Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q 2026 Volume 71 Issue 1 Beth A. Jones, Professor, East Texas A&M University beth.jones@etamu.edu This issue is focused on stories from graduates of federally or state funded programs in the field of vision from across the United States. Included is a collection of stories from people working in the field that describe what brought them to the field, how the funding supported their academic and career goals, and current impact in the field. I hope this serves to be inspiring and highlight the need for funding of our important work. President's Message 11

• VIDBE-Q 71.1 Cover & Table of Contents
• 2026 Pre-Con
• Message from the Editor
• Registration Options CEC Convention 2026
• 2026 DVIDB Social
• President’s Message
• Save the Date 2027 GITWL
• Vision Rehab as Act II
• VI OM AT AIS
• Finding a Pathway into the Field of Low Vision and Blindness
• AER
• vidbeq-convention issue 2026
• Growth, Courage, and Purpose: My Path to the Field of Vision
• APH ConnectCenter
• From South America to American Idol
• Portland State University's Mobility Matters
• LISD Programs
• Highlighting the Impact of Funded Programs in the Field of Low Vision and Blindness
• Accessible
• Seeing Possibility Through the Strain: A Parent's Journey into TSVI
• San Francisco State University
• Diagnosis to Career Change
• 2026 Braille Challenge
• DVIDB on Facebook