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A new GAO report finds that many school districts struggle to deliver effective assistive technology due to limited staff knowledge, lack of training time, staffing shortages, technology issues, and funding constraints. These gaps can limit blind and low vision students’ access to the tools and training they need for education, employment, and long-term financial independence.
Accessible computer skills are essential for today’s workforce. Microsoft is inviting screen reader users to share feedback on Windows Narrator to help improve access and opportunity for blind professionals worldwide.
In this episode of the Penny Forward Podcast, Chris Peterson and Liz Bottner talk with entrepreneur Sri Ram about Lumen, a voice-controlled AI email assistant designed to help blind professionals manage email hands-free. Sri shares his journey through vision loss, entrepreneurship, and building technology rooted in independence, community, and real-world accessibility.
In this episode of the Penny Forward Podcast, Chris Peterson speaks with Sylvia Stinson Perez about leadership, lifelong learning, self-advocacy, and defining impact on your own terms. Sylvia shares her journey through the blindness field, the lessons behind her book Treading the Waters of Life, and why reflection paired with action can help create meaningful…
Wondering whether a professional headshot is worth the cost? This advice-style post breaks down when a paid headshot makes sense, affordable alternatives to consider, and how blind and low-vision professionals can make confident, practical choices.