Latest Seminars@Hadley

LinkedIn is the most popular professional networking site. LinkedIn helps people to stay in touch with business partners, develop new business contacts, look for jobs and participate in online discussions. In Part 1, Director of the Hadley School for the Blind''s Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship Tom Babinszki will present information on getting started with LinkedIn and cover all aspects of setting up a LinkedIn profile. He will also discuss ways to have your profile stand out from the crowd.

With holiday preparations well underway, can you smell cookies baking in the kitchen? Maybe you are making gift bundles for special friends and neighbors, or your coworkers have a cookie exchange. Cookies are fun to make and come in what seems like an endless variety of shapes and flavors. Join Seminars@Hadley as the baking duo Patti Jacobson and Linn Sorge, Hadley instructors, talk everything cookies. Bring your questions and tips and join the discussion.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley Instructor Amy Salmon presents Part 2 of the series on Preparing and Presenting Powerful PowerPoint Presentations for Blind Users. This seminar focuses on strategies and tools for using advanced features in PowerPoint, ensuring the accessibility of your PowerPoint presentation and for improving your PowerPoint presentation skills.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 can be a powerful tool for designing and delivering presentations; but as a presenter who is visually impaired, have you passed over using it because of difficulty navigating the process? If so, then this presentation is for you and for all those who want to spruce up their presentations using PowerPoint. Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley Instructor Amy Salmon presents Part 1 of the PowerPoint for Blind Presenters series: Preparing Powerful Presentations.

Do you have a family member who is blind or new to vision loss? Have you found yourself putting aside your own feelings and needs to focus on helping your family member in the adjustment process? Join Seminars@Hadley as Rev. James W. Warnke, LCSW, talks about supporting yourself and your family members in the adjustment process.

Join Seminars@Hadley as WBU CEO Dr. Penny Hartin and WBU President Maryanne Diamond discuss current initiatives within these priority areas and issues of relevance to blind and partially sighted persons globally.

The Hadley School for the Blind's Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship presents a Business Roundtable featuring Urban Miyares, president of the Disabled Businesspersons Association.

The Hadley School for the Blind's Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship presents a Business Roundtable featuring Urban Miyares, president of the Disabled Businesspersons Association.

The Hadley School for the Blind's Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship presents a Business Roundtable featuring Urban Miyares, president of the Disabled Businesspersons Association.

Cortical visual impairment (CVI) is a complex neurological disorder wherein the eyes and optic nerves appear healthy but the part of the brain that interprets visual signals is not working properly. It is a brain condition, not an eye condition. Join Seminars@Hadley as Dr. Kia Eldred talks about CVI, including information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis and current thought about treatment and intervention.