[Blindtlk] Fwd: NBP-Announce: Free Online Class with Wendy David, author of "Sites Unseen"

[David Andrews]

>
>Wendy David, author of "Sites Unseen: Traveling the World Without Sight"
>from National Braille Press, will discuss her book at a special, free
>Classroom of the Air presentation on Tuesday, July 20.
>
>Ever wanted to just "get away" but didn't know how to go about arranging
>it? Ever wished you could lounge on a beach and sip a tropical drink,
>but worried about whether or not you'd be able to find
>your way back to your hotel room? Ever think that if you just had a
>sighted friend to travel with, you would love to go on an African Safari
>or visit the pyramids of Egypt? For those of us who are
>visually impaired, these luxuries and dreams are well within our reach.
>
>Come and explore how you as a blind person can venture forth into the
>world of travel, either independently or with other visually impaired
>companions. Wendy David, author of the just released "Sites Unseen:
>Traveling the World Without Sight," will share her ideas and experiences
>on the next Classroom of the Air on Tuesday, July 20.
>
>Wendy David is a totally blind Clinical Psychologist who works at the
>Veterans Administration in Seattle. When not at work, her passions
>include traveling, skiing, meeting new people, and visiting distant
>places. She and her blind partner Larry have traveled together with and
>without their dog guides to Europe, Hawaii, South America, and more. In
>her book, she describes the process she uses to arrange for safe and fun
>travels and gives you many things to consider when you're first impulse
>might be to say, "I don't know if I can do that."
>
>"Successfully traveling the world without sight is not much different
>than traveling independently from your home to the grocery store when
>you can't see the items on the shelves," says David. "It's similar, but
>on a larger scale." This informal presentation will encourage group
>participation, sharing of ideas, questions, and observations from the
>audience. We hope to see you there.
>
>You can order Wendy's book at:
>http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/TRAVEL.html
>
>
>ABOUT THE CLASSROOM OF THE AIR:
>
>Presenter: Wendy David
>Group Discussion Leaders
>Ruth Ann Acosta,
>Email:
>ruth1244 at gmail.com
>Sherry Wells
>E-mail:
>sdwells at us.ibm.com
>
>Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
>Time: 6:00 PM PDT, 7:00 PM MDT, 8:00 PM CDT, 9:00 PM EDT
>and elsewhere in the world Wednesday 1:00 GMT.
>
>Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to
>the Accessible World Classroom at:
>http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs0f1c528bd81b
>
>Or, alternatively,
>Select The Accessible World Classroom Room at:
>www.accessibleworld.org
>
>Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
>
>If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online
>conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that
>you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available
>on every entry screen to the Accessible World rooms.
>
>All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone
>worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a
>sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the
>presenters and others in the virtual audience. To speak to us, hold
>down the control key and let up to listen. If no microphone is
>available, you may text chat with the attendees.
>
>
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