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The American Lighting Association is proud to produce its new podcast ”That’s Brilliant!” Join us as we talk to experts about new lighting technology, design and business, tackling topics that are changing the lighting industry and the way we live our lives.
You may be tempted to avoid “Light & The Aging Eye” topics. But designing a well-lit room for folks with low vision can help those of us with healthy eyes in our 40s and beyond. Tom Butters sits down with Raelle and Liz to tell us all about it.
Show notes
Further reading:
Lighting Your Way to Better Vision is a non-technical document from the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES,) addressing vision issues from extreme low vision to aging in place and how lighting can help improve quality of life.
RP-28 is a technical document, produced by the IES. Get a copy of Lighting and the Visual Environment for Older Adults and the Visually Impaired
Glossary:
Foveal Vision: The seeing of objects in the central (foveal) part of the visual field, approximately two degrees in diameter. It permits seeing much finer detail than does peripheral vision.
Specular: of, relating to, or having the qualities of a mirror
Bio:
Tom Butters LC, – Founder and Executive Director of The Lighting Agora
Tom Butters, LC, is the creative mind and developer behind some of the most well received educational tools and events of the global lighting industry. Since 1986, Tom has worked in or served the entire array of the lighting industry. He uses this diverse background and empathy to understand the needs of the individual or organization to deliver high quality lighting education to suit the precise needs of the user. Tom is a proud board member of the Nuckolls’ Fund for Lighting Education and an Emeritus Member of the IES.
Tom is a multiple award-winning lighting educator who counts the following as some of his proudest accomplishments.
Director of the team that won the 2020 Lightfair Innovation Judge’s Citation Award for the on-line “IES eLearning Portal”
IES Section Service Award – 2018
IES Toronto Section’s prestigious G.G. Cousins Award – 2015
IES Toronto Section Mentorship Award – 2011
Canlyte’s initial class of Certificate of Achievement in Lighting Excellence – 2007
While awards represent his professional success, Tom considers his true success to be the hundreds of former education attendees whom he has helped find passion through lighting. The Lighting Agora intends to continue this trend on a global stage.
See you in Lake Tahoe for the ALA Conference!
Raelle Bell – HostLiz Ware – HostAssociation Briefings - Producer
That’s Brilliant!
The American Lighting Association is proud to produce its new podcast ”That’s Brilliant!” Join us as we talk to experts about new lighting technology, design and business, tackling topics that are changing the lighting industry and the way we live our lives.
