<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17023" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The FCB is streaming their convention and I am currently
listening to a speech by an O & M instructor, Dianne Ketts, who happens to
work for the Lighthouse of Central Florida. I know Dianne personally and find
her to be a very progressive-thinking O & M instructor. She is explaining
the various kinds of Pedestrian signals, traffic lights and the use of audible
pedestrian signals. She particularly emphasizes that you need proper O & M
techniques and training whether or not the audible indications exists, saying
that the audible signal only indicates that the walk signal is showing, not that
it is safe to cross the street. I find her outlook refreshing and the lecture
fascinating. It is interesting to learn how the various lights are
actuated as well as how the audible pedestrian signals work. I think it would be
of great use to have an explanation of these various signals and the technology
regarding APS'S AT A FUTURE NFBF CONVENTION AND EVEN POSSIBLY AT AN NFB national
convention. I really believe with traffic patterns changing, with more and more
cars on our roadways, this information is useful for us to know. She says, for
example, that whether there is an APS or not, there are some intersections where
it is imperative for people to find the push-button. Really
interesting!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sherri</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sherri Brun, NFBF Secretary and NewslineŽ
Coordinator<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:flmom2006@gmail.com">flmom2006@gmail.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org">http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.nfbflorida.org">http://www.nfbflorida.org</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"Don't give up something you want forever for something you
want only for now!"</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>