Conference Sponsors/Exhibitors

Ability to Access (Silver Sponsor)

A2A is proud to be a distributor of Low Vision and Blindness Products that include desktop video magnifiers, portable video magnifiers, handheld video magnifiers, software, braille embossers, braille displays and more.
ability2access.com

Silver Sponsor

Allied Instructional Services (Silver Sponsor)

Allied Instructional Services is an education management company providing schools and government agencies with the professional staff and programs needed for supporting the growth, development, and life skills of individuals with special needs. .alliedinstructional.com/

Silver Sponsor

Aloha Braille (Honorary Sponsor)

Founded in 2013, Aloha Braille & Company has grown into a respected leader in braille transcription, with a dedicated team of highly skilled employees and partnerships with many of the nation’s top transcribers. Under the leadership of founder Joseph “Randy” Kalani Davis—recognized as one of North America’s foremost braillist and an industry leader—the company has built a reputation for excellence and reliability. Every member of the Aloha Braille staff is certified and brings years of expertise to their work. Together, they have produced hundreds of high-quality braille textbooks, supporting countless students, educators, and organizations across the country. Live Aloha, Give Aloha!

Honorary Sponsor

Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation, CIDI (Silver Sponsor)

CIDI is recognized as a leader for services and research in accessibility. We are dedicated to an inclusive society through innovations in assistive and universally designed technologies, with a goal of addressing the full range of needs for accessibility. We are committed to the promotion of technological innovation and development of user-centered research, products, and services for individuals with disabilities. https://cidi.gatech.edu/

Silver Sponsor

Emerald Coast Vision Aids, Inc., (Bronze Sponsor)

Emerald Coast Vision Aids, Inc. is an independent distributor for the leading worldwide developers, manufacturers, and marketers of innovative products designed to assist people with low vision and blindness needs. We specialize in Video Magnifiers or Closed-Circuit Televisions (CCTVs), which are used by partially sighted persons for reading, writing, and viewing small objects.

Bronze Sponsor

Eschenbach Optik of America, Inc (Bronze Sponsor)

Eschenbach Optik of America, Inc. was founded in 1983 as the North American subsidiary of Eschenbach Optik GmbH of Nuremberg, Germany a company that was established in 1913 and is the world leader in the manufacture and distribution of high quality magnification solutions including low vision aids, reading glasses and binoculars. Eschenbach offers these 3 product groups to channel partners who then provide the products to consumers. The company focuses most of its efforts on helping the channel partners that carry the low vision aid and reading glasses products so that they can help their end-users. These partners include eye care and vision rehabilitation professionals who care for those with vision loss due to to macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases and vision problems. Eschenbach helps these professionals help their patients and clients by providing diagnostic tools, training and support so that successful outcomes can be obtained with the magnification devices they deem most appropriate for the visually impaired people for whom they care. www.eschenbach-optik.com

Bronze Sponsor

Georgia Academy for the Blind, GAB (Honorary Sponsor)

The Georgia Academy for the Blind provides quality education services to Georgia’s students with visual impairments and/or visual impairments in conjunction with other disabilities to prepare them to achieve their highest level of independence in transition to college and career readiness. https://www.gabmacon.org/gab

Honorary Sponsor

Georgia AER (Honorary Sponsor)

The Georgia Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is a state chapter of AER International, a membership organization dedicated to providing support and assistance to professionals such as rehabilitation teachers, counselors, orientation and mobility specialists, and technology specialists who work in all phases of education and rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired children and adults. www.gaaer.org

Honorary Sponsor

Georgia Blind Sports Association (Bronze Sponsor)

Georgia Blind Sports Association is active promoting sports and recreational opportunities for the blind and visually impaired. Out team sports include goalball and beep baseball while our recreational activities include kayaking and tandem biking.

Bronze Sponsor

Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Silver Sponsor)

A statewide nonprofit organization that provides interpreting, community, and employment services for the deaf and hard of hearing, their family members, friends, local state and federal agencies. https://www.gcdhh.org/

Silver Sponsor

Georgia Lions Camp (Bronze Sponsor)

The Georgia Lions Camp’s program mission is to ignite the potential of individuals living with a visual impairment by providing transformative outdoor experiences that foster independence, self-confidence, and lifelong friendships while cultivating a spirit of adventure, personal growth, and inclusion in an empowering, supportive environment.

