/images/socialmedia/logosmall.gif/images/socialmedia/logo.gif2012-05-17T16:58:44ZEnvisionurn:uuid:c821f91f-9446-4056-ac28-6d36cabfc563tag:www.envisionus.com,2010-08-18:478

Benefits for Envision Full Time Employees

2010-08-18T13:18:30Z2011-01-12T22:13:46ZBenefitsEnvisionEmploymenttag:www.envisionus.com,2009-07-20:177

Seeking individuals who want a rewarding career.  

2009-07-20T20:05:00Z2010-12-16T17:57:48ZOpportunitiestag:www.envisionus.com,2009-07-20:182

If you have questions regarding how to become an Envision employee contact our Recruitment Specialist at  (316) 425-7119, toll free at (888) 425-7072 or email Envision.

2009-07-20T20:08:07Z2010-12-09T22:31:06ZRecruiteremploymenttag:www.envisionus.com,2009-07-20:180

To see and hear what Envison is all about watch our video.

2009-07-20T20:07:10Z2010-12-22T15:04:16ZEmployment Videocareer videojobs videotag:www.envisionus.com,2010-10-29:700

The mission of Envision is to enhance the personal independence of individuals with low vision or blindness through employment and vision rehabilitation. Read further about the many job opportunities within the Envision family of entities.

2010-10-29T16:30:32Z2010-12-20T21:45:38ZEnvision EmploymentjobsrelocationCareerstag:www.envisionus.com,2009-07-20:178

Envision will make every effort to develop and customize our relocation assistance to best suit your needs, including: Personal assistance to locate and secure suitable housing, transportation, and necessary social services upon arrival.

2009-07-20T20:05:35Z2010-12-22T15:02:40ZRelocationtag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-22:1290

Watch this informative video about Envision and working at Envision.

2010-12-22T15:00:36Z2010-12-22T15:00:36Zemploymentvideotag:www.envisionus.com,2010-11-27:965

What to expect from the Envision application and hiring process.

2010-11-27T19:26:50Z2010-12-16T16:05:04Zapplicationemployment applicationjob applicationrequirements to be hiredhow to get hiredtag:www.envisionus.com,2009-07-20:181

View our current job openings.

2009-07-20T20:07:37Z2010-12-16T15:18:37ZCurrent Openingstag:www.envisionus.com,2009-05-05:71

The Envision Society is a group of individuals and corporations who believe strongly in Envision’s mission.

2009-05-05T13:56:24Z2012-05-15T21:49:07Zpublic education programsVision Rehabilitation Centersupport services and programsscholarshipstag:www.envisionus.com,2012-05-15:25654

Thank you to the many community leaders, board members, vendors, donors and employees who took to the links for an incredible day of food, fun and prizes. The day was cloudy and breezy, but that didn’t keep these generous sportsmen from showing their passion for Envision’s mission and showing up in more ways than one for our 17th Annual Envision Golf Tournament. The tournament netted nearly $40,000 on behalf of Envision’s programs and services for youth who are blind or visually impaired.

2012-05-15T18:22:32Z2012-05-15T20:28:15ZEnvision Golf Tournament Celebrates 17th Yeartag:www.envisionus.com,2011-02-28:1499

Help change lives. Sponsor the Annual Envision Golf Tournament.

2011-02-28T14:23:37Z2012-04-23T18:18:59ZGolf Sponsorshipstag:www.envisionus.com,2009-05-04:47

If you are interested in donating your time we will set you up with a program or event that best suits your skills and availability. View current volunteer needs.

2009-05-04T15:19:36Z2012-04-02T21:54:06Zvolunteersupport groupsvisually impairedmentoringacademic tutoringreading programresource librarytag:www.envisionus.com,2011-03-31:17069

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) more than 40,000 athletes suffer eye injuries each year. Unfortunately young athletes make up the largest percentage of sport-related injuries - the severity of which varies from mild scrapes of the cornea to severe trauma that can cause vision impairment or blindness.

