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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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Baton Rouge To Host Braille Flag Dedication

The State of Louisiana’s Department of Veterans Affairs will kick off Veterans Day week with the dedication of a Braille Flag in the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park in Baton Rouge next Wednesday, November 2, at 10am, Secretary Joey Strickland, COL (US Army, Ret.) announced earlier today.             The flag was donated by the BVA’s Louisiana/Mississippi Regional Group. As always, representatives of the regional group will be on hand for the dedication. The Military Order of the […]

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BVA Vet Tech Presents OrCam Read

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 […]