{"id":7285,"date":"2022-04-06T11:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2022-04-11T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:44:24","slug":"american-foundation-for-the-blinds-workplace-technology-survey-a-survey-on-the-workplace-technology-barriers-faced-by-blind-and-low-vision-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7285","title":{"rendered":"American Foundation for the Blind\u2019s Workplace Technology Survey:\u00a0A Survey on\u00a0\u00a0the Workplace Technology Barriers Faced by Blind and Low Vision Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8148\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7285-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WorkplaceTechnologySurvey.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WorkplaceTechnologySurvey.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WorkplaceTechnologySurvey.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=7282\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>April 6 , 2022 is Assistive Technology Awareness Day, and on this day we have Arielle Silverman, Research Specialist from the American Foundation for the Blind, in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about AFB\u2019s Workplace Technology Survey that completed in January of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AFBLogo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AFBLogo.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AFBLogo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AFBLogo-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about AFB and the Workplace Technology Survey on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/\">AFB.org<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/research-and-initiatives\/workplace-tech-study\">AFB.org\/WTS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=7282\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(From&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/research-and-initiatives\/workplace-tech-study\">AFB.org\/WTS<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) in January 2022 announced the release of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/research-and-initiatives\/workplace-tech-study\/executive-summary\">Workplace Technology Study<\/a>, a new report examining how technology in the workplace influences the experiences of workers who are blind, have low vision, or are deafblind. AFB Research staff have been engaged in focus groups, a survey, and interviews to gather data to identify the workplace technology barriers faced by blind and low vision individuals, the consequences of them, and solutions that will lead to positive employment outcomes. Using a multi-pronged research approach to gather both quantitative and qualitative data, we will be able to support HR professionals, IT personnel, supervisors, and co-workers to better understand how people with vision loss can do their jobs when needed accommodations are in place throughout one\u2019s work experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-your-state-services\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\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>email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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>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>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/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_8150\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7285-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WorkplaceTechnologySurvey.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WorkplaceTechnologySurvey.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WorkplaceTechnologySurvey.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WorkplaceTechnologySurvey.mp3 Full Transcript Podcast Summary: April 6 , 2022 is Assistive Technology Awareness Day, and on this day we have Arielle Silverman, Research Specialist from the American Foundation for the Blind, in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about AFB\u2019s Workplace Technology Survey that completed in January of 2022. You can find out more about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7286,"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":[17,373,514],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-career","category-transcribed"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AFBLogo.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1Tv","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4843,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4843","url_meta":{"origin":7285,"position":0},"title":"Vispero &#8211; Helping Blind and Low Vision Individuals  Reach Their Full Potential. 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