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National Chaplain, Regional Group Chaplains to Address Outreach

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 […]

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Vispero to Visit VetTech Webinar, Will Discuss Freedom Scientific Product Updates

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 […]

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VetTech to Highlight Boundless Assistive Technology

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 […]

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Post-Thanksgiving VetTech Sessions to Scrutinize Revolutionary Smart Cane

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 […]

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VetTech to Introduce Game-Changing Updates to Important Software Programs

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 […]

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OrCam to Announce New Product Developments at Next Week’s VetTech

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 […]

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VetTech leverages Be My Eyes’ volunteers and AI to explore our worlds

Listen along during  this Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech episode as we learn from 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. Mike discusses how to download and start a call with a volunteer, use A.I. to describe pictures, and provided […]

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Next Week’s VetTech Sessions: Be My Eyes—See the World Together

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 […]

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VetTech learns how to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs websites and apps through the Veteran Usability Project

Listen along during  this Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech episode as we learn from Brian Moon, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Perigean Technologies. Brian will explain the company’s role in spearheading the Veterans Usability Project, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research initiative to understand how veterans and caregivers interact with VA websites and mobile applications.  The results of the Veterans Usability Project will directly affect how VA will, moving forward, develop and update its […]

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Application Process Continues for Winter Sports Clinic 2024

Please act as soon as possible to participate in the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic scheduled for April 1-7, 2024, in Snowmass, Colorado!  The world-class event, co-hosted by VA and Disabled American Veterans, is also supported by a host of private sector sponsors. Registration includes lodging, meals, and a variety of sports and recreation activities such as those enumerated below. Because a doctor must fill out a portion of the application and because demand […]