In March 2015, the WIVR participated in a Congressional Briefing on Usher Syndrome. During that briefing, Dr. Stone outlined the WIVR’s roadmap for the cure of this disease.

Speakers at this briefing included Mark & Bella Dunning, and Moira Shea (Usher Coalition), Congressman David Young (R-Iowa), and Dr. Edwin Stone. A video of this briefing is available on YouTube.