Envision Conference - Low vision rehabilitation & research news

New Website Launching Soon!

This is the final post for the Envision Conference News, Typepad Blog. Envision is in the process of updating its education websites www.envisionconference.org and www.envisionuniveristy.org, with a go live launching of the new websites on March 22, 2016. For the latest information on news and events for Envision Conference 2016, please visit us in the future at www.envisionuniversity.org.

Envision Conference 2016 will take place September 7-10 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

Assistive Technology Continuing Education Workshop

December 11, 2015  7:30 am - 12:30 pm, Envision, Wichita, Kansas

Envision University is pleased to present a four hour continuing education workshop on assistive technology, featuring three courses:

• Making Technology Accessible for Low Vision Patients
• Oh the Places You'll Go with and iPad
• I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! A Basic Introduction to VoiceOver.

Guest speakers:

Laurie Hoffman, OD, FAAO,received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry in 2010 where she was a member of Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society and recipient of the prestigious Dean’s Award of Excellence. Dr. Hoffman completed a residency specializing in Geriatric Optometry and Low Vision Rehabilitation at the Birmingham Veterans Administration Medical Center and Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center. She is a Low Vision Optometrist practicing at an outpatient Low Vision Clinic for Metrolina Association for the Blind (MAB), a private non-profit organization serving the blind and visual impaired in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Hoffman is a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO), Board Certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO-BC), and is a member of the American Optometric Association Vision Rehabilitation Section.

Kerri Good, MA, CVRT, LRT/CTRS, received her Master of Art degree in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy from Western Michigan University.  She is a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) through the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP). Kerri currently works for Metrolina Association for the Blind (MAB), a private non-profit organization serving the blind and visual impaired in Charlotte, NC as a vision rehabilitation and assistive technology teacher. Prior to working for MAB, Kerri received her undergraduate degree in Therapeutic Recreation from Belmont Abbey College. She worked in the field of recreation therapy for 17 years and still holds her North Carolina State License and National Certification as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.

Accreditation is sponsored by Envision University and has been submitted for a total of 4 hours through, COPE, CPC, AOTA, ACVREP and JCAHPO.The cost for this 4 hour CE event is $40/person.  Register by December 4, 2015.

If you have any special needs, requests, or questions regarding the workshop or accessibility, please contact info@envisionuniversity.org.

Save the Date: Envision Conference 2016, September 7-10.

Envision Conference 2016 will take place September 7-10 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

Envision Conference 2015 Wrap Up

Thank you to everyone who made Envision Conference 2015 a great success! Here are a couple of post-conference reminders to make sure your experience was optimal.

Retrieving continuing education certificates: Login to your account on the Continuing Education page of the Envision Conference website with your name and badge number or registration number here.

Downloading session presentation handouts: Review the sessions & events page of the Envision Conference website. Many of the presentations have handouts and outlines available for download now. You will need your conference registration number in order to access the files.

Post-conference survey: If you attended Envision Conference 2015 as a sponsor, attendee or exhibitor, we thank you for your support and welcome your thoughts, suggestions and comments. If you didn't attend this year's conference, we want to know why as we want the Envision Conference to be your choice for low vision continuing education and research. Take the survey.

Save the Date: Envision Conference 2016, September 7-10.

Envision Conference 2016 will take place September 7-10 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

Envision at American Academy of Optometry

Join us this week we are at the American Academy of Optometry, Academy 2015 New Orleans. Be sure and stop by our booth 1127 in the exhibit hall and learn about the latest in low vision rehabilitation education and research, and Envision Conference 2016. 

Still time to take our Envision Conference 2015 Survey. We need your feedback!

Don't forget, our next live continuing education event, Assistive Technology Workshop, is December 11, 2015. Hope to see you there!

Envision Conference 2016 will take place September 7-10 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

Envision Conference Survey

Tell Us What You Think!

If you attended Envision Conference 2015 as a sponsor, attendee or exhibitor, we thank you for your support and welcome your thoughts, suggestions and comments. If you didn't attend this year's conference, we want to know why as we want the Envision Conference to be your choice for low vision continuing education and research.

Please take a moment to answer this short survey about your conference experience and expectations.  

If this survey is inaccessible to you, or if you would prefer to complete it by telephone, please call Michael Epp at 316-440-1515 to set up a time and date to complete it.

Take the Survey!

Envision Conference 2016 will take place September 7-10 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

Retrieving Your Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education Certificates

Thank you for attending Envision Conference 2015!

Evaluations must be completed for you to obtain credit and a certificate for each session, based on your documented attendance. To fill out evaluations login to your account on the Continuing Education page of the Envision Conference website with your name and badge number or registration number; or click here. Once all evaluations are complete, you will be able to print out your attendance certificates. All evaluations must be completed, by September 20, 2015.

Questions?

If you need to reach Envision Conference staff regarding your session attendance records and accessing your continuing education certificates, please contact us at info@envisionconference.org.

Envision Conference 2016 will take place September 7-10 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

Envision Conference 2015 - One week away!

