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    Why, When and How to Disclose a Visual Disability

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    Many people with visual impairments have difficulty talking about it, especially when dealing with a potential employer, but also in everyday conversation and with family, when vision loss occurs later in life or is degenerative in nature. Let's explore together why a person would need to disclose, when it might be best and how to make it a positive interaction. Although whether to disclose or not is a personal choice, a discussion with a vision rehabilitation professional about the pros and cons will help inform that decision.

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    • Neva Fairchild, MS

      Neva Fairchild, MS, of Flower Mound, Texas, is the National Aging & Vision Loss Specialist at the American Foundation for the Blind, where she has worked since 2008. She was employed for over 15 years by the state of Texas as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and as an Employment Assistance Specialist. She began her career in vision rehabilitation at the Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind as a Vocational Evaluator.

      She earned her Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Science in 1988 and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology in 1992 at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

    August 5, 2021
    Thu 3:00 PM EDT

    Duration 1H 0M

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    tiffany@aerbvi.org
    (703) 671-5873
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