BVA Vet Tech Launches with a Spotlight on the OrCam Read, the new way to read! Join the Blinded Veterans Association’s Vet Tech Team this Wednesday, October 5, at 2:00pm Eastern Time. We will welcome Michelle Mendez, OrCam’s National Director of Sales, who will explain the many ways you can use the OrCam Read’s award-winning Artificial Intelligence technology to read printed or digital text anytime, anywhere. Specifically, the session will teach:     • Basic highlights

Veterans from across the United States will gather in Washington, DC, next week, August 22-26, for the 77th National Convention of the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA), a congressionally chartered Veterans Service Organization dedicated exclusively to supporting veterans and their families coping with sight loss. Leaders and members of the organization serve as ambassadors and mentors to their fellow veterans. The annual convention, held this year at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill with some

Attention BVA 77th National Convention Attendees! We greet you from sunny and very warm Washington, DC, as we anticipate the organization’s upcoming 77th National Convention at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. In anticipation of the opening of this historic gathering, now just 14 days away, we call your attention to the convention schedule now posted on the BVA website here. The links to both a Word and a PDF document are located at

The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) has released a statement lauding the U.S. AbilityOne Commission’s final rule issued last week that prohibits payment of subminimum wages on contracts within the AbilityOne Program. Under the rule, individuals who are blind or have significant disabilities and who work on AbilityOne contracts will earn at least the federal minimum wage, the applicable local or state minimum wage, or the applicable prevailing wage – whichever is highest. “This final rule