[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: FW: COVID Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired Consumers and Staff

Tue Mar 24 15:06:44 UTC 2020

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*Margaret A. Murray*

*Project Assistant*

Center for Leadership in Disability

Georgia State University

*From:* Susanna Miller-Raines <smiller65 at gsu.edu>
*Sent:* Tuesday, March 24, 2020 9:28 AM

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*From:* Robinson, Shirley <Shirley.Robinson at ablegeorgia.ga.gov>
*Sent:* Tuesday, March 24, 2020 9:14 AM
*Subject:* FW: COVID Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired Consumers
and Staff

Below are some resources for our BVI students:

*Subject:* COVID Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired Consumers and
Staff

1.     *College Students in Need of Aira-* As universities and colleges are
shifting to distance learning, some materials and software are
inaccessible.  Aira is offering free service to college students for the
remainder of the spring semester.  Email support at aira.io for more
information on the program.

2.     *Freedom Scientific-*
*https://portal.freedomscientific.com/SponsoredSoftware*
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*            Free short-term licenses for JAWS, ZoomText, or Fusion.*

Educational institutions in the United States with up-to-date multi-user
licenses of JAWS, ZoomText, or Fusion, are qualified, All students,
faculty, and staff with an active email address are entitled to receive
free home annual licenses for their personally owned equipment.

In addition, special licenses have been created to assist students and
workers who must remain home during the COVID-19 crisis. A free short-term
Home Annual license of JAWS, ZoomText, or Fusion (expires June 30, 2020) is
available to anyone with a personal email address in the United States and
Canada.

These products require either a Microsoft Windows 10 or 7 operating system.
Remote desktop and Citrix support are not provided. Contact Freedom
Scientific Customer Service at 727-803-8000 with any questions.

3.     *NFB Newsline Access*
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*-*The National Federation of the Blind is making the “Breaking News’
section of the NFB-NEWSLINE service available through the United States,
including Puerto Rico, for sixty days beginning March 16. This includes
states that do not have a sponsor for the NFB-NEWSLINE service and are
therefore usually only able to receive limited content.  This includes
thirty-four outlets with frequently updated content.

4.     *National Braille Press**-*Free downloads of three NBP titles

To help with some of the practical challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic,
we're offering free digital downloads of three relevant books, between now
and April 30th:

·        Dinner Delivered: Accessible and Easy Ways to Receive Meals Direct
to Your Door
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by Kim Loftis and Chris Grabowski

·        Getting Visual Assistance with an iPhone
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by Judith Dixon

·        Navigating Healthcare, When All They Can See Is that You Can't
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by Deborah Kendrick

Downloadable formats include DAISY, BRF, and Microsoft Word.

*5.*     *Hadley Discussions
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creates personalized learning opportunities that employ adults with vision
loss or blindness to thrive- at home, at work, and in their communities.
Social distancing has become the norm these days. And while that can be
isolating, there are some ways to stay connected with people. Hadley is
still offering our discussion groups every week. In these phone-in
sessions, our learning experts share tips and insights on a topic. Then, we
open the phone lines for questions. The link about entitled Hadley
discussions will take you to a calendar and then click the sign up button.

-- 

Carol N. Pankow, M.S.

Senior Research Associate

WINTAC Pre-Employment Transition Services
The George Washington University
Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE)
2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW
Suite 310
WASHINGTON DC 20006
(952) 994-5205
cnpankow at gwu.edu
www.gwcrcre.org
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770-374-4832

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.
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