Seminars@Hadley - Low Vision

Join Seminars@Hadley as support group expert Polly Abbott, CVRT, OMS, Director of Rehabilitation Services at Second Sense, and Ed Haines, Hadley Instructor, discuss the elements that make up a successful group. In this first session of a two-part series, aspiring support group leaders will learn about what questions to ask before beginning and marketing the group, assessing membership needs and ensuring their group is off to a great start.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Mary Ellen Keith, COTA, CDRS discusses the qualities and abilities that make a good bioptic driving candidate. You'll learn about the evaluation process, the optical devices and the training that enable some individuals with low vision to remain behind the wheel.

Join Low Vision Focus @ Hadley as Anne Cowles, MPH, describes "Balancing Act," an initiative devised to be a tool for fall prevention. Ms. Cowles is the fitness director with the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine's U-ExCEL (Exercise and Conditioning for Easier Living) program, and has worked to develop comprehensive fall prevention training that is not only directed at the general population, but is designed to be accessible to those with low vision.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Dr. Linda Fugate, EdD, Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist, provides concrete suggestions for communicating your symptoms and experience. Dr. Fugate will provide tools to identify functional implications, how to talk about needing help and how to describe your diagnosis to family and community.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley Instructor Ian Shadrick shares insights of using Facebook effectively as a screen magnifier user. This 60 minute seminar will be moderated by Ed Haines, instructor and member of our Seminars@Hadley team.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley Instructor Ian Shadrick shares insights of using Facebook effectively as a screen reader user. This 60 minute seminar will be moderated by Ed Haines, instructor and member of our Seminars@Hadley team.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Cathy Gettel, from Ai Squared, provides an overview of the ZoomText Magnifier/Reader. Cathy will cover the User Interface by discussing the tabs and icons. Emphasis will be placed on the various ways to accomplish any task using menus, hotkeys and icons. Delving further into the product, we will find ways in which ZoomText can enhance a user's productivity. The seminar will finish up by touching on installation, activation and licensing.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Nancy Parkin-Bashizi, vision rehabilitation therapist and orientation and mobility specialist, provides an overview of the eccentric viewing technique.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley instructor Ian Shadrick shares his insights on using Twitter effectively as a person with low vision.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Dr. Cynthia Heard, doctor of optometry, talks about diabetes and the progressive effect it can have on vision.