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  2023 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture

  Watch this year's Lighthouse Guild Awards Lectures which feature the Bressler Prize awardee, Dr. Wiley A. Chambers, who talks about the process of approving new ophthalmic drugs. The Pisart Award recipient,  Mr. Saqib Shaikh, discusses how the power of technology can empower people with vision loss through the Seeing AI project. Additionally, the Morse Lecture recipient, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, elaborates on the importance of advocacy for people with disabilities.

  

• 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

  

• 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…

  

• Blog

  Change in Rehabilitation Needs and Activity Limitations Following Low Vision Rehabilitation Among Adults With Acquired Visual Impairment in England

  Written by  Bruce P. Rosenthal OD, FAAO, Chief of Low Vision Services, Lighthouse Guild TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study utilized the Participation and Activity Inventory (PAI) to assess…

  

• Blog

  Low-Vision Apps, Devices, and Virtual Assistants Expand the View for the Visually Impaired

  Originally posted on Everyday Health By Susan K. Treiman As the crest of the baby boom crashes into old age, hundreds, possibly thousands, of assistive…

  

• Blog

  OT Can Help People With Visual Impairments

  By Inna Babaeva, Originally posted on Chelsea News. Occupational therapy, commonly called OT, is a form of therapy for people with temporary or permanent disabilities…

  

• On Tech & Vision Podcast

  Improving Visual Impairment with Technology

  This episode’s big idea is about using augmented reality, machine learning, and soon fifth-generation (5G) connectivity to improve vision.

  

• Blog

  Technology and Ophthalmologists with Dr. Cal Roberts

  VisionServe Alliance CEO Lee Nasehi sits down with Lighthouse Guild  President and CEO, Dr. Calvin W. Roberts to discuss our direction in technology and why is it important…

  

• Blog

  Technology Available for People With Vision Loss

  Posted by Calvin Roberts, MD, Lighthouse Guild for AbleNews Technology has transformed so many aspects of our world and for people with visual impairment technological…