Delaware Valley
Council of Citizens with Low Vision
Recordings of
meetings
Welcome to the
Delaware Valley Council of Citizens with Low Vision's page of Zoom meetings. Our
meetings have been recorded for listening at your convenience.
While you may
listen to any of the meetings listed below without becoming a member, the
Delaware Valley Council of Citizens with Low Vision (DVCCLV) invites anyone who
is interested in the issues of low vision to join our group. You may join
no matter where you live and dues are reasonable for all you will enjoy by
becoming a member. By joining, not only do you receive the benefits afforded to
all members, you help us to continue to make available recordings like the ones
on this page.
During the time we have held
our meetings using the Zoom platform, participants have joined in from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Virginia, Florida,
Mississippi, Illinois, California, Canada, Texas, Nevada, Vermont, South
Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico and more.
Learn about our group
and/or ask about becoming a member by writing to:
lowvisionnow@hotmail.com
Note: some of the recordings will play right away while
others require navigating to the play button before it will start.
Please make sure to revisit this page because we continue
to add recordings all the time.
Here is the list
of meetings which have been recorded:
DVCCLV: meet The creator of the You Tube Channel The Blind Life. Sam Seavey
discusses his life with Stargardt's Disease, why he has been creating the
hundreds of videos which help people with visual impairments.
DVCCLV: Do you want to know more about apps which can help people with visual
impairments? By Glenda Such, M. Ed. President of DVCCLV.
DVCCLV: Did you ever wonder how someone who cannot see what is on the TV
or movie screen can fully appreciate a movie or show? Learn about audio
description, what it is, how it works, how someone can get it, by Dr.
Joel Snyder, and Dr. Tabitha Kenlon.
DVCCLV: Can lighting and contrast help you see things better when you have low
vision? Learn how various types of lighting may be impacting how you see,
understanding LED to Watts conversions, color filters might be an option for
certain tasks, understanding glare effects on your vision. Contrast between
objects, which combinations to try and more, by Bette Homer, M. S.
DVCCLV: Group Discussion About Having to Ask for assistance Over and Over Again,
how it feels, ways that might be helpful for both parties.
DVCCLV: Reviewing and Explaining the Use of Helpful Apps on iPhones
for Those with Low or No Vision, by Glenda Such, M. S.
DVCCLV: Understanding Mindfulness and How it can Reduce Stress when you have Low
or No Vision, by Michael Baime, M. D..
DVCCLV:
Presentation by the National Federation of The Blind on the NFB News line
for Access to National and International Publications Free of Charge for those
with Low or No Vision.
DVCCLV: Understanding the Microwave Oven, Staying
Safe, Cooking Meals, Food in a Cup, and More, by Bette Homer, M. S.
DVCCLV Do you want to know how to purchase a computer for less money? One with
large print and/or speech output to allow access when someone has a visual
impairment, presentation by Computers for the Blind.
DVCCLV: Do
you want to find courses, lectures, webinars, and group discussions
about issues relating to visual impairments? Ones that are free of
charge? Presentation by Hadley on their free offerings.
DVCCLV:
Discussion with sharing ways, tricks, and tips to do many various
types of daily tasks and things when someone has low or no vision.
DVCCLV: What one might say to someone who is newly visually impaired, low
vision, legally blind, etc.
DVCCLV Discussion on Breaking Language Barriers between medical providers and
someone who has a visual impairment, terminologies, jargon, diagnosis
description, and what path someone can follow with their vision pathology.
DVCCLV: Hundreds of
thousands of audio and/or Braille books and other publications can be
borrowed free of charge when someone has low or no vision, presentation
by BARD of the Library of Congress.
DVCCLV: Interesting discussion on
creating various types of materials
to assist people in understanding
low vision.
DVCCLV: What courses, internships and steps did it take to become an
Orientation and Mobility Instructor for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness and
Visual Services, by Tara Godwin, M. S.
Be
sure to come back to this page for more Zoom meetings to be added for your
convenience.