Join BVA’s VetTech Team this Wednesday, June 28, at 2:00pm Eastern Time as the Weekly Wednesday Webinar highlights the importance of the goals around which VA Blind Rehabilitation Service (BRS) determines its prosthetic training and issuance requests. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timebound.

Knowing how to convey a SMART goal increases the likelihood of a successful conclusion to a request. It is the key to the acquisition of a solution that will assist with recognition-related tasks. 

Do not miss this VetTech session! Participants will be provided with: 

• An overview of the VA BRS justification process.
• Perspectives on how to develop SMART goals.
• A review of popular recognition devices and mobile applications, including information on the creation of goals for each.
• A demonstration of popular recognition devices and apps. 

In a more informal setting and exchange than the Weekly Wednesday Webinars, join VetTech Talk on Thursday, June 29, at the same 2:00pm Eastern Time timeslot using the identical Zoom link to continue recent conversations about PDFs. Specifically, attendees will go over options for reviewing and filling out PDFs on a MacOS. 

This past week, with a Wednesday presentation delivered by Henry Johns, Chief Innovator and Founder of Digital FOV, LLC, and blinded veteran Chuck Smith, an avid hunter prior to losing his sight, participants received an overview and testimonial regarding an adaptive rifle scope clip-on, the Digital Crosshairs 1000SA, which allows individuals with a wide range of disabilities to independently engage in hunting and other sports, often after years of assuming that such experiences were no longer possible. They also learned how to secure the Digital Crosshairs 1000SA through VA BRS. The Thursday VetTech Talk session reviewed the session with Henry and Chuck and discussed other outdoor solutions to the challenges and problems created by sight loss.  

All VetTech webinars and talk sessions are currently open to everyone—blind and low vision veterans and nonveterans, family members, caregivers, blind rehabilitation specialists, and all other parties interested in assistive, adaptive, and accessible technology that can result in greater independence. Membership in BVA or attendance at previous sessions is not a pre-requisite to join VetTech or VetTech Talk sessions. 

Did you miss the most recent session due to a conflicting commitment? No problem! VetTech is now available as a podcast on major platforms. Interested parties can listen on demand to missed Weekly Wednesday Webinars as well as original content published solely on the podcast by asking their Smart speaker, Siri or Alexa, to “play the latest episode of the Blinded Veterans Association VetTech Podcast.” They can also follow the channel via Apple Podcast, Google Play, and Amazon Music.  

To enter both of the upcoming Wednesday and Thursday sessions using the same Zoom meeting credentials and link, click here. For additional information on the Wednesday sessions or VetTech Talk, click here.