Hi AERnet Colleagues, Paul Olson and I had a really good conversation last week about the Access and Engagement study that was conducted in the spring to learn about how COVID-19 is impacting the education of our students with visual impairments. Though the video was initially made for COSSB members, we both felt that it was worth sharing more broadly. In the video (and in our online material) I report we had 1,764 responses, it actually turned out to be 1,660. However, have we EVER had this many families and professionals share their experience about education of our students? So, our team is really pleased to be analyzing data from 1,660 participants. The video, with transcript and closed captioning, is available here <https://www.afb.org/research-and-initiatives/education/access-engagement-survey/access-engagement-interview> . If you’d like to read about the preliminary findings of the study, check out the Results page here <https://www.accessengagement.com/results.html>. We anticipate having a report out at the end of September (give or take). If you don’t want to miss it, you can sign up to be notified on this form <https://www.afb.org/research-and-initiatives/education/access-engagement-survey/access-engagement-interview> that takes 2 seconds to complete. I’ll also mention that the report is being finalized for the Flatten Inaccessibility study that examined the impact of COVID-19 on 1,921 adults with visual impairments. On this web page <https://www.afb.org/research-and-initiatives/flatten-inaccessibility-survey> you can find information about some of the preliminary results and sign up to receive notice when the report is available. And if you’re still reading, thank you to AER’s then President Emily Coleman and DVIDB’s President Nicole Johnson for the President’s Award. On behalf of myself and our team (Tina Herzberg, Tiffany Wild, Kathryn Botsford, Justin Kaiser, Danene Fast, Rett McBride, and Paola Chanes-Mora along with our volunteer researchers Michelle Hicks, Leanne Cook, and Jasamyn Nichols DeGrant) THANK YOU! It truly is taking a village to analyze these data and write the report. Thanks, Penny *L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D.* Director of Research American Foundation for the Blind 1401 South Clark Street Suite 730 Arlington, VA 22202 prosenblum@afb.org Direct Phone: 202-469-6837 www.afb.org *I work at home in Tucson, Arizona which is currently on Pacific time*.