The annual Vendor Training Conference is being held August 8-10 in Savannah, Ga.  The Georgia Rehabilitation Association is a membership organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities through education and advocacy. GRA is the #1 state chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association. GRA is a professional membership organization comprised of rehabilitation professionals in the public and private sector.

Vifga will be attending!  Stop by our table and say hello.

Vifga is providing the bags for the attendees.

Join us at the Senior Extravaganza sponsored by Cherokee Triad S.A.L.T. (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together).  Admission is free and there will be many opportunities to gather information that centers on seniors living an independent life!  We hope to see you there!

 

Magnifiers.com is hosting an upcoming ORCAM Demo Day at the Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision! Come join the Adjustment to Blindness and Peer Support Group   on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 11:00 AM to see the OrCam MyEye and MyEye II and discover how it reads text, recognizes faces and identifies products. After the meeting, you are invited to try out the Orcam for yourself. Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision 1141 Cornell Ave. Savannah, GA 31406 Tele: 912-236-4473 The OrCam MyEye is the world’s most advanced wearable assistive device, utilizing breakthrough artificial vision technology to empower people with vision or reading disabilities.

 

Mark Your Calendars! March 8-9th

 

Join Us for this Information-Packed 2-Day

Georgia AER 2018 Conference co-hosted by AMAC Accessibility at Georgia Tech

March 8th and 9th

(Register Before Jan. 31st and Save $35.00)

12 CEU’s Available to CRC’s, COMS, CLVT, CVRT and CATIS

(Includes Lunch and Beverages Both Days, and Free Parking)

For more information, and to register, visit: www.gaaer.org

(if you require assistance completing the registration, please reach out to Georgia AER at: technicalsupport@gaaer.org

Where: AMAC Accessibility 512 Means St NW Atlanta, GA 30318

When: Thursday and Friday, March 8th and 9th from 9am to 4pm

For hotel accommodations near conference, visit: Hotel Accommodations

Topics for Both Days Include: 

Day 1 (Thursday, March 8th)

• Interactive Panel Presentation by More Than a Dozen Organizations Across Georgia

• • addressing all stages of development and transition: babies, children, adults and seniors

• Panel Presentation from Consumers and Trainers on Head-Borne Solutions including Aira, NUEyes and OrCam

• • presenters providing first-hand experience and training solutions

• Strategies and Tips for Selecting the Right AT Solutions for Your Students and Clients

• • includes identifying the problem, considering current skill level, understanding unique visual and learning needs, awareness of AT solutions and considerations, and building a toolkit

• Optional: Networking Event for Conference Attendees Thursday Night: Dinner & Drinks at RiRa Irish Pub

Day 2 (Friday, March 9th) 

• Flexing O&M Skills: Modified Methods for Teaching O&M Skills to Low Functioning and Young Students
• Strategies & Tips for Conducting a Functional Vision Evaluation and Learning/Reading Media Assessment (FELRM)
• GVRA Presentation on Transitional Services and Changes within the Workforce Innovations & Opportunities Act
• The Latest in the iPhone 10, Apple Watch and Other AT Solutions & Services (includes AMAC tour highlighting audio description services and advancements, accessible document creation and AT demonstrations)
• Recreation & Leisure Opportunities Across the State and Why It’s Important

• • presenters will be including additional services and resources

The GA AER Conference is March 8 and 9, 2017

 

 We are having our statewide conference on Thursday and Friday March 8^th and 9^th at AMAC at Georgia Tech.

Our beginning session will be a panel of representatives from providers serving Georgia’s visually impaired.  It will include services from infancy to retirement. Here’s the call for presenters:

“Georgia AER’s Spring 2018 Conference is expanding to a 2-day Conference! We are excited to offer an array of presentation topics and we need your expertise! We are looking for any and all topics related to low vision, blindness, and deaf-blindness. Please fill out all areas of this form.  If your presentation is accepted, Georgia AER will offer a FREE full-day attendance to presenter(s) for the day they will be presenting. ”

DEADLINE: November 15, 2017

The link to call for proposals to present is:  Call for Proposals