Listen "Bulletin: 2025 Summer BVA Bulletin"
Episode Synopsis
This October 1, 2025episode of *Visions of BVA* brings the 2025 Summer BVA Bulletin to audio. We cover President Wade Davis’ first President’s Page, where he calls on members to become “BVA Visionaries” through recurring monthly support, and highlight BVA’s signature programs including Team BVA, the Ambassador Program, VetTech, Care Review, Claims Assistance, and Government Relations. Listeners will hear a full legislative update from Lea Rowe on bills advancing in Congress, followed by a message from Executive Director Dr. Vernon Humphrey reflecting on family, service, and reconnecting veterans to BVA. This episode also honors the lives and legacies of Immediate Past National President Paul Mimms and Elizabeth Holmes, both of whom left a lasting mark on the Association. Additional features include coverage of the 80th National Convention in Dallas, adaptive sports at the 2025 Golden Age Games, BVA’s new $500 travel assistance for VA national adaptive sports and arts clinics, Memorial Day tributes at Arlington National Cemetery, the release of the 2026 Ambassadog Calendar, and outreach resources for White Cane Safety Day. The Bulletin further spotlights BVA members and partners—showcasing music therapy, blind hockey, OrCam technology, community events, new publications, and national advocacy efforts—underscoring BVA’s mission of resilience, support, and service for blind and low vision veterans and their families.
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