141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Common ground in vision impairment and disability: access to health care, low vision, & employment (organized Jointly by the Disability and Vision Care Section)

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Moderator:
Priti Mehta, MPA Candidate
Organizer:
Anthony Cahill, PhD

10:30am
Low vision rehabilitation—maintaining independence and quality of life   
John McInerney, MA and Neyal J. Ammary-Risch, MPH, MCHES
     
10:45am
Barriers to employment among the blind and visually impaired: Findings from two comprehensive statewide needs assessments   
Amy Flowers, Ph.D. and Andrea Libby, M.A. Clinical Psychology
     
  
11:00am
Older adults with chronic vision impairment and access to health care in the u.s   
Lori L. Grover, OD, PhD and Kevin D. Frick, PhD
     
11:15am
Acquisition of baseline information on challenges to access health services and information by those with visual impairment and disabilities   
Lynn Anyaele, PharmD and Tapiwa Nyakabau
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Disability
Endorsed by: Aging & Public Health, Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, Vision Care Section

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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