[Missouri-l] FW: [acb-hsp] FW: Reminder: May 18 Teleseminar National Health Policy & Living with Vision Loss

[Peter Altschul]

-----O with Vision Loss


From: AFB DirectConnect [mailto:blemoine at afb.net]
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 7:41 AM
To: AFB Subscriber
Subject: Reminder: May 18 Teleseminar National Health Policy & Living 
with Vision Loss




Thanks to all who have joined the National Health Policy & Living 
with Vision Loss teleseminar on May 18. Further information will be 
e-mailed to you shortly.

For those of you who have not yet joined, this is sent as a reminder.

Join May 18, 3:00 pm ET call: National Health Policy & Living with 
Vision Loss--Building a Consensus, Bringing About Change

You are invited to join in a teleseminar co-hosted by the American 
Foundation for the Blind and the VisionServe Alliance entitled--

National Health Policy & Living with Vision Loss: Building a 
Consensus, Bringing About Change

Monday, May 18, 2009, 3:00pm - 4:30pm Eastern

As the national debate about reform of America's health care system 
engages in earnest, it is critical that policymakers hear a clear 
call to shape policy appropriately to account for the rights and 
unique needs of individuals living with vision loss. A consensus is 
emerging among consumer and service provider stakeholders in the 
vision loss community concerning the policies and approaches that 
must be part of any national health care initiatives to be acted 
upon, but are you a part of that process?

To further develop consensus and craft a coordinated response from 
our community, you are invited to join moderators Roxann Mayros, 
President and CEO, VisionServe Alliance, and Mark Richert, Director, 
Public Policy, American Foundation for the Blind, and others in an 
interactive discussion concerning the particulars of a health policy 
agenda to promote in Washington, D.C. and around the country.

All who have an interest in vision loss and who would also like to 
influence the direction of national health policy are welcome to join 
this free teleseminar, but your RSVP is required.

Brief summary presentations and participant discussion will address--

• Reliable use of medication labeling by consumers with vision loss.

• Availability and affordability of low vision devices and other 
vital assistive technologies.

• Professional vision rehabilitation services reimbursement under Medicare.

• Opportunities to address profound personnel shortages.

• Fostering greater accessibility of mainstream health care technologies.

• And other critical issues identified by speakers and attendees.

To participate, email Barbara LeMoine of the AFB staff 
(blemoine at afb.net) by Monday, May 11 with your RSVP and please 
indicate clearly in your message that you wish to join the May 18th 
health policy teleseminar. Dial-in instructions for the call and a 
final agenda will follow.

Participants are welcome to join individually or as groups from your 
home, office or organization. However, if you expect to be joined by 
others at your location, please indicate the name of the group or 
organization on whose behalf you are providing an RSVP and a ballpark 
estimate of the number of participants you expect at your location.

Thank you!



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