From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Advancing Health Equity for People with Blindness and Low Vision 1215

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: ROOM: Grand Tradition Room >>> DIRECTIONS: Lobby Level >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed straight past the hotel front desk and enter the Grand Tradition Room through the main lobby hallway near the escalators to Lower Level.

Corresponding Presenter(s)

Mahya Beheshti, MD

Physician-Scientist
NYU Langone Health
Secaucus, NJ, United States

Presenter(s)

Jennifer Oshita, PhD

Post-doctoral fellow
NYU Langone Health, Rehabilitation Medicine
Burlington, Vermont, United States

Non-Presenting Contributor(s)

Sara Mesa

Research Coordinator
NYU Langone Health
NY, New York, United States
Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH

Vice Chair
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States

Presenter(s)

Megan Morris, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP

Associate Professor
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY, United States
John Ross Rizzo, M.D., M.S.C.I., F.A.C.R.M

Health System Director of Disability Inclusion
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participant will be able to describe barriers that people with blindness and low vision (pBLV) face in getting healthcare.
Upon completion, participant will be able to share new research on how these barriers lead to worse health outcomes
Upon completion, participant will be able to explore ways to improve access through accommodations, policies, and patient navigation.
Upon completion, participant will be able to offer solutions that clinics and health systems can use to better support pBLV