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Highlight: Where can I find online courses in the field of blindness & low vision?

There’s a great resource through the American Foundation for the Blind. It’s their eLearning Center for professionals in the field.

Some of the courses are free such as A Brief Overview of Unified English Braille, Age-Related Eye Conditions (AMD, cataracts, glaucoma), Job Seekers Toolkit and more.  Click here for the list of free courses.

Also available are Continuing Education (CE) credits for professionals such as

  • Educators
  • Rehabilitation and occupational therapists
  • Orientation anClick hered mobility specialists
  • Rehabilitation counselors

Click here to find out which professional organizations give CEs.

You can even get 1 CE for reading the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness.  Click here to find out more.