Seven members of the Richmond Chapter of BVA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Group joined forces with the American Council of the Blind of Virginia (ACBVA) on January 22 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. The purpose of the pre-planned event was to actively, and in person, voice support at the state level for a variety of bills that could affect blind and low vision veterans who reside in the “Commonwealth” (State) of Virginia. Members of the

“A Life at Sea and Still Moving Forward: Jim Rush’s Navy Service, Blind Rehab, and 99 Years of Perspective” is the subject of the newest episode of BVA’s monthly podcast Visions of BVA. The program will go live this Sunday, February 1, at 3:00am Eastern Time. In this powerful and heartfelt episode of Visions of BVA, host Steve Baskis sits with Jim Rush, a 99-year-old U.S. Navy veteran whose life spans World War II, the

Cheri Owen, Air Force veteran, President of the Southern California Regional Group, and a blind student in the California State University system (Long Beach campus) in the field of Studio Arts, has been awarded the Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students. Schoettler was a successful business professional who lost his sight during the last year of his life. Through his financial support stemming from a desire to give visually impaired students a helping

Mid-Atlantic Regional Group member Craig Fitzpatrick has published Finding the Puck: Leadership Lessons from My Journey Through Blind Hockey. The hard-cover title of this part inspirational memoir, part leadership parable, will be released on February 3. A Kindle edition will also be available. Both can now be purchased by pre-order. The book traces Craig’s experience of losing his eyesight but then finding himself once again at age 37 when he improbably laced up a pair