Board Member Robert Leslie Newman

Board Member Robert Leslie Newman

Robert is a 34 year veteran of vocational rehabilitation services to the blind. Blind himself from age 15, he is currently a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and visually impaired. In this capacity, he has amassed years of experience in adjustment counseling, career development, job placement, and instruction of non-visual alternative techniques. Robert is also the creator and author of the blindness related web site “Adjustment to Blindness and Visual Impairment,
Thought Provoker
and the blindness discussion forum, “THOUGHT PROVOKER.”

See Robert give
Technology Access Instruction in Turkey 2008
at the Ciroz Camp Komputer Kahve with translation assistance by Hande during the Blind Corps Futures in Blindness 2008 project.