2011-03-31T18:56:39Z2012-03-30T13:20:45ZathleteseyeguardsProtective EyewearAmerican Academy of OphthalmologySports Eye Safetyvision losseye injuryvision rehabilitationtag:www.envisionus.com,2009-06-18:150

The Envision Foundation welcomes your gift to support our mission. Gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations help ensure independence for people with vision loss.

2009-06-18T20:51:02Z2011-02-15T16:32:05Ztag:www.envisionus.com,2009-05-05:61

The InSight Education Resource Guide is a curriculum supplement for grades 2-5. This program is designed to help educators teach students the many aspects of vision and vision loss.

2009-05-05T13:43:22Z2012-04-24T18:46:09Ztag:www.envisionus.com,2009-06-18:149

Donations and grants received by the Envision Foundation help fund programs and services at Envision, all designed to further independence for people with vision loss.  

2009-06-18T20:44:54Z2011-12-12T16:18:55Ztag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-14:1254

New Art Exhibition Highlights Blind And Low-Vision Artists  HIMS Announces Industry’s First Voice Recognition Multi-function DAISY Player Designed for Blind and Low Vision People  Envision Vision Rehabilitation Center Improves Patient Service  Mobile Technology Makes Life Easier for Those With Low Vision  EVRC Gives Assist to Special Olympic Athletes 

2010-12-14T15:09:04Z2011-10-04T19:46:23Ztag:www.envisionus.com,2009-05-05:66

Since 1996 Envision has hosted the Envision Golf Tournament to share our mission, and to raise funds so desperately needed in order to ensure independence for people with vision loss.  

2009-05-05T13:53:00Z2011-05-20T19:55:04Ztag:www.envisionus.com,2011-05-05:17590

Seventy-six-year-old "Christine" began to lose her vision four years ago. She was referred to Envision for occupational therapy and low vision rehabilitation for the purpose of improving her daily functioning with home management, financial management, self-care and leisure tasks.

2011-05-05T14:29:53Z2011-05-05T14:38:50Ztag:www.envisionus.com,2012-03-08:24671

Meet Frank Clepper, President and CEO, Envision.

2012-03-08T17:41:54Z2012-03-26T13:23:01ZNational Industries for the BlindNational Association for Employment of Persons Who Are BlindNational Vision Rehabilitation AssociationKent WilsonFrank Cleppertag:www.envisionus.com,2010-08-18:481

Please go to Envision Leadership Team page.

2010-08-18T13:25:59Z2012-03-26T13:14:05ZNational Industries for the BlindNational Association for Employment of Persons Who Are BlindNational Vision Rehabilitation AssociationKent WilsonFrank Cleppertag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-02:977

Meet the Envision, Inc. Board of Directors.

2010-12-02T19:57:33Z2012-02-13T17:53:53ZEnvisionBoard of Directorstag:www.envisionus.com,2011-12-27:23834

Envision has named Frank Clepper as president and chief executive officer. He was selected by the Envision board of directors and will begin in February 2012.

2011-12-27T16:58:20Z2012-02-07T22:20:47ZFrank ClepperPresidentChief Executive OfficerEnvisiontag:www.envisionus.com,2010-08-18:480

Envision is a private, not for profit agency uniquely combining employment opportunities with rehabilitation services and public education. Our Mission is to enhance the personal independence of individuals with low vision or blindness.

2010-08-18T13:23:37Z2011-04-14T13:12:53Zemployment opportunitiesrehabilitation servicespublic educationpersonal independencelow visionblindnessvision rehabilitationNational Industries for the Blindtag:www.envisionus.com,2011-04-14:17298

Since 1933, Envision has become one of the nation’s most trusted service and employment providers for people who are blind or low vision.

