Vision & Health Blog

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• Tech Talk

  Introduction to iPhone Accessibility (Part 1)

  February 21, 2023 Lighthouse Guild’s Tech experts provide tips on basic accessibility features and how to access them on your device.

  

• On Tech & Vision Podcast

  A Celebration of Sound and Song: Music Tech Shines the Spotlight on Musicians with Vision Loss

  Marcus Roberts, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and even Louis Braille (who invented the Braille Music Notation system still used today) prove that musicians who are blind or visually impaired have made profound impacts on our musical landscape.

  

• Blog

  Providing Assistance to People who are Visually Impaired

  This 11-minute video presentation identifies situations where a person who is visually impaired may want assistance from another person, demonstrates the proper way to offer assistance to and walk with a person with vision impairment, and describes strategies for effective communication, including descriptive talking.

  

• Blog

  Common Causes of Vision Impairment

  This 16-minute video presentation discusses vision-threatening eye diseases and conditions most common in adults, including their symptoms, causes and impact on vision. Approaches for avoiding preventable vision loss and maintaining good eye health are also provided.

  

• Blog

  Acanthamoeba Keratitis

  Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) is a rare but serious infection of the eye that can result in permanent visual impairment or blindness.

  

• Assistive Technology Interventions 

  Assistive Technology Interventions from a Vision Rehabilitation ClinicBryan Wolynski, OD, FAAO, Inna Babaeva, PhD, OTR Introduction Lighthouse Guild (LGI) provides comprehensive multidisciplinary medical and vision…

  

• On Tech & Vision Podcast

  Ambient Computing and Voice Assistants: From Your Home to the Stars

  David Frerichs, Principal Engineer, Alexa Experience at Amazon on the aging and accessibility team, shares his design philosophy for making voice assistants more inclusive, and the preferred mode of engagement for every user.

  

• Blog

  Consistency of Preferred Retinal Locus Across Tasks in Participants Trained With a Simulated Scotoma

  The prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (MD) continues to increase throughout the United States and Western Countries

  

• Making the Holidays Bright for Children with Visual Impairment

  The holiday season is upon us! This can be an exciting and busy time of year for everyone. For parents of children with visual impairment…

  

• Guest Speakers

  Lighthouse Guild Awards Lectures

  Thursday, November 17, 2022 Presentations by Haben Girma2022 Dr. Alan R. Morse Lecture in Advocacy Recipient Javier Pita Lozano2022 Pisart Award in Technological Innovation Recipient…