Free Webinar: Using AT to help with Blindness

Utilizing Assistive Technology Unites 

the Blind Community of SC

Date: Thursday, May 13, 2021

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Cost: Free

Speaker: Jennifer Bazer

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The National Federation of the Blind of SC is the oldest and largest organization of the blind, which coordinates many programs, services, and resources to defend the rights of the blind, provide information and support to blind children and adults, and builds a community that creates a future full of opportunities.  This webinar will demonstrate how The National Federation of the Blind of SC (NFBofSC), utilizes assistive technology to build membership, network, overcome barriers and socialize.

Participants will learn:

• About the programs and services provided by the NFBofSC
• How assistive technology can be used to network, connect, and grow as an organization
• How the pandemic has augmented the need for the NFBofSC to utilize assistive technology to overcome barriers experienced by the blind community

Jennifer Bazer has a BS degree in psychology from Winthrop University and has an MSW degree from USC Columbia.  Jennifer has held many positions over the last 20 years assisting people who are blind.

In 2014, Jennifer was instrumental in the passage of the Blind Persons Right to Parent Act, speaking to the House of Representatives and Senate Committee about the capabilities of blind parents and bringing her young children to illustrate her independence as a blind mother.

Jennifer was elected President of the National Federation of the Blind of SC in August 2020.  She is currently the Director of Successful Transitions, a program under the National Federation of the Blind of SC which provides pre-employment transition services to youth with disabilities ages 13 to 21.

Accommodations: 

CART captioning is provided for all SCATP webinars. If you need an additional accommodation to participate in this webinar, please contact the SC Assistive Technology Program at least one week prior to the webinar via e-mail at janet.lambert@uscmed.sc.edu or by calling 803-935-5263.

All SC Assistive Technology Program’s webinars are recorded and archived. If you cannot attend the live session, please go to our training page 24 hours after the webinar and register for the video link and transcript.

If you have questions, please contact the SC Assistive Technology Program at janet.lambert@uscmed.sc.edu or by calling 803-935-5263.