{"id":6133,"date":"2020-08-10T10:35:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T15:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6133"},"modified":"2020-08-12T13:56:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T18:56:55","slug":"access-and-engagement-to-education-and-flatten-inaccessibility-surveys-meet-dr-l-penny-rosenblum-director-of-research-american-foundation-for-the-blind-afb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6133","title":{"rendered":"Access and Engagement to Education and Flatten Inaccessibility Surveys: Meet Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, Director of Research, American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3229\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6133-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/SurveyAFB2020.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/SurveyAFB2020.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/SurveyAFB2020.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=6138\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Research at American Foundation for the Blind, Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, Joins us in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the two recent surveys,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flatteninaccessibility.com\/\">Flatten Inaccessibility<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/accessengagement.com\/\">Access and Engagement to Education<\/a>. The full reports will soon be published, and you can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/rE13_xr0HkK92eJGmojaeQ2?_ga=2.186871402.310960594.1597014291-737249770.1596729097#!\">sign up<\/a>&nbsp;to be notified they are available and stay up to date with AFB\u2019s future research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Find out how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting educational services for children birth to 21 years of age and their families. Discover how TVIs and O&amp;M instructors are meeting students\u2019 educational needs. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/accessengagement.com\/results.html\">Results &#8211; Access Engagement<\/a>&nbsp;for preliminary findings.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Learn how adults who are blind or low vision were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in areas of healthcare, employment, transportation, education, social experiences, access to meals, food and supplies, and voting.&nbsp;Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flatteninaccessibility.com\/results.html\">Results &#8211; Flatten Inaccessibility<\/a>&nbsp;for preliminary findings.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Rosenblum talks about an upcoming book, \u201cFinding Wheels,\u201d written for travelers in their teens or early 20s. It helps them prepare to be a successful nondriver and to explore low vision driving if this is an option they want to learn more about. You can&nbsp;watch for the release of&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cFinding Wheels\u201d at:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsbvi.edu\/tsbvi-publications\">https:\/\/www.tsbvi.edu\/tsbvi-publications<\/a>.&nbsp;Dr. Rosenblum has also created \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/about-afb\/afb-videos\/finding-wheels-lets-talk-driving-teens-20s\">Finding Wheels\u201d videos, here<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Rosenblum draws from her own experiences and gives advice to transition age students about the challenges ahead in their journey through education and the workplace. Join Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum and Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities and learn how you can help spread the word about the valuable research being conducted at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/research-and-initiatives\">American Foundation for the Blind<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3231\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6133-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/SurveyAFB2020.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/SurveyAFB2020.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/SurveyAFB2020.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/SurveyAFB2020.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Director of Research at American Foundation for the Blind, Dr. L. 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The full reports will soon be published, and you can&nbsp;sign up&nbsp;to be notified they are available and stay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,263,514,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-college","category-transcribed","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1AV","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8297,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8297","url_meta":{"origin":6133,"position":0},"title":"Wellness Wednesday: The Loneliness of Inaccessibility &#8211; How Group and Classroom Settings Can Be Inclusive or Leave Us Wanting","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"June 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: In this 35th episode of Wellness Wednesday, hosts Beth Gustin, LPC, and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, explore how group settings like college classes, meetings, and PowerPoint presentations can often be inaccessible. 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