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SUMMARY:Use Your Voice: Advocacy Strategies for Children's Vision
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1749482606109{padding-bottom: 2px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]This 75-minute webinar provides a deeper understanding of the advocacy process\, the value and impact that individual and community voices have on the advocacy process\, and how to effectively advocate for public policies that govern healthcare\, eyecare\, and school systems to ensure they are responsive to children’s vision health needs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1750088371386{margin-top: 25px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1744815716853{padding-top: 25px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”This webinar will explore the following topics” css=””] \n\nWhat is advocacy and why is advocacy for programs\, services\, and public policy regarding children’s vision issues important.\nHow to advocate for programs and services for children with vision impairment\, rare diseases\, or other disabilities.\nHow parents of children with vision impairment can use their child’s experience in their advocacy journeys.\nThe Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act of 2025 (HR 2527): how to advocate for passage of the first legislation to create a federal level program to support children’s vision health through grants to states and communities for systems improvement.\nExample of advocacy in the rare disease community with respect to the ORPHAN Cures Act.\n\n[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nTarget Audiences:\nThis webinar is tailored for families\, healthcare professionals\, education professionals\, and provider associations who wish to learn about the importance of advocacy\, implement effective approaches to advocate for a better state of children’s vision\, and use insurance coverage to access eye care.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nLearning Objectives:\n\nDescribe the importance of advocacy for children’s vision and eye health\nDescribe two ways parents can advocate for their children\nList ways professionals can assist families in advocacy efforts\nGain advocacy skills to access and utilize public and private insurance coverage for eye care\nGain skills to advocate for children’s vision policies and programs\, including EDVI (Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act of 2025)\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nModerators\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Donna Fishman\, MPH\nDirector\, National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health\nPrevent Blindness[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1744818921814{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Sara Brown\, MPA\nSenior Director\, Government Affairs\nPrevent Blindness[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nPresenters\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Bridget Benard\nParent of children with severe myopia\nMaternal and Child Health Advocate\, Doula\, and Certified Lactation Counselor\nASPECT Patient Engagement Program Graduate \nBridget Benard is a passionate advocate for maternal and child health\, with a deep commitment to supporting families through both personal and professional experience. She is a mother of three sons—two of whom have severe myopia—and has found a passion for raising awareness around childhood vision and disparities. After completing the Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program with Prevent Blindness\, she has used her voice to advocate for vision health\, even sharing her family’s story with members of Congress on Capitol Hill to influence policy change.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1744818921814{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Shannon Rohn Deere\nDirector\nLeavitt Partners \nShannon Rohn Deere is a Director at Leavitt Partners based in Washington\, DC. She provides federal policy counsel and analysis to clients as well as assists in managing multi-sector alliances. Prior to joining Leavitt Partners\, Shannon worked as a senior health care analyst at Ripple Effect Communications where she reviewed public comments on proposed regulations covering Medicare and Medicaid\, and she also served as a researcher at The George Washington University Law School.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1744818921814{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Susan Hepworth\nExecutive Director\nNational Coalition for Infant Health \nSusan Hepworth serves as Executive Director of the National Coalition for Infant Health\, a collaborative of professional\, clinical\, community and family support organizations focused on education and advocacy promoting patient-centered care for all infants and their families. She is also a partner and senior vice president at Woodberry Associates\, a Washington\, DC-based public affairs firm specializing in advocacy coalition management.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1744818921814{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Kim Owens\nParent of child with vision impairment\nWriter\, Parent-mentor\, Speaker\, and Braille transcriber \nKim Owens is a writer\, parent-mentor\, speaker\, and Braille transcriber. Her son\, Kai\, unexpectedly lost his sight at the age of ten. She immersed herself in the blindness community and advocated for his equal and accessible education. She believes that parental acceptance\, community building\, and equal accessible education are the three main pillars that led to her son’s success. She completed the Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1744818921814{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Nicole Pratt\nParent of child with vision impairment\nPTI Co-Director\, Training Program Director\, Leaders Empowered as Advocates with Dignity (LEAD) Project Director\nSPAN Parent Advocacy Network \nNicole Pratt is a single working mom of two young adults who both have special healthcare needs (one with Retinopathy of Prematurity). At the SPAN Parent Advocacy Network\, she organizes trainings that educate parents and professionals on an array of education and health topics across New Jersey and nationally. Nicole sits on several state\, national\, and local parent-leader advisory boards. Nicole has been a member of the Advisory Committee to the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness since January 2010.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/use-your-voice-advocacy-strategies-for-childrens-vision/
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250623T110000
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SUMMARY:Healthy Sight for Life: A Diabetes and Eye Health Fair
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1751301727398{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””] \nJune 23\, 2025 | 11 am – 2 pm\nChicago Cultural Center\nGAR Rotunda 2nd Floor North | 78 E. Washington Street\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Join us for a FREE\, fun\, informative\, and engaging event focused on the crucial link between diabetes and eye health.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nOpen to All\nFor people living with diabetes\, families\, the community\, and the public.[/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=”Activities” css=”.vc_custom_1748458007356{margin-top: 25px !important;}”] \n\nVision Mural Art Project\nFashion Show by Low\nVision Artist (At 12:30 pm)\nEye Health Check\nMental Health &\nVision Resources\nExpert Talks on\nDiabetes & Eye Heath\nHealthy Snacks\nAnd Much More!\n\n[/vc_cta][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				\n									\n\n				\n					\n					\n				\n			\n		\n		[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=””] \n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://preventblindness.org/calendar/healthy-sight-for-life-diabetes-eye-health-fair/
LOCATION:Chicago Cultural Center\, 78 E Washington St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Programs
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