NRTC Notes - March 2025
National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision
Enhance employment & independent living outcomes for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
1.?The NRTC has two new summaries of our recent articles, Underemployment Among College Graduates with Blindness and Low Vision and Group-Based Trajectory Analysis of Longitudinal Employment Patterns and Predictors for Adults with Visual Impairments. To learn more about the findings of these research studies in plain language and their key takeaways, visit the Article Summaries page on our website.
2.?OIB-TAC is launching a social media series to highlight lessons from their book, Lessons for Living with Vision Loss, available in English and Spanish. These lessons cover essential topics for those experiencing vision loss. Additionally, their new initiative, Promising Practices in Action, focuses on enhancing outcomes for Older Individuals who are Blind (OIB) by sharing successful approaches. This initiative promotes continuous improvement through collaboration among OIB programs.
3.?Register for our OIB-TAC webinar, Maximizing Resources: Communication Access and Training Through iCanConnect, on Friday, March 21st, at 3:00 EST/2:00 CST. Are you connecting consumers with iCanConnect? Join us to learn how this national program can help individuals of all ages with combined vision and hearing loss who meet the income requirements. Visit our OIB-TAC webinar page for more information.
4.?Featured Course: Common Adult Eye Conditions includes information about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prognosis of both juvenile and age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and other adult eye conditions.