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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:#002060'>Please note, the first link is featuring an event at the Rehab Center in Daytona. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>DBS Media Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>Friday, April 15, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><a href="https://cookingwithoutlookingtv.wordpress.com/">Ooh-La La French Onion Soup and Fabulous Four-Cheese Lasagna -The Cooking Without Looking TV Show presents the Florida Division of Blind Services Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Episode - Thursday, April 21; 3p.m. EDT </a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>Cooking Without Looking is bringing its TV show home to Florida with the Division of Blind Services Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Daytona Beach, FL on Thursday, April 21; 3p.m. EDT. “We are thrilled to showcase a truly premiere statewide system which empowers people who are blind and visually impaired,” says Ren’ee Rentmeester, Creator and Executive Producer of The Cooking Without Looking TV Show and Podcast. “The Rehabilitation Center has been instrumental in providing services to help persons rediscover life after blindness and have the tools needed to reach their maximum level of success. Daily living skills such as those showcased in The Cooking Without Looking TV Show and Podcast, along with employment readiness and computer trainings, are among the many courses offered to acclimate our clients into society successfully” says Robert Lee Doyle, III, Director of the Division of Blind Services (DBS). As director, Mr. Doyle oversees services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired through 10 district offices, the Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, the Braille and Talking Book Library, and local community rehabilitation programs. The division serves Floridians of all ages, from babies to senior citizens. Hosts Allen Preston and Annette Watkins will welcome Kimberly Strain, a Home Management Instructor with the Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Kimberly, who was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at the age of two, will prepare her Ooh-La La French Onion Soup. Shamara McCall, a Word Processing Systems Operator at the DBS Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, will prepare her Fabulous 4-Cheese Lasagna. Shamara was diagnosed with Diabetic Retinopathy as a young adult, and this resulted in a profound visual impairment. In Segment 3, Food For Thought, Kimberly Bonnette, MA, CWIC, Instructional Supervisor at the DBS Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, will discuss how DBS trains and habilitates individuals with compromised vision. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:#2F5597'>Living With Low Vision Seminar – April 30</span></u><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>Join us outdoors as we kick off Older Americans Month! Try out the latest gadgets that can help people living with low vision and hear from speakers on topics related to living with visual disabilities. Event will be held at the Westchester Library Health and Wellness Information Center on Saturday, April 30 from 10 AM – Noon. For more information and to register, call 305-751-8687 or email <a href="mailto:Talkingbooks@mdpls.org">Talkingbooks@mdpls.org</a>. (Event flyer is attached to this email.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>Accessibility <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><a href="https://www.wpri.com/business-news/cvs-feds-reach-agreement-on-vaccine-portal-accessibility/">WPRI: CVS, Feds Reach Agreement On Vaccine Portal Accessibility</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>The U.S. attorney’s office in Rhode Island alleged the company, which operates nearly 10,000 retail pharmacies nationwide, was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because the portal was not accessible to people who use screen reader software designed for the visually impaired, and to those who have difficulty using a mouse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>Eye Health<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><a href="https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2022/04/dry-eye-syndome.php">Health University of Utah: Let’s Talk About Dry Eye – It’s More Common In Women</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>Women are at higher risk of developing some eye diseases and conditions. Among them is dry eye syndrome, caused when the body doesn’t make enough tears to lubricate the eye naturally. “Tear production normally decreases as we age, so the condition is extremely common in people over age 55 of both sexes,” explains Moran Eye Center ophthalmologist Amy Lin, MD. “However, it is intrinsically two to three times more common in women than in men at any age.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><a href="https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2022/low-vision-fall-risk.html">AARP: 9 Tips and Exercises To Avoid Falls When You Have Low Vision</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>Here’s a sobering statistic: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 4 adults age 65 or older will take a fall at least once a year. One out of 5 of those wipeouts will cause serious injury or worse: Impaired vision more than doubles the risk you’ll take a tumble. “Balance is controlled mostly by vision,” explains Pamela Beach, professor of motor behavior and codirector of the Institute of Movement Studies for Individuals with Visual Impairments at SUNY Brockport. “Seventy percent of the sensory receptors in our bodies are located in our eyes. When you lose vision, you’re losing much </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>of that critical information, which makes it more likely that you’re going to lose your balance.”</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>Workforce Development<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'><a href="https://miami.cbslocal.com/2022/04/11/education-department-pushes-apprenticeships/">Miami Local: Education Department Pushes Apprenticeships</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ebrima'>“Registered apprenticeship programs enable employers to develop and apply industry standards to training programs for registered apprentices that can increase productivity and improve the quality of the workforce,” said Cassie Palelis, press secretary for the education department.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>