Looking forward to Envision Conference 2015!

Join us as we celebrate our tenth anniversary of the premiere vision rehabilitation and research conference, in downtown Denver, Colorado.

Obtain the CEUs you need. More than 90 hours of clinical education and research sessions to choose from. Multidisciplinary tracks for everyone. Check out Sessions & Events online. Full conference registration includes conference sessions, plenary, breakfasts, lunches, exhibits, Thursday evening reception and a Friday night anniversary celebration event.

Don't miss the Research Proposal and Competition Workshop - Saturday September 12, 10:00 am-12 pm!

Envision Conference 2015 will take place September 9-12 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

Last Day to Register Online and Save!

Save on additional onsite registration fees and complete your registration online.  

Grand Hyatt Denver, Colorado - September 9-12, 2015

Obtain the CEUs you need. More than 90 hours of clinical education and research sessions to choose from. Multidisciplinary tracks for everyone. Check out Sessions & Events online. 

Full conference registration includes conference sessions, plenary, breakfasts, lunches, exhibits, Thursday evening reception and a Friday night anniversary celebration event.

Don't miss the Research Proposal and Competition Workshop - Saturday September 12, 10:00 am-12 pm!

Envision Conference 2015 will take place September 9-12 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

 

Still Time to Join us in Denver!

Don't miss the premier low vision rehabilitation and research conference!

Grand Hyatt Denver, Colorado - September 9-12, 2015

Highlights:

Crowding: Basic Research Findings, and Implications for Clinicians. Aaron Johnson, PhD. Magnification can compensate for some eccentricity-dependent sensitivity loss. Yet, when images are in a real world context (e.g., face in a crowd), there is a disruptive effect on target identification and discrimination, often referred to as Crowding. This talk will introduce the concept of Crowding, and highlight recent research findings.

 

 

Research: Enhancing Activities of Daily Living. Stacy Smallfield, OTD, OTR/L; Elliott  Morrice, MAc;Shannon Riley, PhDc;Aaron Johnson, PhD;Walter Wittich, PhD; Laura  Walker, PhD.Low vision clients frequently report having problems with reading, to the point where it is often the main cause of referral to visual rehabilitation. This research panel group will discuss findings from several different research activities to enhance the daily lives of people with low vision.

 

 

Research Keynote:Scientifically Valid and Clinically Meaningful Measures of the Effectiveness of Low Vision Rehabilitation.Robert Massof, PhD. This presentation reviews the three basic types of functional ability measures used to assess the effectiveness of low vision rehabilitation: patient self-report with visual function questionnaires; measures of performance speed and/or accuracy of vision-dependent tasks; and therapist ratings of patients’ functional independence, performance ability, and/or goal attainment status.

Obtain the CEUs you need. More than 90 hours of clinical education and research sessions to choose from. Multidisciplinary tracks for everyone. Check out Sessions & Events online. Full conference registration includes conference sessions, plenary, breakfasts, lunches, exhibits, Thursday evening reception and a Friday night anniversary celebration event.

Envision Conference 2015 will take place September 9-12 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.

Visit the Low Vision Expo

Low Vision Showcase

Grand Hyatt Denver, Colorado - September 9-12, 2015

Get up-to-date on the latest in low vision products, optical, technology and services at Envision Conference 2015 Exhibit Hall. The Exhibit Hall opens at the Grand Hyatt Denver, on Thursday, September 10 at 3:00 p.m. with a special evening reception from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Exhibit hours on Friday, September 11 are 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and include a continental breakfast, 10:15 a.m. coffee break and a buffet lunch hour.

Be sure to stop by and visit the many low vision rehabilitation and research vendors and sponsors, including: 

Modern Design/Oadbe Designers creates custom optometry offices that bring new vision to optometry offices nationwide, stimulating productivity, enhancing efficiency and maximizing profits. Our design team can conceptualize your ideas into an optometric office design that features trend-setting optical displays and distinctive exterior architecture that draws your clients in the door.

Precision Vision has been the leading producer of vision testing and visual acuity products worldwide for decades. They have been at the forefront of numerous milestones in the field and are still recognized as the premier manufacturer for standard and custom products. Precision Vision continually works to exceed industry standards.

 

ACVREP is the organization that Certifies Low Vision Therapists, Vision Rehabilitation Therapists and Orientation & Mobility Specialists and is currently developing a certification in Assistive Technology. ACVREP's certification programs offer professionals the means to demonstrate critical knowledge and skills in serving the visually impaired. An ACVREP Certified vision professional has made a commitment to continuing education, quality service delivery and ethical practice.

See a listing of all exhibitors here.

Obtain the CEUs you need. More than 90 hours of clinical education and research sessions to choose from. Multidisciplinary tracks for everyone. Check out Sessions & Events online. Full conference registration includes conference sessions, plenary, breakfasts, lunches, exhibits, Thursday evening reception and a Friday night anniversary celebration event.

Envision Conference 2015 will take place September 9-12 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, Colorado. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.

Envision: To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research.