This page will feature webinars or seminars that are available to the blindness community. If you are hosting a seminar or webinar, please let us know and we will be happy to add it to the site!
Low Vision Focus: An Overview of ZoomText Magnifier/Reader
Thursday, August 20, at 1:00 PM Central TimeAre you new to using ZoomText? Are you getting the most out of this product? Whether you are running your first ZoomText trial or have been using this product since ZoomText for DOS, you will learn something new by attending this seminar. This seminar will benefit the full vision spectrum, from fully sighted, to totally blind and everyone in between. You don't have to be a ZoomText user to put the knowledge gained to good use; family members, caregivers and other professionals will walk away with a better understanding of what it is to use the computer with screen enlargement software.
Join as Cathy Gettel, from Ai Squared, provides an overview of the ZoomText Magnifier/Reader. Cathy will cover the User Interface by discussing the tabs and icons. Emphasis will be placed on the various ways to accomplish any task using menus, hotkeys and icons. Delving further into the product, we will find ways in which ZoomText can enhance a user's productivity. The seminar will finish up by touching on installation, activation and licensing.
Doug Anzlovar, vice president of education & training, will moderate this 90-minute seminar. A question and answer session will be included as part of the seminar. Visit the Low Vision Focus website to register.
Bioptic Driving for People with Low Vision
AFB eLearning is pleased to announce its newest webinar offering, Bioptic Driving for People with Low Vision.
Many individuals with low vision would like the privilege of driving an automobile. Some of these individuals have driven before but are now experiencing vision loss and have lost their license while others have never been able to meet the visual requirement for a driver’s license. Specialized telescopic lens systems, referred to as bioptics, are now making it possible for some of these individuals to drive. This webinar is aimed at service providers working with individuals with low vision who might be candidates for bioptic driving. Potential drivers and their families will also find this presentation very informative. Topics discussed will include a history and description of bioptic driving, low vision driver laws, suggestions for training, and resources about bioptic driving.
The webinar presenter is Ike Presley. Ike is the National Project Manager at the American Foundation for the Blind in Atlanta and is a bioptic driver himself.
This 75 minute webinar has been approved for continuing education credit by ACVREP and can be purchased for $49 from the AFB Bookstore. AER members receive a 20% discount by purchasing this webinar through the link provided on the AER member website.
The webinar is pre-recorded and will be available to you for a full year to access as often as you like when it is most convenient for you. There is no specific date and time you need to be available.
Don't delay. Purchase this informative webinar today!
EASI Webinars
Visit the Equal Access to Software & Information website to view their latest webinar offerings.