Will Butler: Really happy to have you all here. Panelists, if you want to mute for the time being while folks are coming in, feel free. You don’t have to, but we have a big group joining us today. We’ve already got more than 100 folks with us and we’re going to get started in just about 60 seconds here
Check out this great article, which mentions us, from the Los Angeles Times! Will Butler breezed through the entrance of the Silver Lake Trader Joe’s, bypassing a small line of shoppers waiting to get in. An employee monitoring access said nothing as Butler swept a white cane to find his way inside. Butler had no idea he’d cut in front.
Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind, Be My Eyes and Prodigy Diabetes Care will be discussing talking glucose meters for blind diabetics. All attendees can get a free Prodigy Talking Glucose Meter / Glucometer. Register for for this free event at: https://www.bemyeyes.com/diabetes-care-webinar EVENT SUMMARY: For more than 34 million adults and children living in the United States—and for many of the
Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind was recently featured in the UniteUs newsletter in the Partner Spotlight section. Unite Us is a technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers. Unite Us’ dedicated team builds authentic, lasting community partnerships. This ensures quality and accountability throughout all Unite Us networks and enables partners to use data-driven
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that are usually characterized by damage to the optic nerve and gradual vision loss that starts with losing peripheral (side) vision. People who have high eye pressure are at higher risk for glaucoma. Each type of glaucoma is different — but most have no early symptoms, so it’s important to get tested regularly,
The following is a great article about diabetes and blindness from our friend at Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia! Diabetes is a disease that affects the blood sugar and insulin levels in your body. It is well known that people who are affected by diabetes are at a higher risk of developing other health complications such as heart
Two blind-founded companies are teaming up to assist blind and low vision consumers with medication support, COVID testing and more By Will Butler Look around the pharmacy and what do you see? Small-print labels, identical pill bottles and inaccessible interfaces abound. And in the time of COVID, where drive-up testing and social distancing is the norm, blind and low-vision people
We wanted to share this great article about raising a blind child from our friends Ed Henkler and Kristin Smedley that appeared in THE BLIND GUIDE: Resources for People who are Blind or Visually-impaired: I think it is typical to feel some anxiety as you await the birth of a child. In spite of all the tests and care, will
To get a deeper dive and statistical evidence as to how much ScripTalk can help individuals who are visually impaired with medication safety, En-Vision America commissioned an independent study to be done with ScripTalk patients.The study results show that while 35 percent of ScripTalk users reported experiencing a medication error prior to using ScripTalk, no one experienced a medication error
On Thursday, June 25th, BeMyEyes hosted a free webinar. Guests from the Valuable 500, Microsoft, and Google attended to indulge in a wonderful discussion regarding their company and organizations’ accessibility accomplishments. Be My Eyes is a free mobile app that connects sighted and blind users. Functioning through a video call, the Be My Eyes app allows blind users to request
