What's New at VisionAware, September 2011

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September 2011 - Newsletter
September Holidays: Sports Eye Safety Month; Eye Health Month; Home Eye Safety Month; Healthy Aging Month

Sports Eye Safety Month

Sports and Exercise Adaptations for People with Vision Loss

Sports, Recreational, and Cultural Activities for People who are Blind or Have Low Vision

Eye Health Month

The Different Kinds of Eye Doctors

What Is a Low Vision Examination?

Home Eye Safety Month

Home Repair, Home Mechanics, Car Repair, and Carpentry

Safety in the Home Downloadable Resources

Healthy Aging Month

Services for Older Persons

New Stories

Ben Karpilow, blind attorney

Meet Ben Karpilow, Esq.
Ben Karpilow is a blind attorney who practices disability law in California. He's also a musician, runner, and -- most importantly -- father to Devin and Sophia, with his wife Denise, who is totally blind. Follow Ben's journey as he experiences vision loss, undergoes brain surgery to remove a tumor, and "grows into his new identity" as a visually impaired person.

Check out our new resources

A New Study About Age-Related Eye Disease and Mobility Limitations in Older Adults

The Low Vision Design Committee of the National Institute of Building Sciences Needs You!

The FCC Issues New Regulations for Television Video Description To Benefit Blind and Visually Impaired Viewers

Meeting My Two Favorite Filmmakers and Being Declared "The Real Deal"

Your Opportunity To Interact with The White House on Disability Issues

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: What You Can Do About Visual Hallucinations

Announcing the 2012 AFB Policy and Research Internship Program

Researchers Develop a Risk "Predictor" for Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration

More frequent visual field testing may lead to earlier detection of glaucoma progression

Could Avastin and Lucentis Trigger Elevated Eye Pressure?

Attention is being paid to "quality of life" research in glaucoma