Join BVA’s VetTech team this Wednesday, March 20, at 2:00pm Eastern Time, for our Weekly Wednesday Webinar. We will welcome Jared Prisbrey, Vice President for Business Development at Honor Alert. Liberty Service, the Honor Alert Mobile Medical Alert System, provides emergency support services that are available 24/7 through VA at no cost. There are no requirements to have either a landline or mobile telephone.  On Thursday, March 21, also at 2:00pm Eastern Time, join VetTech […]

Join BVA’s VetTech team this Wednesday, March 6, at 2:00pm Eastern Time, for our Weekly Wednesday Webinar as we welcome Michelle Mendez, National Sales Director with OrCam. Michelle will elaborate on the power of the MyEye Pro and MyEye Read to help users recognize the world around them. Thanks to OrCam’s cutting-edge A.I., the MyEye Pro and the MyEye Read possess impressive Optical Character Recognition (OCR) accuracy and responsiveness. This means that an individual’s information […]

Join BVA’s VetTech team this Wednesday, February 28, at 2:00pm Eastern Time, for our Weekly Wednesday Webinar. We will welcome Debra Erickson, Executive Chef and Founder of The Blind Kitchen, where adaptive tools, helpful strategies, and specialized knowledge are provided to people who have experienced sight loss but who still wish to cook safely, confidently, and independently. Debra will build on this past week’s WayAround presentation by exploring the basics of the kitchen and its […]

Join BVA’s VetTech team this Wednesday, February 21, at 2:00pm Eastern Time, for our Weekly Wednesday Webinar as we welcome WayAround Chief Operating Officer Jessica Hipp and Director of Business Development Neva Fairchild. The two will offer an overview of WayAround and an explanation of its benefits in the kitchen in instilling greater confidence and facilitating independence in those who have experienced sight loss.  To enter the Weekly Wednesday Webinar using the same longstanding Zoom meeting […]

Join BVA’s VetTech team this Wednesday, February 14, at 2:00pm Eastern Time, for our Weekly Wednesday Webinar as we welcome Liz Whitaker, Product Manager for User Education and Outreach with Vispero. Liz will be accompanied by James Bailey, Vispero’s Sales Director for the Southeast Area. Together, Liz and James will discuss Vispero’s wide variety of desktop magnifiers, ranging from the Onyx and Ruby to Freedom Scientific’s ZoomText and Open Book.  This week’s VetTech Talk, scheduled […]

Join BVA’s VetTech team on Wednesday, January 31, at 2:00pm Eastern Time, for our Weekly Wednesday Webinar as we welcome Mergel Takam, Director of Market Development for Dot, Inc. The discussion will center on the Dot Pad and Canvas, the first refreshable tactile display that features limitless possibilities.  Users of the Dot Pad can feel, for the first time ever, their handwriting, sketches, signatures, and much more. Dot can convert any input on the connected […]

Join BVA’s VetTech Team on Wednesday, January 17, at 2:00pm Eastern Time for a Weekly Wednesday Webinar welcoming Steven Shaw, co-founder and CEO of Slinger, as he discusses the multi-functional Slinger Smartphone accessory.  The Slinger device combines a lanyard with a wallet and kickstand. As a veteran-owned small business, Slinger is devoted to supporting veterans through Operation Slinger, an initiative that will provide Slingers to individual veterans. In addition, join VetTech Talk on Thursday, January […]

Join BVA’s VetTech Team on Wednesday, January 10, at 2:00pm Eastern as we welcome Liz Whitaker, Product Manager for User Education and Outreach at Vispero. In this Weekly Wednesday Webinar Liz will offer ten tips to those transitioning to Gmail Standard View with Freedom Scientific products JAWS and Fusion. Join VetTech Talk as well on Thursday, January 11, also at 2:00pm Eastern Time. The session will leverage and assimilate the collective knowledge and expertise of […]

Join BVA’s VetTech team on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, as we welcome Michelle Mendez, National Sales Director for OrCam. Michelle will present the company’s newest feature, “What’s in Front of Me.” The feature has been designed for OrCams’s MyEye Pro, which enables individuals to recognize objects and subsequently ask OrCam for additional information about the objects.  “What’s in Front of Me” requires that the MyEye Pro be connected to the internet to receive the update […]

BVA’s regional group chaplains, either elected or appointed, are invited to attend an hour-long meeting via Zoom on Thursday, December 14, at 11:00am Eastern Time under the direction of National Chaplain Kennith Harvey and National President Paul Mimms.  Those present in the virtual meeting will discuss how BVA members can reach out to their fellow veterans, especially during the holiday season. They will also draw on previous discussions regarding spiritual outreach and the means for […]