Hunter Vision Programs: Spring Beginnings Conference

Join the Hunter Vision Programs for Spring Beginnings an online conference Friday, March 6, 2026 from 9 AM to 3:30 PM. This year’s conference will feature three presentations.

Service Delivery for Older Adults: Models and Effective Strategies

• Presenters: Jennifer Ottowitz, CVRT and Kendra Farrow, CVRT
• This presentation explores service delivery models for vision rehabilitation in older adults, including itinerant, center-based, individual, group, and retreat approaches. Participants will examine benefits and limitations of each model, learn strategies for effective assessment, instruction, and documentation, and identify resources to address service gaps and optimize staff and program efficiency.

Apps You Should Know – and Teach

• Presenter: Eric Boklage, CVRT, CATIS
• Come learn about a cadre of apps that collectively transform cell phones into a veritable Swiss Army Knife for those who are blind or low vision. As CVRTs, we owe it to our clients to teach them how to use these apps to enable them to thrive in today’s world.

Tech, Trust and Tension: Ethical Decision-Making in a High-Tech Rehab World

• Presenter: Ian Shadrick EdD, CRC, CVE, CVRT, OMS, FNRCA
• This presentation will focus on client rights and informed choice, confidentiality and privacy, professional responsibility and competence, technology and distance counseling, and evaluation and assessment (Artificial Intelligence and predictive tools).