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NEW BLIND AND LOW VISION HELPDESK FOR TRANSITION
New Blind and Low Vision Helpdesk for Transition
What is the Helpdesk?
This school year certainly has some interesting challenges, from figuring out Zoom to developing remote advocacy skills. The transition Helpdesk is here with encouragement and resources.
The transition Helpdesk is geared towards blind and low vision youth and their families and educational supports to assist them with the wide array of questions and challenges that comes with being a student. The Helpdesk is available by phone, email, and Facebook to answer questions and provide advice and assistance.
Meet our Team!
We invite educators to join us for our virtual open house on Wednesday October 28. Attendees to this meeting will have an opportunity to learn more about the project and meet our team. Feel free to come with questions and topics to discuss!
People who reach out to the Helpdesk can feel confident that questions will be answered by individuals with real-world experience. Carlton Walker is the mother of a blind transition-aged child, a former TVI, and an attorney and expert advocate for blind and low vision students. Hindley Williams is a blind staff member at The IMAGE Center of Maryland, and is a graduate from Baltimore County Public Schools. This unique project is being coordinated through The IMAGE Center of Maryland, a center for independent living in Towson, and is made possible through a grant from the Maryland Department of Education. Our team has a wide variety of connections in the blindness and low vision field, so if they do not know the answers, they will be sure to connect with someone who does to get folks the information they need to succeed.
Meet Carlton, Hindley, and other collaborators at our Zoom open house on Wednesday October 28 at 4PM. The Zoom Information is as follows:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83029468718?pwd=OGRCUDFkVUpXYVlUc2FoS25yQ2NSZz09
Meeting: ID: 830 2946 8718
Passcode: 131313
To Join by Phone: +1 312 626 6799, Passcode: 131313
Contact the Helpdesk Today!
Students, families, teachers, or anyone who is working with or has questions about blindness or low vision transition can contact the Helpdesk. Our team is prepared to answer a wide variety of questions and willing to invest the time it takes to ensure that individuals get thorough and helpful responses.
You can contact the Helpdesk in several ways:
Phone: 443-320-4003 (voice mail only, please leave a detailed message and someone on our team will return your call)
Email: helpdesk@imagemd.org
Web Portal: Coming soon for parents, teachers, and students -- stay tuned for details!