[Blindvet-talk] (Blinded Vets and Friends Newsletter)

Wed Aug 26 13:57:16 UTC 2009

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 From: Dalene.Renfroe at va.gov
Sent: 8/25/2009 7:21:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight  Time
Subj: FW: (Blinded Vets and Friends Newsletter)

FYI if  interested
Dalene

August25, 2009

Blinded Vets  and Friends Newsletter:

Web Site:  www.blindedvetsandfriends.org

Please pass this announcement to share  it with others who may be
interested.

Summer is nearing an end,  and fall is approaching. September means
back to being home again, and  back to a regular work schedule for lots
of our Veterans. 

The  Blinded Vets and Friends will provide more on line computer  &
technologies classes in our chat/conference room in the coming Fall  &
Winter seasons. 

We will be problem solving and discussing  technical issues and be
providing a demonstration about computer  maintenance – this should
be done every year. Homeowners get a furnace or  air conditioner
tune-up regularly. Your driver (most of us don’t drive  anymore!)
changes your car’s oil on a regular basis, and you clean your  gas
grill so that it cooks with maximum efficiency. Computers need  regular
care too! If your computer has been slowing down, or acting  strangely,
maintenance service is probably your best solution. So we can  give you
some suggestions on how to make some minor adjustments so  your
computer can work like it just came out of the box!

Blinded  Vets and Friends will have more classes again on My
Health-e-Vet. We’ll  talk about what My Health-e-Vet is, and why it
can be helpful to you.  We’ll cover how to use the internet and log
on to access My Health-e-Vet.  

We will also be talking about technologies that are coming out in  the
near future, and we hope to have some guest speakers this fall.  In
addition, the most important benefit in participating with the  Blinded
Vets and Friends is that you will meet Veterans like yourself who  live
every day with vision problems. It’s a great way to  network!

You also will learn how the VA can help you with vision  loss. If you
are not sure what role the VIST Coordinator and BROS play in  working
with blinded Vets, we can help you!

These are just some of  the topics we’ll discuss in the coming
season, as it would take too many  pages to talk about everything the
Blinded Vets and Friends are trying to  do. 

We want all of you to know that the Blinded Veterans Convention  in
Portland, Oregon that ended last Saturday night, August 22.  I
couldn’t make the convention this year but I am going next year  for
sure. I always pay my own way and it is well worth it. If your  pocket
book can afford you to attend next year’s convention in  Washington
DC, then come and learn about what the BVA is doing for us,  see the
new technologies demonstrations, and join in some fun activities  with
other blinded vets. If it wasn’t for the BVA we would have a  rough
road ahead of us. Being a Vet dealing with sight loss, I am  thankful
with all my heart for the BVA. 

The Blinded Vets and  Friends website has 3 rooms that you can use
anytime. We reserved the  Office & Classroom to any Veterans and
Friends to use for meetings or  for other personal business. Just email
or call Jerry Hogan and he will  set up the room for you and even put
in a Password that will ensure your  group activity will not be
interrupted.

Finally, you should know  that we have a meeting and discussion every
Tuesday night at 5:30 pm PSD;  7:30 CDS and 8:30 EDT o’clock. The
directions for logging in and contact  persons if you are having any
problems getting intoroom are below. We  hope to see you every Tuesday
night.

Respectfully, 

The  Blinded Vets and Friends 

IF YOU ARE A FIRST TIME USER: YOU MUST LOG  IN TO THE TC Conference
BEFORE TUESDAY NIGHT because we cannot provide  assistance during the
conference.

VISIT Blinded Vets and Friends  Home page
www.blindedvetsandfriends.org  <http://www.blindedvetsandfriends.org/>
and follow the links or use  the Direct link to the Chat/Conference
room where you can join our  conference or talk to another Veteran or
Friend  at
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs71f2ecd7f44a

A  new user needs to 

· Download and install TC Conference from the  log-in  page
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs71f2ecd7f44a

·  Enter your name in the log-in edit box

· Leave the password edit box  empty

· Log in by tapping the ‘enter’ key

· You are now in the  conference room where you can listen to the
discussion

· To join  the conversation (you need to have a microphone
installed), hold down the  ‘control’ key until you hear a tone. The
tone means it’s your turn to  talk. When finished speaking, release
the ‘control’ key

Below is  our Blinded Vets and Friends Support Call List. 

You can Email or  call us anytime.

For Technical Support Contact any of the Blinded  Vets and Friends
Team:

Jerry Hogan 210-520-9970  Jerryhogan5 at earthlink.net

Terry Kebbel  terrykebbel at gmail.com

Rick Olson 708-210-1467  Rwoverna1 at sbcglobal.net

Junior Farley Rickyf50 at hotmail.com  

(We tried to have a meeting every Tuesday Nightfor 1 hour and have  a
get together if you wish to stay.)

(DATE and Start time) Tuesday  evening, Every week if possible. 5:30
PDT; 7:30 CDT & 8:30  EDT

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