Bronze Sponsor

Georgia Pines (Bronze Sponsor)

Georgia Parent Infant Network for Education Services (Georgia PINES) is a statewide early intervention program for families whose children (birth to age three) are diagnosed with hearing and/or vision loss. Families receive information, training and support across all areas of development from specially-trained service providers. All services are provided free to Georgia PINES families. To make a referral for a child: 404-300-5905
To learn more about becoming a Georgia PINES service provider, contact Christine Spratling at [email protected] We’d love to have you join us and make a difference for babies with vision loss, and their families! https://dhhpathways.georgia.gov/programs-partners/georgia-pines

icon of two adults embracing an infant with text Georgia Pines Parent infant Network for Educational Services

Bronze Sponsor

Georgia Sensory Assistance Project (Diamond Sponsor)

The Georgia Sensory Assistance Project provides technical assistance, training, and sponsors events — including Sibshops and teen events — that support children and youth with deaf-blindness and their family members, school personnel, and other service providers. https://coe.uga.edu/outreach/programs/georgia-sensory-assistance-project

Diamond Sponsor

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (Bronze Sponsor)

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency's (GVRA) goal is to make Georgia the best state in the country for people with disabilities to live and work independently and with dignity. Their core mission is to help people with disabilities find and maintain employment. As every individual is different, so too are the services Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program offers.

Bronze Sponsor

Low Vision Supply (Bronze Sponsor)

Low Vision Supply is a family-run supplier of assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired. Founded by the blind to serve the blind, we have a deep understanding of the challenges faced by people with visual impairments and are committed to providing solutions that help them live more independent lives.

Bronze Sponsor

Mountain View Low Vision Services (Bronze Sponsor)

Cheryl Saucier created Mountain View Low Vision Services in the spring of 2019 to offer a wide variety of high quality low vision products to people with vision loss in our area. Cheryl has the clinical experience, assistive technology knowledge, professional connections, and integrity to help you discover what devices, services, technology and resources are available.

Bronze Sponsor

Palmer Vision (Bronze Sponsor)

Palmer Vision LLC's mission is to provide the visually impaired community with a professional, ethical, and informative experience through the use of assistive technology sales and services. https://www.palmervision.com/

Bronze Sponsor

Perkins School for the Blind (Bronze Sponsor)

We are the worldwide leader in education services for children and young adults who are blind and visually impaired with multiple disabilities. An international NGO, we are infinitely innovating to solve longstanding and emerging problems facing our communities, our students and our families. www.perkins.org/

Bronze Sponsor

Smokey Powell Center (Platinum Sponsor)

The Smokey Powell Center is housed on the Georgia Academy for the Blind school campus and provides services to any student throughout the state of Georgia who is blind or visually impaired. Services are provided at no cost to the student. Because of Mr. James Emory "Smokey" Powell’s generous endowment, the Smokey Powell Center is able to offer all services and equipment at no charge to local school districts or to the parents of students who are blind or visually impaired. Services include Clinical Low Vision Evaluations, Assistive Technology Assessments, Equipment Loans and Outreach Consultations.
For more information visit our website @ https://www.gabmacon.org/Page/58
Or email Heather Francis, Program Assistant at [email protected] 478.751.6083 Ext 3624

Platinum Sponsor

Task Force for Empowering Blind Independence (Bronze Sponsor)

Join us in creating a more accessible future for blind and low-vision Georgians! The Task Force For Empowering Blind Independence (TFEBI) is committed to breaking barriers and enhancing access to essential resources, services, and opportunities. Whether you’re a professional in the field, a family member, or someone with a passion for making a difference, there’s a place for you here. Together, we’re building a brighter tomorrow where all Georgians can thrive with dignity and independence.

Bronze Sponsor

Visual Enhancements (Bronze Sponsor)

Mike Martenson is a graduate of the Air Force Community College in Airframe and Powerplant and has attended the University of South Carolina. He founded Visual Enhancements, Inc. in April of 1998 when the company he used to contract for went out of business and the manufacturers approached him directly to represent them. Slowly the store has gained the trust of many people all over Georgia, servicing everything from vocational rehab centers to retirement communities, and ophamologists to low vision therapists. http://visualenhancements.com/

Bronze Sponsor

Visual Impairment Foundation of Georgia (Bronze Sponsor)

vifGA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) created to serve as a central resource for visually impaired Georgians. Founded in 1997, vifGA was created to serve as a central resource for visually impaired Georgians. Services include: Providing a toll-free number for the visually impaired to use for securing information on services and resources available in Georgia. Maintaining the vifGA website, www.vifga.org, to serve as a comprehensive guide for the visually impaired and their families about existing available resources. Funding for products and services for the visually impaired who do not qualify to receive aid from existing resources. https://vifga.org/

Bronze Sponsor

Become a Conference Sponsor

Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to reach your specialized population of vision professionals. We anticipate attracting more than 250 registered participants. Becoming a sponsor of the GVEST 2025 Conference is the best opportunity for you to showcase your products and services.
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