🎈️ About
Vision Tech Academy is a website, platform and online directory dedicated to empowering blind and low-vision individuals by connecting them with trusted assistive technology educators for free.
Vision Tech Academy is the home of the free, access-technology specific, Online Directory of Educators (ODE).
Inspired by the legacy of John Panarese, the Academy website serves as a hub for accessible learning, offering a free directory of access educators, live and recorded courses, and resources to foster learning independence and success.
With an ongoing mission to provide high-quality, trusted, personalized training on tools like VoiceOver, JAWS, NVDA and Braille technology, Vision Tech Academy bridges the gap between technology and accessibility, ensuring inclusive and accessible education for all.
📖️ Free Directory for Students
Any and all students seeking trusted, quality access educators may access the Vision Tech Academy Online Directory of Educators (ODE) for free at any time.
In addition to the chronological listing of Premium and General Educators that the Directory provides, you can also search the site for keywords specific to what you are looking to learn, and if an educator has listed those keywords within their Premium Profile, they will come up in your search. Please encourage your favorite access educators to list their services with Vision Tech Academy for free today. Or consider giving them the gift of a Premium Profile.
📖️ Free General Profiles for All Access Educators
All Access Educators may list themselves within the Vision Tech Academy Online Directory of Educators (ODE) for free by submitting this short form.
All free Access Educator Profiles receive the following:
1.) One (1) First and Last Name
OR
1.) One (1) Company or Organization Name
AND
2.) One URL. This can be a personal website, LinkedIn Profile or company or organization website where interested students can learn more about your services and the courses you offer.
Free listings are provided to students within the directory in chronological order according to the date you submitted your name into the Directory.
🏅️ Premium Profiles for Access Educators Who Want More Reach | $10 / Month or $100 / Year
Access Educators who wish to provide a full profile of information about themselves and the courses they offer are invited to help support the Directory with a Premium Profile.
Premium Profiles cost just $10 / month or $100 / year.
All Premium Profiles are provided as ongoing subscriptions that can be cancelled at any time.
You may also purchase a Premium Profile for your access educator of choice as a gift.
All Premium Access Educator Profiles receive the following:
- One (1) First and Last Name
- One (1) Company or Organization Name
- One (1) Website
- One (1) Email Address
- One (1) Phone Number
- One (1) Image, Logo or Graphic (1920×1080)
- One (1) Image, Logo or Graphic Alternative Text
- One (1) Profile Description / Bio (5,000 characters or less.)
- Specialties / Expertise
- Languages Spoken
- Years of Experience
- Service Offerings
- Hourly Rates or Package Pricing
- Availability Schedule / Calendly Link
- Portfolio / Work Samples
- Social Media Links
- Testimonials / Reviews
- One (1) Location and/or Time Zone
- One (1) Video Introduction
- One (1) Custom Tags / Keywords
All of the information contained within your Premium Profile becomes instantly searchable across the entire Directory.
In addition to being found by students for a much broader range of search terms, your Premium Profile will also enjoy priority atop the General Directory, along with weekly promotion to more than 30,000 access-specific readers via Vision Tech Academy’s Sponsorship with the Access Information News weekly newsletter.
We are unable to offer refunds. All purchases are final. No obligation. Cancel anytime.