CAABVI Newsletter - December 2024
This issue of the CAABVI newsletter includes a letter from President Shellena Heber, dates and topics for Lunch N Learn presentations through May 2025 and highlights from VisionServe Alliance, “The Prevalence and Characteristics of People Aged 18 to 64 Years with Blindness and Low Vision.”
Save the Date! Vista Center & Glidance Virtual Demo Day October 21st, 2024 | 12:00 pm PST
In collaboration with Vista Center, Glidance is extending an open invitation to join us for a free, interactive, and informational "Virtual Demo Day" to learn about Glide - the world's first self-guided AI-powered mobility aid designed to help the blind and low vision community navigate more confidently, comfortably, and safely.
BAC Legislation Update
Kim Rutledge, Deputy Director, DOR Office of Legislation and Communications, will provide an update on recent legislation of interest:
May 2024 - California Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CAABVI)Presents Highlights From:
The Prevalence and Characteristics of People Aged 18 to 64 Years Reporting Blindness and Low Vision, United States and State of California, 2019, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) Investigates Extent of Rideshare Denials
In an effort to identify the ever-increasing challenges Guide Dogs for the Blind graduate’s face in patronizing rideshare services, GDB surveyed its alumni in the US and Canada in January and February of 2023. The goal of the research was to identify common experiences among surveyed individuals that reveal a need for intervention and/or increased awareness to improve the daily experiences of alums and members of the broader blind community.