2011-04-14T13:12:07Z2011-04-14T13:16:24Zemployment providerblindlow visionindependenceunemployedvision rehabilitationvision losstag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-02:981

Envision, Inc. Corporate Officers  Envision, Inc. Board of Directors  Envision Industries Board of Directors  Envision Vision Rehabilitation Center Board of Directors  Envision Foundation Board of Directors  Envision Xpress Board of Directors 

2010-12-02T20:12:39Z2011-08-25T14:58:53ZEnvision Board Memberstag:www.envisionus.com,2009-05-05:51

Envision was founded in 1933 as the Wichita Workshop and Training School for the Adult Blind to give individuals who were blind the skill set necessary to make and sell their own products, while keeping the profits.

2009-05-05T13:09:31Z2011-04-01T20:25:15ZGreat DepressionWichita Workshop and Training School for the Adult BlindJavits-Wagner-O’Day ActWWIILions Clubs of KansasWichita Industries and Services for the Blindtag:www.envisionus.com,2011-08-25:20571

Meet the Envision Xpress Board of Directors.

2011-08-25T14:54:46Z2012-02-13T17:56:59ZEnvision Xpress Board of Directorstag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-02:978

Meet the Envision Industries Board of Directors.

2010-12-02T19:59:54Z2012-02-13T17:56:06ZEnvision Industries Board of Directorstag:www.envisionus.com,2011-05-20:18014

Envision Print is a full service turnkey solution for printing, print management, mailing and information distribution. Envision Business Cards provides an extensive range of online business card templates that assist you in a design that will fit your image.

2011-05-20T15:59:08Z2011-06-24T13:58:06ZEnvisionBusiness Cardstemplatespaper stockprintingmailingtag:www.envisionus.com,2009-06-02:131

EcoDegradable™ bags save valuable landfill space and degrade within 18 to 24 months.

2009-06-02T21:07:12Z2010-12-15T14:19:25ZEcoDegradableDegradable/Biodegradabletag:www.envisionus.com,2009-06-02:139

When an oncoming vehicle shines its headlights on your Visi-belt®, it reflects light back to the drive, increasing your visibility to oncoming traffic.

2009-06-02T21:17:45Z2010-12-09T22:20:05ZVisi-beltReflective Safety BeltQuick release bucklereflectiveincreasing your visibilitytag:www.envisionus.com,2010-11-01:739

Envision the nation's second largest employer of individuals who are blind or low vision.

2010-11-01T21:55:46Z2011-01-06T14:14:40Zblindlow visionvision impairmentemploymenttag:www.envisionus.com,2011-02-25:1465

Envision maintains a contract to sell products directly to GSA. Orders are electronically sent from GSA to Envision’s Customer Service Department where they are processed to be shipped to GSA within a specified time. The shipped products are warehoused in two GSA depots: one located in French Camp, California, the other in Burlington, New Jersey. When GSA receives orders from governmental agencies or the military, Envision products are shipped from their depots throughout the United States and overseas.

2011-02-25T15:32:22Z2011-02-25T15:32:23ZGSA depotsGSA procurement systemAbilityOneblind laborU.S. militaryMaxPerformancedisaster-relief servicestag:www.envisionus.com,2009-05-14:93

Envision has been continuously manufacturing since 1931.

2009-05-14T18:36:19Z2010-12-20T20:59:25ZFacilitiestag:www.envisionus.com,2009-05-14:97

Envision Xpress  Envision Print  STOUT  Summit Plastics  Committee for Purchase  National Industries for the Blind 

2009-05-14T18:42:27Z2010-12-09T22:25:43ZLinkstag:www.envisionus.com,2009-08-31:269

Plano, Texas is a little town with BIG ideas when it comes to the “Greening” of our country.  The city's requirements for composting trash in its landfill provides recycling opportunities at the highest level of trash disposal and in doing so provides the community with a natural resource for the environment…compost!

