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.

Kim Rutledge, Deputy Director, DOR Office of Legislation and Communications, will provide an update on recent legislation of interest:

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

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.

Advocates for blind people and other groups of disabled voters in California say the state's rules require them to hand their ballot to another person to vote by mail. "California's paper-based ballot return requirement discriminates against voters with print disabilities because it requires these voters to unwillingly accept the assistance of others in order to vote by mail," lawyers for the National Federation of the Blind of California, California Council of the Blind and other groups said in a court filing in early April.