reasonable accommodation process?    0:57:40 Federal v. state v. private jobs and ADA    1:02:30 Where to go with employment issues?    1:07:00 How to advocate for self v. without using accommodations 1:11:20 Open conversation about topic

0:00:45 Opening Announcements 0:06:00 Introduction of Speaker 0:08:30 Public Health and Low Vision Presentation, Omar Mohiuddin, OTR/L, MS, MPH, CLVT    0:10:30 Why increase of low vision?    0:14:00 What is the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP)?    0:18:30 Public Health in Low Vision    0:24:00 Being an Advocate for Low Vision 0:26:45 Q&A    0:27:00 Getting message out about low vision resources    0:30:40 What is it like in North Carolina for low vision care?    0:33:00 Myth of as we age we should go blind    0:35:00 Reaching immigrant/non-English speaking communities    0:41:00 Emotional side of coping with vision loss    0:50:00 How Omar got into low vision     1:00:30 Question of being "labeled" as vision impaired    1:03:00 "It takes a village" to provide low vision service    1:04:30 What can a blind person do tomorrow to advocate for low vision?    1:10:00 Lighting in the bathroom    1:17:50 How can we get more low vision OTs and O&M professionals? 1:22:00 Closing Thoughts

0:00:15 Opening Announcements 0:05:50 Introduction (Suleiman Alibhai, OD; Hang Nguyen, OD) 0:09:15 Presentation Start    0:10:00 What is a low vision evaluation? Is it just a new pair of glasses?    0:21:15 Understanding how to use the vision you still have and your limitations    0:22:45 Types of assessments completed at a low vision exam    0:28:50 Importance of knowing what you want to still do    0:33:20 Finding the right tool or visual aid    0:48:00 More strategies, trial and error 1:02:00 Q&A    1:02:20 What are other ways to enjoy reading?    1:08:30 How to help someone who fights technology?    1:16:00 Benefits of the support groups? 1:18:00 Closing Announcements