[BlindResearch] Research and Academic Professionals Meeting during the 2021 NFB National Convention

[Blake, Lou Ann]

Don't Miss the Research and Academic Professionals Meeting during the 2021 NFB National Convention!

July 6, 2021, 3:00 - 5:00 pm Eastern
Zoom meeting ID: 981 9358 4017<https://zoom.us/j/98193584017>

The National Federation of the Blind Blindness Initiatives' Research Advisory Council invites interested individuals to discuss current research, discuss publication in the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research (JBIR) and share ideas for increasing the research and academic presence of the NFB.

Agenda

3:00 - 3:02 Welcome
Lou Ann Blake, director of research programs, Blindness Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind, managing editor, JBIR

3:02 - 4:47 Research Presentations

  *   3:02 - 3:17 David Ingram, Sleep Problems in Children with Visual Impairment
  *   3:17 - 3:32 Gerald Jerome, Healthy Weight at Home
  *   3:32 - 3:47 Iris Xie, Developing Digital Library Accessibility and Usability Guidelines to Support Blind and Visually Impaired Users
  *   3:47 - 4:02 Penny Rosenblum, Technology Used in the Workplace
  *   4:02 - 4:17 Tonika East Jordan, Mentoring and Career Advancement for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community
  *   4:17 - 4:32 Ather Sharif, VoxLens
  *   4:32 - 4:47 Erica Spurlock, Visually Impaired College Graduates' Experiences with Gaining Employment: A Basic Qualitative Study

4:47 - 4:50 Collaborating with the NFB on Research Studies
Anil Lewis, Executive Director, Blindness Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind

4:50 - 4:55 Publishing in the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research (JBIR)
Nazanin Heydarian, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, University of Texas, Austin, associate editor, JBIR; Arielle Silverman, PhD, principal, Disability Wisdom, associate editor, JBIR

4:55 - 5:00 Questions and Discussion



Lou Ann Blake, J.D.
Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2221 | lblake at nfb.org<mailto:lblake at nfb.org>

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