2009-08-31T21:11:16Z2010-12-02T16:08:30ZcompostplanorecyclingASTM 6400 Compostable Bag from Envision IndustriesPlano ISD Facility Servicestag:www.envisionus.com,2010-11-11:860

Our customers can be confident that Envision Print is dedicated to maintaining the highest efficiency and responsiveness in achieving our ultimate goal – customer satisfaction. We believe that our decision to become ISO 9001certified is a proactive one that not only anticipates the demands of our government customers, but also demonstrates our commitment to providing quality services to all other customers.

2010-11-11T17:01:56Z2010-12-02T16:05:40ZISO 9001Envision Printdigitalquality managementcontinued improvementtag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-06:1127

The InSight Education Resource Guide is a curriculum supplement for grades 2-5.

2010-12-06T21:41:32Z2012-04-24T18:52:45Zvisually impaired childrencurriculum resourcesvision educationguest speakersdisability awarenesstag:www.envisionus.com,2012-03-05:24634

Envision is committed to preserving the privacy of your health information as required by state and federal law. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act set standards for how your health information may be used and disclosed. This Notice is provided to you under that Act.

2012-03-05T14:43:32Z2012-03-06T19:51:38ZNOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICEStag:www.envisionus.com,2010-08-17:477

The Envision Vision Rehabilitation Center Privacy Policy

2010-08-17T21:30:41Z2012-03-05T14:47:19ZPrivacy Policytag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-02:979

Meet the Envision Vision Rehabilitation Center Board of Directors.

2010-12-02T20:01:58Z2012-02-13T17:58:22ZEnvision Vision Rehabilitation Center Board of Directorstag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-06:1124

Information about the eye and vision loss.

2010-12-06T21:23:24Z2012-01-05T14:16:37Zcataractsmacular degenerationretinitis pigmentosaglaucomadiabetic retinopathystrokevision lossblindnessvision impairmenthealthy visiontag:www.envisionus.com,2010-12-03:1084

The mission of Envision Vision Rehabilitation Center is to enhance the independence and enrich the quality of life for people who are blind or low vision through the delivery of research-based vision rehabilitation. Envision Vision Rehabilitation Center offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art services in one convenient location. Licensed and certified specialists work directly with individuals and their families, building independence and inspiring hope.

2010-12-03T19:16:05Z2010-12-07T16:09:35Zindependencelow visionvision rehabilitationquality of lifevision impairmentclinictag:www.envisionus.com,2011-04-06:17143

Estin was introduced to Envision through his participation in the Assistive Technology (AT) Camp in 2008. Blinded very young as a result of Traumatic Brain Injury, his goal when he began Camp was to learn the different skills necessary for securing a job. Though he accomplished his goal, his AT Camp experience revealed to Estin an even bigger picture that’s led him to where he is today.

2011-04-06T16:21:09Z2011-04-06T16:21:10ZAssistive TechnologyEstin Talaveraadaptive technologyscreen-reader and BrailleKansas School for the Blindtag:www.envisionus.com,2011-02-18:1460

Developed by Marc Amsler, a Swiss ophthalmologist, the Amsler grid has been used since 1945 to detect disruptions in vision caused by injury or disease of the optic nerve and retina such as macular degeneration. Download the Amslers Grid (PDF, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

2011-02-18T16:17:47Z2011-02-28T14:10:26ZMarc AmslerAmsler griddisruptions in visiondisease of the optic nerveretinamacular degenerationtag:www.envisionus.com,2012-05-04:25410

http://www.deque.com/interested-a11ychat.

Don't forget to take the survey.]]>

2012-05-04T13:32:25Z2012-05-04T13:32:26ZPossibleAccessibilityTwitterChatComingtag:www.envisionus.com,2012-04-27:25359

http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19730. And the survey is located here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/soares.]]>

2012-04-27T13:19:20Z2012-04-27T13:19:21ZStudy:DailyuseofSocialMediabypeoplewithvisualimpairmentstag:www.envisionus.com,2012-04-09:24925

http://www.youtube.com/TipsTricksandOops.

