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 […]

Join the Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech team this Wednesday, December 13, at 2:00pm Eastern Time for a webinar that will welcome Vispero’s Liz Whitaker, Product Manager for User Education and Outreach. This webinar will enable participants to learn more about Freedom Scientific’s impressive range of updated solutions for blind and low vision individuals.  These new solutions include: Adaptive Software: JAWS and Fusion Low Vision Devices: Ruby and Onyx On Thursday, December 14, beginning also at […]

Join the Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech team this Wednesday, December 6, at 2:00pm Eastern Time as we welcome Donny Osborn and Dennis Moulton, Sales and Marketing Managers for Boundless Assistive Technology, to the Weekly Wednesday Webinar. The Assistive Technology (AT) industry and its products have transformational experience potential, which is why many Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Blind Rehabilitation Service (BRS) programs rely on Boundless to acquire AT for blind and low vision veterans.  The […]

Both BVA VetTech sessions next week, the Weekly Wednesday Webinar that would normally fall on November 22 and the subsequent Thursday VetTech Talk, will be suspended for the Thanksgiving holiday. Instead, look forward for a little longer to the virtual meeting on Wednesday, November 29, at 2:00pm Eastern Time to welcome the team from WeWalk, a revolutionary Smart cane that detects above-ground obstacles with ultrasound while still retaining standard white cane ground feedback.  WeWalk recently […]

Join BVA’s VetTech Team on Wednesday, November 8, at 2:00pm as we welcome Vispero’s Liz Whitaker to the Weekly Wednesday Webinar. Liz is Vispero’s Product Manager for User Education and Outreach. She will explore recent innovations to JAWS, Fusion, and ZoomText 2024 that naturally result in increased user friendliness and greater productivity. Key features include Face in View, the Early Adopter Program, and new views to quickly access text and content on the screen. In […]

Join BVA’s VetTech Team on Wednesday, November 1, at 2:00pm as we welcome Michelle Mendez to the Weekly Wednesday Webinar. Michelle, National Sales Director for OrCam, will present information about exciting updates to the company’s products. If you have been enjoying object recognition technology with other mobile applications and solutions, you will not want to miss the breaking news Michelle will share with webinar participants. In a more informal setting and discussion format than the […]

Join BVA’s VetTech Team on Wednesday, October 25, at 2:00pm Eastern Time as the upcoming Weekly Wednesday Webinar features Mike Buckley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Be My Eyes. Mike will explain this service, free of charge, that connects the blind and low vision with sighted volunteers and company representatives for the purpose of visual assistance through a live video call.  During the webinar next week, Mike will add the important footnotes to successful […]