Hi Everyone, I hope this email finds all AER members doing well. These are such challenging times for all of us. I think many of you know I’m the Director of Research at AFB. Our organization has joined with others to complete two studies – Access and Engagement focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on children with VI, TVIs and O&M specialists. Flatten Inaccessibility focusses on the impact of COVID-19 on adults with visual impairments. Our sample sizes were 1,660 and 1,921 respectively. We’re working on our reports. Flatten Inaccessibility will be out shortly and Access and Engagement in late September/early October. Especially for Access and Engagement we really want some great photos to show off the hard work TVIs, O&M specialists, and their students are doing. In addition to student photos, we do need some photos of TVIs and O&M specialists preparing materials, surfing the web, assembling a cane in your home office etc. Happy to chat with any of you for ideas. Please share with your families and colleagues. This blog post <https://www.afb.org/blog/entry/afb-needs-you-our-pictures> gives all the details and has a link to the permission form every individual in a photo must provide. 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*.