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Unique Certification Organization Recognized with $20,000 Award

29 Jul
2014 Jacob Bolotin Award pictured with the booklet announcing the winners and accomplishments

The nation’s only non-discriminatory, certifying organization of blindness professionals was honored earlier this month with a $20,000 award. Named for Dr. Jacob Bolotin, a blind doctor from Chicago who practiced medicine in the early 20th century, the award exists to encourage the … Read More »

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Seeing is Believing

20 Dec
Rainbow Bridge over Niagara Falls, from Doug Kerr on Flickr

When it comes to teaching cane travel, the methodology that we teach at the Institute on Blindness is very different from that taught by traditionally-trained instructors. Many instructors will tell you that they encourage their students to problem solve, explore … Read More »

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Don’t Miss the Forest at AER International’s O&M Conference

11 Dec
The place is a pinewood situated in the town of Nettuno, Lazio, a region of Italy. It is famous between Rome runners and the particular thing of this place is that thanks to its position respect to the sun and to its thickness, during sunrise is completely full of sunrays like in a fable.

Welcome to Louisiana, the home of delicious Cajun cuisine, outstanding music, and warm hospitality! I am excited to attend the upcoming AER International O&M Conference because there is always room to grow and learn, no matter how long we have … Read More »

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A New Day for AER, 15 Years in the Making

5 Dec
Sunrise cresting over the silhouette of a tree upon a hill (Medellín) by Hugo Quintero

Next week, a team of us from the Institute on Blindness will travel to New Orleans for the 2013 AER International O&M Conference. As I’ve prepared for the session that we’re co-leading with folks from Florida State and the University … Read More »

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