[Diabetes-Talk] What do you want in a Knowledge is Sweet Seminar

[Patricia Maddix]

Milton,
Those are all great ideas. You are right that it is very important that we get in front of diabetes educators and let them know what our needs are and how best to teach people who are blind or have low vision. Recently, some of us from the task force have been able to speak to various groups about what devices are currently accessible, and what the challenges are in making devices fully accessible, as well as our concerns about when there are technology updates that they can affect our accessibility. Next week some of us will be speaking at a zoom event sponsored by Envision America the makers of Script Talk about accessibility, blindness, and diabetes tools. This event is being heavily marketed to pharmacists who often are also diabetes, educators, and other health professionals along with anyone who might be interested in listening. I will forward the announcement and link to register for this free event in a separate email.
Some other events that are available to access on demand include, an interview with Veronica Elsea on the diabetech podcast. In I believe March and a presentation on. June 26 with the Florida Outreach Center For The Blind.  I will also forward the recording of the Florida outreach center for the Blind event, and the podcast of the other event can be found wherever you listen to podcasts. 
Patricia
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> On Jul 18, 2025, at 1:44 PM, Milton Ota via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello List Members:
> 
> In looking at both programs I thought that speakers were great!
> 
> I think we need to hear from diabetes Educators and find diabetes educators
> that know how to work with blind people.
> 
> We need to hear from the TaskForce that/Advisory group that is following the
> different pump manufacturers and their progress in making pumps accessible
> for the blind, and their apps.  
> 
> We also need to hear from Libra and Dexcom on their products for monitoring
> our glucose, their app and devices.
> 
> We need to hear from those that know what works best.
> 
> The Diabetes Action Network needs to send a couple of people to a conference
> to speak to Diabetes Educators on how they best can help blind indivisuals
> in learning how to use the pump and glucose monitoring devices.
> 
> In the future I think some of these topics would be good just on a Zoom call
> and the program be recorded and made available after the session.
> 
> Personally at this time for me, being on dialysis it would be difficult to
> travel for an in-person meeting or even attending the national convention as
> I would be missing out on many of the activities. The annual convention can
> maybe focus on other things and having the annual business meeting.
> 
> Milton Ota
> C: (701) 731-0511
> E: mota1252 at gmail.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Gary
> Wunder via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2025 1:55 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Gary Wunder <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] What do you want in a Knowledge is Sweet Seminar
> 
> On behalf of the Diabetes Action Network Board of Directors, I've been asked
> to send along the two agendas we have used in the 2024 and 2025 seminars.
> Please look these over and tell us what you want to see that would be enough
> to get your attendance.
> Please be creative. What vital presentations are we missing? What should we
> be asking to inform our community? Are you more interested in an in-person
> event or one that is done virtually? Will the time of year influence whether
> or not you will attend?
> 
> Please reply to the list with the subject Knowledge is Sweet.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Gary Wunder
> 
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> 
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