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Dr. Yue-Ting Siu, San Francisco State University

Tactile math lessons from preschool to college using the RERC 3p’s project as a jumping-off point

Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 – 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM

Our new time for just over an hour of Information, Discussion, Research, and Advocacy with TVI powerhouse from San Francisco...

Community Outreach


Professor Gordon N. Dutton MD, FRCS, Ed (Hon), FRCS Glas, FRCOphth

CVIers Discussion Group for Parents and Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)

Monday, August 12th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

A CVI Conversation with Professor Gordon Dutton Professor Gordon N. Dutton, Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Emeritus Professor of Visual Science, Glasgow Caledonian...

Community Outreach


Catherine Agathos, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Implications of age-related central visual field loss for spatial orientation and postural control

Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Multisensory integration is essential for postural control and enabling safe navigation. The vestibular system plays a crucial role in...

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a photo from the 2023 Arthur Jampolsky Fellow Meeting

JAMPOLSKY FELLOWS REUNION 2023

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 – 5:00 AM to Thursday, November 9th, 2023 – 3:00 PM

The 49th Annual Jampolsky Fellows Meeting was held at Smith-Kettlewell on November 7 to 9, 2023.  This meeting was the...


Dr. Hari Palani Principal Researcher & CEO

Multisensory Information access and AI: Advancing opportunities for the Visually Impaired

Friday, July 19th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Lack of timely access to information is a significant problem for the nearly 24 million blind or visually impaired (BVI)...

Colloquium


Advanced Psychophysical Methods for Comprehensive Visual Function Assessment

Thursday, July 25th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Assessing visual function is a fundamental aspect of eye research. However, existing tests often face limitations due to their design...

Colloquium


Radoslaw Cichy a Professor in the Department of Education and Psychology at the Free University of Berlin, and PI of the Neural Dynamics of Visual Cognition group

Deep neural networks as scientific models of vision

Thursday, June 13th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Artificial deep neural networks (DNNs) are used in many different ways to address scientific questions about how biological vision works....

Colloquium


Dr. Sarika Gopalakrishnan PhD, FAAO Post-doctoral Research Fellow Envision Research Institute

The Role of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies in low vision rehabilitation

Wednesday, May 29th, 2024 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Visual impairment refers to a condition where a person’s eyesight cannot be improved with medical treatment. Such individuals face difficulties...

Colloquium


Dr. Shrikant Bharadwaj of the L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

Temporal instabilities in the human eye’s auto-focus mechanism: characteristics, source and impact on vision

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Our eyes are never at rest. Between the microsaccadic eye movements and microfluctuations of the eye’s autofocus mechanism (ocular accommodation),...

Colloquium


Brandon Biggs Engineer MDes, Inclusive Design, OCAD University BA, Music, CSU East Bay AA, Music, Foothill College

The Digital Drawing WYSIWYG Editor for Blind Users is Here

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Digital drawing has historically been a significant challenge for blind individuals, with previous solutions requiring extensive imagination and technical skills....

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