Welcome to LVC
(Formerly known as The Low Vision Information Center)The Low Vision Center offers its resources without charge, relying entirely upon personal contributions to fund its varied services.
I invite you to browse our web site for more information about our services, as well as
helpful hints for improving your vision. Some examples include:
- Quarterly Newsletters -- FREE
- Links to Other Low Vision Sites
- Quick Tips
- How to Order Low Vision Aids
Terry Eason
Executive Director
LowVisionCtr@aol.com
News and Notes
Vis-ABILITIES conference near BWI November 2-4
The Vis-ABILITIES 2012 conference, hosted by the American Council of the Blind of Maryland will be November 2-4 at Double Tree BWI airport hotel. For more information, view the conference web site at www.visabilities.org or call Terry at 301-806-4948. The conference fee is $85 for the full conference or $45 for the Saturday daytime activities only. A special room rate at the Double Tree hotel is available for rooms reserved by October 1. Free transportation is available for Montgomery County residents.
Windows 8 accessibility session November 17
The topic of the November 17 Saturday Adaptive Technology Session (SATS) is tentatively scheduled to be Windows 8 accessibility. If you're interested in this topic and have some specific questions, please send them to drcinfo@montgomerycountymd.gov.SATS are held on the fourth Saturday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in a branch of Montgomery County Public Libraries. They are sponsored by the Disability Resource Center Library Advisory Committee, and are free of charge. We welcome your suggestions for topics and speakers at: drcinfo@montgomerycountymd.gov.
BISM workshop for seniors
for
Senior Citizens with Significant Vision Loss
(pre-registration required)
| WHAT: | FINAL WORKSHOP OF THIS GRANT YEAR |
| WHERE: | BLIND INDUSTRIES & SERVICES OF MD (BISM) 3345 Washington Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21227 |
| WHEN: | September 27, 2012 - Thursday 10 am to 2:30 pm |
| INCLUDES: | Demonstrations and Hands-on Instruction
... ALL AT NO COST |
For application or further information, please contact: ANDY McIVER, amciver@bism.org, 410-737-2648
Registration is limited. Please apply ASAP.
Proudly sponsored by Blind Industries and Services of Maryland with funding and support from MSDE - DORS/OBVS
Watch for more described TV
Video description is audio-narrated descriptions of a television program's key visual elements. These descriptions are inserted into natural pauses in the program's dialogue. Video description makes TV programming more accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.On July 1, 2012, FCC rules implementing the video description provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 went into effect. Major commercial TV network affiliates in our area and five major cable networks are now required to provide 50 hours per quarter (about 4 hours per week) of described video programs. To learn more, including a list of programs planned for video description, select this link to the article on the FCC web site about video description and the new rules.
September POB Newsletter
The September issue of Your Eyes Today, the newsletter of the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitain Washington (POB), is now available. It includes news of several upcoming POB-sponsored programs and events. Select this link to view the newslettter in PDF format.
Technology Removes Barriers for Book-Lovers with Low Vision
A recent article on the Southeastern Texas Seniors web site provides an interesting overview of some of the technology available to those who can't read ordinary printed books. Read the full article at http://www.setxseniors.com/technology-removes-barriers-for-book-lovers-with-low-vision/. Keep in mind that some of the information is specific for Texans.
Audio archive of TUG meetings
The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) in Baltimore sponsors monthly Technology User Group (TUG) meetings, where technology of potential interest to the visually impaired is discussed. If you want to know what's been happening at these meetings, you can now download audio recordings of previous meetings from the TUG archive on the LBPH web site at http://www.lbph.lib.md.us/tug.html.This and other information is in the Spring 2012 issue of LBPH's Library Line newsletter. You can retrieve the current and back issues of Library Line from the LBPH web site at http://www.lbph.lib.md.us/newsltrindex.html.