Visit the channel regularly as new episodes are scheduled to be published monthly.]]>

2012-04-09T18:59:24Z2012-04-09T18:59:37ZNewAssistiveTechnologyYouTubechanneltag:www.envisionus.com,2012-04-06:24907

What you may not know is that many CAPTCHAs offer an audio alternative for users who are vision impaired. CAPTCHAs have been much criticized for not being accessible. Salvatore Battaglia is trying to change that.

Salvatore Battaglia, a student at Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology, is researching an accessible audio CAPTCHA for users who are vision impaired. He is asking that people test the system and complete a short survey: http://www.salvbatt.imghero.com/]]>

2012-04-06T13:26:08Z2012-04-06T13:26:08ZAccessibleCAPTCHAtag:www.envisionus.com,2012-04-05:24903

Hello BrailleNote users

If you have found that recently you have been unable to send emails with
your BrailleNote through your AT&T based internet service provider, you
will be happy to know that a simple modification to your BrailleNote’s
email account settings fixes this problem. Recently AT&T has made changes
to their email settings as a part of increased security against spammers.
To allow your BrailleNote’s email account to be accepted by AT&T’s
servers, make sure your name in your account settings is capitalized. To
make this modification do the following:

1. From the main menu press e for email.
2. Press space until you find “Setup options,” and press enter.
3. Press D to enter the directory of email accounts.
4. Press L to look up an account.
5. Press the space bar once and find your email account using the space
with dots 5-6 or 2-3 commands to move forward or backward through your
different accounts, (right and left arrows on a BrailleNote QT unit.)
6. Once you find your account, space to the field labeled “Your
Name?” and change it by pressing backspace with C, (control with K on
QT units.)
7. Capitalize the first letter of your name in this field and press
enter.
8. Exit out of the account settings and press Y to accept the changes.

You will now be able to send emails through AT&T servers again
successfully. If you have further questions on this process, please
contact your local HumanWare office for technical support.

USA: 1 800 722-3393
UK/Europe: +44 1933 415 800
Canada: 1 888 723-7273
Australia/Asia: +61 2 9686 2600

Kind Regards,
The HumanWare Team

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2012-04-05T18:56:50Z2012-04-05T18:56:47ZbraillenoteandATNTtag:www.envisionus.com,2012-03-16:24735

The entire unit is very thin. From back to front it gets thinner. On the very back left corner you have the power plug, one USB port and an audio jack for headphones. On the right side you have the thunderbolt port, another USB port and an SAID card slot. From complete power off it takes about 22 seconds for voice-over to come on and be ready to use. I have the track pad commander on and running so now the gestures I know from IOS will translate over to this system. This means that I can flick tap and use other gestures. I only have two USB ports on here so to help I have a 7 port USB hub. This will allow me plug several other devices into my computer.
One other thing that you may have noticed is that I did not say anything about a cd drive. This is because the Air doesn't have one. In order to play cds you need to have an external cd drive. Luckily for me I happen to have one. I just hope it still works still. I will be testing it this weekend.
Thanks to a wonderful friend of mine I now have a copy of windows on the computer as well. This means that I can run either system whenever I need. I am using a program called VM ware fusion. It seems so far to be working well;. The only problem I have is that I do not have an insert key or an applications key. I called Serotek to see if they had any ideas for me. They said I should get a program called sharp keys. This program allows you to map one key to another key. When I get further along I will explain more. Windows seems to be going well otherwise though and my friend and I will get this figured out quickly.
Speaking of problems I had one other that I want to bring up. I am a college student at WSU. At WSU we have a Wifi system that is all over campus. The systems security is wpa2 enterprise. In order to connect to this network you have to have a username and password. I typed in my username and my password and we could not get it to work. Then I took it to the help desk at WSU, and they got it connected for a few minutes, but then when I tried to use the connection in the dorms I could not. This was quite frustrating. Finally it was a little past midnight and we tried our last ditch effort. For it seems to be working. I have had it connected for two days now. We will see what happens when I take it home.
This will be an interesting couple of weeks as I adjust and figure out what I'm doing in windows and what I'm doing in OSX. I want to keep people posted, so I will continue to post updates.
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2012-03-16T14:07:32Z2012-03-16T14:07:32ZMacbookairtag:www.envisionus.com,2012-03-07:24662

