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VetTech Ushers in November with Focus on OrCam MyEye Pro  

VetTech kicks off its November weekly series featuring the MyEye Pro by OrCam Join the Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech Team this Wednesday, November 2, at 2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. The highlight of next week’s session will be an OrCam demonstration of the MyEye Pro, which leverages OrCam’s award-winning Artificial Intelligence (AI) Smart Reading technologies to recognize text, objects, people, and much more. We will see that the hands-free voice commands increase the user’s freedom to […]

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Help VA Improve Your Digital Experience

Teams at VA want to make it easier for you—veterans, family members of veterans, and caregivers of veterans—to explore, apply for, manage, and track VA benefits. They are seeking feedback from users about improvements they are making to VA websites, mobile applications, and other digital tools, all in an effort to ensure that these services are usable and relevant. Perigean Technologies is recruiting individuals who use screen readers such as JAWS for compensated studies now! […]

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Upcoming VetTech Session To Highlight iOS 16, VA App

Are you interested in learning more about the latest trends in Assistive Technology (AT) or do you have a question about a device you received from the Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Service? BVA is proud to again announce our VetTech program. The program offers participants the chance to learn about the latest in AT available from developers and manufacturers themselves, or from members of our own supervised team. This occurs through our VetTech […]

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October 26 Vet Tech Explores iOS Update, App

Vet Tech Launches Fourth October Session Spotlighting iOS 16 Favorites and VA’s Health and Benefits Mobile Application Join the Blinded Veterans Association’s Vet Tech Team this Wednesday, October 26, at 2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. Together, we will explore our favorite iOS 16 features and then discuss the VA Health and Benefits mobile application. The advent of iOS 16 brought many positive updates and changes to iOS devices: people detection, door detection, navigational gestures while typing, […]

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October 19 Vet Tech Features Eschenbach

Vet Tech Launches Third October Session Spotlighting Optical and Electronic Vision Aids Join the Blinded Veterans Association’s Vet Tech Team this Wednesday, October 19, at 2:00pm Eastern Time. We will welcome Timothy Gels, Director of Marketing at Eschenbach Optik of America, as he presents the company’s innovative and high-quality magnification and vision-enhancing devices for veterans with sight loss. The award-winning array of devices can enhance independence, productivity, and quality of life. In this session, participants […]

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BVA Vet Tech Presents Vispero

Vet Tech Launches Second October Session SpotlightingVispero’s ZoomText, Fusion, and JAWS Join the Blinded Veterans Association’s Vet Tech Team this Wednesday, October 12, at 2:00pm Eastern Time. We will welcome the Freedom Scientific Podcast Team of Rachel Buchanan, Director of User Education and Technical Support, and her colleague Liz Whitaker, for an overview of ZoomText, Fusion, and JAWS. The three software solutions enable any individual with vision loss to access a Windows computer through screen […]

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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 […]