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Executive Director, OrCam Regional Sales Directors Meet Face-to-Face in Maryland

At OrCam’s invitation, BVA Executive Director Donald D. Overton, Jr. met and led a discussion this week with members of the company’s U.S. sales team from throughout the country at their semi-annual training session (see accompanying photo).  The meeting, held in Annapolis, Maryland, just 45 minutes from BVA National Headquarters, offered the OrCam team a general orientation about BVA—the organization’s history and relationship to the Department of Veterans Affairs, its recent partnership with OrCam, current […]

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Schoelerman, Burns Relate Vietnam Wall Tactile Experience on Podcast

Gary Schoelerman and Joe Burns of the Louisiana/Mississippi Regional Group, were recently interviewed for an award-winning local radio program and podcast entitled The Tactile Traveler that began airing on Apple Podcasts on August 1 and will eventually be broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR) and other outlets and platforms.  The subject of the podcast was “Visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall” during which both veterans recounted their tactile experiences and the emotions they evoked at […]

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VetTech to Host OrCam in Final Pre-Convention Weekly Wednesday Webinar

Join BVA’s VetTech Team as session participants welcome OrCam’s National Sales Director Michelle Mendez and a representation of her coast-to-coast team of regional sales managers. Thanks to the skills and capabilities of these managers based throughout the country, individuals with sight loss can leverage the strengths of the MyEye Pro and MyEye Read as they attend in-person training sessions and experience courteous troubleshooting responses.  Do not miss this VetTech session! Participants will receive: An overview […]

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Senators Act on BVA Legislative Initiative to Improve VA Accessibility

Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), responding to BVA’s call for equal access for all veterans to programs, services, and information at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), have introduced and cosponsored S. 2516, The Veterans Accessibility Act of 2023. BVA Executive Director Donald D. Overton, Jr. praised the bipartisan proposed legislation, at the same time affirming that veterans who have already sacrificed their sight […]

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Senators Act on Critical Need for Improved Accessibility to VA Resources

Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), responding to BVA’s call for equal access for all veterans to programs, services, and information at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), have introduced and cosponsored S. 2516, The Veterans Accessibility Act of 2023. BVA Executive Director Donald D. Overton, Jr. praised the bipartisan proposed legislation, at the same time affirming that veterans who have already sacrificed their sight […]

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VETTECH REMINDER FOR THIS WEEK’S SESSIONS: NEW OPPORTUNITIES VIA WAYAROUND, DOT, INC.

BVA 78th National Convention sponsor WayAround will present a tag-and-scan device while Dot, Inc. will describe the revolutionary DotPad’s capability for communication through touch. Don’t forget to join the Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech Team via Zoom for a unique double dose of technology tomorrow (Wednesday, August 2) at both 2:00pm and 7:00pm Eastern Time. The Team’s Weekly Wednesday Webinar will welcome representatives from WayAround at 2:00 and a leadership team from Dot, Inc. at 7:00. […]

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BVA Ambassadors Prepare to Serve Fellow Veterans

BVA Ambassadors are the key liaisons between veterans with sight loss and the organization’s Veterans Service Program. They serve in key roles in the dissemination of valuable benefits information and crucial advocacy tips to help make the most of VA benefits for blinded veterans, including access to Visual Impairment Services Teams, Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialists, Vision Impairment Services in Outpatient Rehabilitation programs, Vision Impairment Centers to Optimize Remaining Sight programs, and residential Blind Rehabilitation Centers.  […]

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Heartland Regional Group Perseveres with Flag Donations

On October 14, BVA Happenings announced a Braille Flag presentation scheduled for later that day by the Heartland Regional Group at the Junction City, Kansas, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, part of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System. The event came off without a hitch as Heartland Regional Group President Jeanie Murphy coordinated the presentation with Visual Impairment Services Team Coordinator Dawn Clouse. Also participating in the ceremony were Robert Murphy, national vice president of the […]

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Upcoming VetTech Session to Highlight MyEye Pro

If you are interested in learning more about the latest trends in Assistive Technology, or if you have a question about a device you have received from the Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Service, BVA’s VetTech sessions are meant for you! BVA is pleased to again announce our VetTech program recently inaugurated in early October.  The program offers participants the opportunity to learn about the latest in AT available from developers and manufacturers themselves, […]

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VetTech Ushers in November with Focus on OrCam MyEye Pro  

VetTech kicks off its November weekly series featuring the MyEye Pro by OrCam Join the Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech Team this Wednesday, November 2, at 2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. The highlight of next week’s session will be an OrCam demonstration of the MyEye Pro, which leverages OrCam’s award-winning Artificial Intelligence (AI) Smart Reading technologies to recognize text, objects, people, and much more. We will see that the hands-free voice commands increase the user’s freedom to […]