About our Presenters…
Maureen Duffy is the Editorial Director of VisionAware.org. She is a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) and a Low Vision Therapist (LVT). Maureen is an editor, writer, and former longtime academic who contributes numerous books, book chapters, and articles in a variety of professional and academic publications on blindness, vision loss, and aging.
In addition to her work at VisionAware, Maureen is an Associate Editor of The Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness and an Adjunct Instructor and past Director of the Graduate Programs in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy/Rehabilitation Teaching at Salus University College of Education and Rehabilitation, where she received three Educator of the Year awards.
She is a recipient of the Bruce McKenzie Award for lifetime achievement and outstanding contributions to Vision Rehabilitation Therapy/Rehabilitation Teaching from the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Joshua Loya is an assistant instructor at the Guardian Academy of Martial Arts in Spring Valley, California. Despite being completely blind since 1996, he has earned 1st degree black belts in Guardian Jujutsu, Guardian Karate, and Guardian Kobujutsu. He is scheduled to test for his 2nd degree black belts later this year. He also holds a senior blue belt in Guardian Kempo, the advanced program offered by the Guardian Academy, and is one of only three students to be given Guardian Kempo rank under the new system rules. Learn more about Joshua by visiting his website.
Patti Jacobson has been an instructor with the Hadley School for the Blind for 16 years. She has been totally blind due to Retinopathy of Prematurity. She had partial sight until age ten, then developed glaucoma and lost her remaining vision.
She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education and her Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.
She lives independently in her own home, and participates in church activities. At Hadley, she teaches the Food Series, Independent Living, Using Raised Markers, Braille Reading, and Guide Dogs courses.
RESOURCES
Easy Ways to Keep Your Portions Healthy
Mindfulness Key to Losing Weight While Eating Out
Accessible Nutritional Content Information Websites
Smart Phone Apps
Fast Food Calories Hunter: Free and Paid Databases. Search for “CHunter” on your phone.
Eat This, Not That is an app based on the popular Men’s Health Magazine series of books with that name. Find it in the app store by searching for “Eat This!”
Nosh is an app that provides menu listings and reviews for local restaurants. You can sometimes find nutrition information, and menu selections. User feedback can provide information about the quality of the restaurant and about portion sizes. Search for “Nosh” to find this app.
Conclusion
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