Training & Events: Blindness and Vision Impairment
Trainings
- What does the ADA mean to you and your Consumers? (PDF) | RTF
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm - Decorating Living Spaces for Individuals with Blindness or Low Vision (PDF) | RTF
Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm - “Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference
March 10, 2010, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
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Contact: Lisa.DiBonaventura@state.ma.us
Free Online Courses:
- Bridging the Gap: Best Practices for Instructing Adults Who Are Visually Impaired and Have Low Literacy Skills
American Foundation for the Blind - Free, online academic and enrichment courses for individuals, 14 and older, who are blind or visually impaired
Hadley School for the Blind - Free online courses for Families of individuals with blindness or low vision
Hadley School for the Blind - Living Better at Home: Let’s Cook Together
Lighthouse International - Living Better at Home: The User-Friendly Kitchen
Lighthouse International
Online Courses for fee (under $150)
- Changing the Environment / Control of Light
Lighthouse International - Eye Conditions
CVI Damage to the Brain-A Common Cause of Visual Impairment in Children
AER - Functional Vision and Vision Impairment
Lighthouse International - Home Safety Assessment for Clients with Low Vision
The Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center - Prematurity, ROP and Cortical Visual Impairment
AER - Professional Development courses related to understanding low vision and blindness
Hadley School for the Blind
For more information on this page, please contact:
Lisa DiBonaventura, M.A., COMS
Email: Lisa.DiBonaventura@state.ma.us
Please note: By posting these Web links, it is not our intention to endorse or recommend the sites. These sites are being offered only as informational resources.
This information is provided by the Department of Developmental Services.