This past week, BVA’s VetTech team treated webinar participants to an informative session presented by Florida Vision Technology’s Lesa Kreschmer and Jose Cintron. The two provided an overview of the Envision glasses, the new Hable One, and other low vision devices. The focus of VetTech this coming Wednesday, January 25, at 2:00pm Eastern Time will include both a presentation as well as a question- and-answer period on Eschenbach Optik of America’s magnifiers, lighting solutions, and […]

A partnership between VA and Prudential Financial, Outreach, Transition, and Economic Development (OTED) is offering a virtual “Wellness Wednesday Financial Education” series to transitioning service members, veterans, spouses, other family members, and caregivers. The series consists of two programs: first, a wealth of financial literacy information and resources on an online website portal, and second, educational sessions on the third Wednesday of every month that focus on topics such as purchasing a home, paying for […]

A certificate that enables special features when completing forms in Adobe Reader expires this month. VA staff, Veterans Service Organizations, and veterans themselves rely on Adobe forms to work and apply for benefits. VA’s Office of Information and Technology is working on replacing certificates and asks that users download a fresh version of a PDF form directly from the appropriate VA webpage rather than using an older version saved locally on a computer or network […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Women Veterans has released a heartfelt, emotional documentary in partnership with the Million Veteran Program to motivate veterans, especially women veterans, to join its research program studying how genes, lifestyle, military experiences, and exposures can affect veteran health and wellness. The documentary features former Director of Michigan Veterans Affairs Zaneta Adams as she shares her journey of hope and resilience after a debilitating service-related injury and her […]

BVA’s Kathern F. Gruber scholarship program will award five $2,000 tuition scholarships to spouses, dependent children, and grandchildren of blind and low vision veterans for the upcoming year beginning in the fall. Named for an early pioneer in the field of blind rehabilitation and a friend of BVA for over four decades, the Gruber awards are merit-based through an application process and a committee that evaluates the candidates. For more information about the program and […]

BVA’s VetTech team treated attendees this past week to a session dedicated to the techniques of web navigation through place markers. The focus of VetTech this coming Wednesday, January 18, at 2:00pm Eastern Time will be three-fold: the Envision Smart AI glasses, the HableOne Controller, and the video magnifiers on which the company trains veterans with sight loss. The HableOne, introduced just six months ago, is a remote-control device currently revolutionizing smartphone and tablet usage […]

Following a brief holiday hiatus, BVA’s VetTech team returned this past week with a session dedicated to recognizing products using the OrCam MyEye Pro and OrCam Read. The focus this coming Wednesday, January 11, at 2:00pm Eastern Time will be the simplification of web navigation through place markers. Liz Whitaker, Vispero’s Product Manager, User Education and Outreach, will first explain what place markers are. She will then explore how to create or locate place markers […]

Veterans eligible to purchase additional Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) coverage will see an increase in the maximum of such coverage beginning March 1, 2023. The increase, the first since 2005, was made possible by passage of S. 2794, the Supporting Families of the Fallen Act, on October 17. Individuals under 60 years of age with $400,000 in coverage will be able to purchase more coverage in $25,000 increments up to the new $500,000 limit. […]

A partnership between VA and Prudential Financial, Outreach, Transition and Economic Development (OTED) is offering a virtual “Wellness Wednesday Financial Education” series to transitioning service members, veterans, spouses, other family members, and caregivers. The series consists of two programs: first, a wealth of financial literacy information and resources on an online website portal, and second, educational sessions on the third Wednesday of every month that focus on topics such as purchasing a home, paying for […]

Bestwork Industries for the Blind located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is seeking to hire veterans who are blind or visually impaired. Bestwork Industries was founded in 1981 by Vincenzo James “Jim” Varsaci, a BVA founding member present at the organization’s first meeting at Avon Old Farms Army Convalescent Hospital on March 28, 1945, while he recuperated from combat injuries during World War II. Bestwork is now the largest employer in the state of New […]