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Events in May 2024

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April 29, 2024
April 30, 2024(1 event)

7:00 pm: Low Vision Speaker Series: “If My Vision [Acuity] is So Good, Why Can’t I …?” Using Low Vision Assessment to Explore Client-Identified Challenges and Possible Solutions

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April 30, 2024

“If My Vision [Acuity] is So Good, Why Can’t I …?” Using Low Vision Assessment to Explore Client-Identified Challenges and Possible Solutions with Julia Foster, OT.

This interactive, case-based presentation will explore low vision assessment, specifically:

  • The role of the low vision assessment (LVA) in the continuum of eye health care and low vision/blindness rehabilitation
  •  Components of low vision rehabilitation assessment
  • Case scenarios that explore applying LVA results to:
    • Connect visual function with client-identified concerns
    • Inform education to clients/families
    • Shape a rehabilitation plan and identify potential low vision aids/strategies
  • Questions to reflect on your connection to low vision/blindness rehabilitation
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May 6, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 6, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 7, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 7, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

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7:00 pm: Low Vision Speaker Series: “Custom Prosthetic Eyes – Everyone is Unique” with Andra Striowski

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May 7, 2024

Join us to hear ocularist Andra Striowski describe the creation of custom-fit, handcrafted prosthetic eyes. Witness the transformation of medical necessity into a personalized work of art, as Andra takes you through the meticulous process of crafting these unique devices. Through real-life cases, you’ll see how an ocularist adapts the shape of the prosthesis to manage various orbital disorders. You’ll gain insights into the challenges and triumphs of mitigating conditions like lid entropion, ptosis, and proptosis. Come and learn how such services can make a difference in the lives of your patients.

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May 8, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 8, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 9, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 9, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 10, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 10, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 11, 2024
May 12, 2024
May 13, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 13, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 14, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 14, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 15, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 15, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 16, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 16, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 17, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 17, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 18, 2024
May 19, 2024
May 20, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 20, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 21, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 21, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 22, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 22, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 23, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 23, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 24, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 24, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 25, 2024
May 26, 2024
May 27, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 27, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 28, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 28, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 29, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 29, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom
May 30, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 30, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

zoom

7:00 pm: Low Vision Speaker Series: "Psychosocial Challenges Associated with Sight Loss" with Dr. Virginia Duff

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May 30, 2024

This interactive presentation will discuss:

  • Understanding the emotional reactions related to vision loss.
  • The emotional challenges involved in diagnosing a condition that will inevitably lead to substantial vision loss. The challenge as a health care provider delivering devastating news.
  • Helping your patients start on the journey toward acceptance and successful adaptation.
  • Do’s and Don’t in dealing with a patient with vision loss in your office.
zoom
May 31, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Pre-Employment Workshop Spring 2024

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May 31, 2024

Do you live in the City of Toronto, York or Peel Regions? The BALANCE Pre-employment Program is a great place to get started with learning how to be an effective job seeker and worker. You will explore new ways to think about your career path, with a focus on the specific challenges and opportunities for those with a visual disability. Our practical, hands-on approach includes topics such as:

  • your personal mindset, strengths and needs
  • technology skills specific to job search and work
  • today’s job market
  • what employers really expect
  • how to communicate the value you bring

For more information, please contact our PEP Coordinator Christina Peruzzi by email at pep@balancefba.org OR via telephone at (416) 236-1796 ext. 225

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June 1, 2024
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