Latest Seminars@Hadley

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley instructor and iDevice trainer Douglas Walker offers tips and training on Using the Notification Center, Accessing the Control Center, Handwriting with iOS 7, What's New with Siri.

Open the doors to Europe as we continue our travel and geography seminars! Join instructors Sharon Howerton and Cathy Pasinski as they share their wonderful experiences as blind and sighted travelers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Have you heard? The much-anticipated BARD Mobile App has finally arrived! Now you can download and listen to all of the content you have grown to know and love from the National Library Service for the Blind directly to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

Join Seminars@Hadley as David DeNotaris, president of the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind and director of the PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation’s Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services, as he interviews individuals who are successfully employed and are blind or visually impaired. Interviewees will share how they got hired and promoted, the challenges they had to overcome, and provide tips for success.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Andrew Leibs, blind athlete and author of "The Encyclopedia of Sports and Recreation for People with Visual Impairments", shares insights on the benefits of these activities and how to get started in this ever-widening world of sports and recreation.

Hear from students who have learned braille through Hadley as well as those who tried to learn braille on their own. Also, hear some other ideas of how braille can be used in your everyday life.

Join Seminars@Hadley as David DeNotaris, president of the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind and director of the PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation's Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services, as he interviews individuals who are successfully employed and have a visual impairment. Interviewees will share how they got hired and promoted, the challenges they had to overcome, and provide tips for success.

This seminar will explore the causes of low vision as well as its effects on the increasing number of people who experience a decline in being able to see well. We will talk about who becomes low vision and why. Also, there will be a discussion of practical skills that can be learned to overcome the daily difficulties and frustrations.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley instructors Patti Jacobson and Sharon Howerton, joined by Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Polly Abbott from Second Sense in Chicago, respond to your questions and share their further thoughts on the many topics covered in Ladies Lounge 1 and 2 (dressing with confidence, clothing care and organization, make-up and more).

Join Seminars Hadley as Ed Haines, Hadley instructor, reveals an insider's look at the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) process relating to transition students.