Yes! RSA and OSEP Funding is gone - none on the horizon! No RSA in the last two years. This is not a new problem. This is the 11th hour. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, Ed.D. Project Coordinator RT and O&M programs Hunter College of The City University of New York Department of Special Education 1140W New York, NY 10065 212-772-4741 To learn more about Hunter College Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairment go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWcC6pLVtE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWcC6pLVtE&feature=player_embedded> &feature=player_embedded or go to the Program Homepage: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/school-of-education/programs/graduate/special-edu cation/blind-visually-impaired From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Julie Adkins Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:52 AM To: gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu; visionrehabtherapist@freelists.org Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Loss of VRT university Programs Are you saying no schools are going to be receiving the RSA grant??? From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Grace Ambrose-Zaken Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:30 AM To: visionrehabtherapist@freelists.org Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Loss of VRT university Programs Can anyone tell me whether the Vision Rehabilitation community is concerned at all that there has been no RFP for VRT Personnel Preparation for the past two years and none in sight in future? This means that the remaining 3-4 university programs will no longer offer tuition support to students and a high probability that most if not all of those remaining programs will fold eventually. Is anyone concerned that VRTs may no longer be prepared at a University? Grace Ambrose-Zaken, Ed.D. Project Coordinator RT and O&M programs Hunter College of The City University of New York Department of Special Education 1140W New York, NY 10065 212-772-4741 To learn more about Hunter College Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairment go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWcC6pLVtE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWcC6pLVtE&feature=player_embedded> &feature=player_embedded or go to the Program Homepage: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/school-of-education/programs/graduate/special-edu cation/blind-visually-impaired From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:17 PM To: visionrehabtherapist@freelists.org Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] NBP releases another book for the iPhone iPhone Tactile ScreenShot Quick Reference Guide Produced by Tom Dekker, VRT with Tactile Vision, Inc. Braille, large print and tactile diagrams - all in one booklet, $27 The perfect companion to Getting Started with the iPhone and Twenty-six Useful Apps for Blind iPhone Users! These tactile screen shots of various iPhone screens show you what appears where on the your iPhone's status bar, home screen apps, keypad, contacts, calendar, Apps Store, iBooks, iTunes. Readers will get a clearer sense of how to find icons and elements on the iPhone screen, as well as how to manipulate and interact with them. Explore diagrams with one hand while swiping through screen elements with the other, or practice the motions and gestures on the diagrams, and then try them on your iPhone. The iPhone Tactile Screenshot Quick Reference guide also includes some basic information on getting started with Siri. These tactile screen shots are meant to be used in conjunction with other teaching texts and are not meant to replace them. For a more complete tutorial, see Anna Dresner and Dean Martineau's 'Getting Started with the iPhone.' To order or read more about this book online, visit http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IPHONE-TACTILES.html ****** To order any books, send payment to: NBP, 88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA 02115-4302 Or call and charge it: toll-free (800) 548-7323 <tel:%28800%29%20548-7323> or (617) 266-6160 ext 520 <tel:%28617%29%20266-6160%20ext%20520> . Or order any of our books online at http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/index.html