2012-03-07T22:22:28Z2012-03-07T22:22:31ZiPadtag:www.envisionus.com,2012-02-03:24406

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2012-02-04T03:42:57Z2012-02-04T03:42:58ZWindowsphone7accessible?ornot.tag:www.envisionus.com,2012-02-02:24400

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2012-02-02T20:44:08Z2012-02-02T20:44:11Zdisneyaccessibilitytag:www.envisionus.com,2012-01-27:24361

If you are using VoiceOver on a Macintosh computer, start think about alternatives to Microsoft Office. This article helps explain the details. Bob t.



MS Office for the Mac and Accessibility
UPDATE: April 15, 2011 – Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Office for Mac – version 2011. I am happy to report that the new version now has the capacity for users to add alternative text to images. I’d like to take credit for this by assuming that Microsoft reads my blog, but I doubt that. In any case, this is a strong positive step.

Now the bad news: MS Office for Mac still does not fully work with VoiceOver. VoiceOver will read the toolbars and their content, and says that it is “interacting with document pane view” but that’s all. VoiceOver cannot read the content of the document pane, thus the product is still not accessible.

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I was hoping that with my recent purchase of the latest version of MS Office for Mac – version 2011 – I would be happily telling you about the outstanding accessibility features of the new version. I was hoping that unlike its predecessor, MS Office for Mac 2008, there would now be the ability to add alternative descriptions to images (see below for an explanation as to why alternative descriptions are important) and that when converting or saving documents made by the new version, the PDFs and HTML pages created would all be accessible. I was sure that given the fact that this is a brand new version of Office it would work fluidly and fully with the Mac OSX native screen reader VoiceOver, a built-in feature in Mac OS since version 10.4 (Tiger) in 2005, nearly SIX YEARS AGO.

But no, I can’t report any of this because, in terms of accessibility for people with disabilities, Microsoft Office for the Mac – 2011 is a complete failure. Not only can you not make accessible documents with this product, it does not work with VoiceOver. That’s right; you cannot read documents created in MS Office for Mac 2001 with VoiceOver.

A VPAT – Voluntary Product Accessibility Template – “is a tool used to document a product’s conformance with the accessibility standards under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. The purpose of the VPAT is to assist Federal contracting officials and other buyers in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial ‘Electronic and Information Technology’ products and services with features that support accessibility” (quoted source itic.org). The VPAT, as the name implies, is a voluntary statement made by the manufacturer regarding their own evaluation of their product in terms of how it meets the Section 508 requirements. In a rather bizarre finding, the VPAT for MS Office for Mac -2011 proudly notes that VoiceOver effectively works with the toolbars and “the ribbon” of MS Office for Mac 2011.

Unfortunately, Apple’s own office suite, iWork, isn’t much better when it comes to making accessible documents. iWork ’09, the latest iteration, does not have the capacity to make accessible documents either. Specifically, there is no way to add alternative descriptions to images or other objects inserted in a document.

But the good news is that at least VoiceOver can read the contents of documents made in iWorks in addition to working with all of the menus and toolbars.

If you need a word processor, or spreadsheet, or presentation software for your Mac, save your money and download the latest version of open source solution LibreOffice (3.3.0). Oh, if you don’t speak Spanish, the word “Libre” means “Free,” as in no dinero!
LibreOffice (v 3.3.0 for the Mac) does have the capacity to add Alternative Descriptions to image and works completely with VoiceOver. That said, when converting your LibreOffice documents to other formats, you will need to test them to make sure all of the accessibility features have been carried over.
Robert G Taylor, Ed.S
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2012-01-27T15:41:30Z2012-01-27T15:41:24Zanothertechnologytip