[Colorado-talk] NFBCO Convention Seminar

[Peter Donahue]

Hello Lorinda and listers,

    Will you be streaming or recording this seminar. There are blind persons 
beyond Colorado's borders who would be interested in listening to this 
seminar or reading the support material this gentleman may offer to 
attendees. As one with a degree of hearing loss I have had to use hearing 
aids in particular situations but getting them covered by insurance has been 
a bear as is keeping them running due to ear wax buildup!! Because the 
hearing loss is due to a calcium build-up on the bones of the inner ear I 
have considered having a stapidectomy performed on the right ear to 
hopefully restore hearing in that ear and lessen the need for the hearing 
aids.

    Please consider streaming this event, or posting it to your affiliate 
Web site and making it available to those around the country who wish to 
listen to it. Because I'll be broadcasting the 2009 NFB of Kansas State 
Convention I will be unable to hear the NFBCO 2009 Convention unless I can 
find someone to record it for me and send me the files following the 
conventions. You guys do a great job broadcasting your state conventions. 
Hopefully I'll be able to catch this one in some way. You never posted the 
recordings of last year's state convention on your Web site. Do you know 
when that will be done? All the best for a successful 2009 convention.

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lorinda Riddle" <lriddle at cocenter.org>
To: "'NFB of Colorado Discussion List'" <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:08 PM
Subject: [Colorado-talk] NFBCO Convention Seminar


Message from Diane McGeorge regarding a NFBCO 2009 Seminar



We hope all of you who read this message are planning to attend our annual
state convention.  We have had many postings about the convention, but I
have the opportunity to announce one more activity you will not want to
miss.



On Saturday afternoon, November 7, we will be sponsoring the first-ever
seminar for those of you who are blind and experience hearing loss.  Your
concerns are those of the NFB and we want to address them with your help and
input.



Our keynote speaker is Cory Portnuff, a very well known and experienced
audiologist who will discuss many options available for improving hearing
loss.  I have met Cory, have worked with him, and know that his
understanding of the combination of blindness and hearing loss will bring
new and helpful information.  We will also learn about financial assistance
for the purchase of hearing aids and discuss strategies and methods for
independent travel.



I know those of you who plan to attend will bring your own wealth of
experience and knowledge to the entire group.



Please let us know if you will need any accommodations such as interpreters,
FM systems, teletouch machines or any other adaptations that might be
helpful to you not only for this seminar but also throughout the convention.




Join with us and make our first seminar on blindness and hearing loss a real
success.



Diane McGeorge, Seminar Coordinator, rmcgeorge at comast.com





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Lorinda Ann Riddle

Coordinator of Special Projects

National Federation of the Blind

 of Colorado (NFBCO)

2233 W. Shepperd Avenue

Littleton, CO 80120

W: 303-778-1130

C: 720-384-5871

lriddle at cocenter.org    www.nfbco.org





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