Latest News Envision Names Joshua A. Miele Keynote Speaker for September Conference By Staff Monday, May 2, 2016 12:18 AM Joshua A. Miele, PhD. WICHITA, Kan.—Envision announced that Joshua A. Miele, PhD, founder and director of the Video Description Research and Development Center and associate director of the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, will deliver the keynote address at the 11th annual Envision Conference, Sept. 7 to 10 in Denver. The Conference, which began as the first multidisciplinary gathering dedicated to vision rehabilitation and research, has evolved into an international conference for networking with medical professionals, researchers and industry representatives looking to share ideas about how to improve the lives of people with low vision.Dr. Miele—who suffered an acid attack that left him blind, with permanent deformities at four years old—will discuss issues related to accessible technology, self-determination, STEM, disability, inclusion, universal design and The Maker Movement, when he speaks on Sept. 8 during the Opening Plenary Session.“Dr. Miele is an inspiration both in his personal achievement in the face of adversity and in his undying commitment to making the ever-expanding digital world more universally accessible,” said Michael Epp, manager of professional education at Envision. “His work and his example are jointly inspiring more individuals who are blind and visually impaired to reach their full academic and professional potential.”Registration for the Envision Conference is now open, anyone whose professional life touches people with low vision— from optometrists, rehabilitation therapists to special education teachers and government policy makers—can benefit. Visit www.envisionconference.org for more information. Submissions are also being accepted for prospective clinical education and research abstract presentations, to be included on the Envision Conference agenda. Sessions at the Conference can earn attendees continuing education accreditation through agencies including: The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE); Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME); American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA); Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP); Commission on Paraoptometric Certification (CPC); Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) and Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).