Join BVA’s VetTech Team this Wednesday, October 4, at 2:00pm Eastern Time as the Weekly Wednesday Webinar welcomes Marc Arneson, Director of Community at Hadley. Marc will focus on Hadley’s current vision resources. For more than a hundred years, Hadley has created personalized learning opportunities that empower adults with legal blindness or low vision to thrive—at home, at work, and within the local communities and interest groups to which they belong. Hadley’s unique success has resulted through effective self-paced online workshops, podcasts, and peer communities.

Do not miss this VetTech session! Participants will receive:

• An overview of Hadley.
• Information about available educational programs and opportunities.
• Instructions on how to connect with Hadley.

In a more informal setting and discussion format than the webinar, VetTech Talk is held every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern Time. The sessions generally consist of a recap, review, and additional discussion of the previous day’s webinar. This Thursday’s session (October 5) of VetTech Talk will follow the typical format: A review of the Hadley topics covered on Wednesday followed by additional discussion on the changes and updates that have resulted from the release of iOS 17.

Are you not a BVA member? No problem! 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 the VetTech webinars or VetTech Talk sessions.

Did you miss the most recent virtual sessions for some reason? 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.

The VetTech Weekly Wednesday Webinar this past week focused on the Dutch innovation Hable One, an external keyboard that simplifies Smartphone or tablet use for individuals with sight loss through its intuitive commands, making navigation essentially effortless for the user. Hable One co-founder Freek van Welsenis provided background information on the product, including how and why it was developed, along with basic functions. Jose Cintron of Florida Vision Technology, a distributor of the Hable One, described the device from the perspective of a blind person, offering additional details and demonstrating several of its most important functions.

To enter next week’s VetTech sessions using the customary Zoom meeting credentials and link, click here. For additional information about the VetTech initiative following a year of experimentation and growth, click here.