[Jayhawk-chapter] FW: [Chapter-presidents] Notice of Blindness Skill training for Seniors

Tue Apr 30 16:00:32 UTC 2019

Greetings Kansas Federation family,

Please read and widely distribute this announcement from our national blind
senior division about a week-long blindness skills training at Rocky Bottom
Retreat and Conference

Center of the Blind (RBRCCB.) This sounds like an excellent opportunity for
some senior blind Kansans to receive some basic blindness skills training.
Your state affiliate board of direcgtors has made this a priority by its
decision on April 7 to allocate up to $5,000 to help blind seniors to
receive this valuable training which can help us to maintain or re-establish
personal independence to enable us to live the lives we want.

In addition to the announcement below, more information is available about
RBR-CCB and the surrounding area by clicking the following link

http://www.rockybottomofsc.com/index/index.php

The Kansas blind senior division will present a program on blindness skills
training at our next teleconference meeting on May 28 at 7:00 pm.

Best regards,

Rob Tabor | treasurer Kansas Blind Senior Division National Federation of
the Blind of Kansas

(785) 865-9959

From: Chapter-presidents [mailto:chapter-presidents-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Robert Leslie Newman via Chapter-presidents
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 7:14 AM
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Cc: Robert Leslie Newman
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Notice of Blindness Skill training for Seniors

Dear Fellow Presidents

RE: Notice of a training opportunity for seniors

.        Ruth Sager, president of  the NFB Seniors Division wishes for you
to pass this information on to the seniors of your chapter. This is a
training opportunity that may not exist in your state; in some cases,
affiliates have provided the funds for a senior to attend.

National Federation of the Blind

Senior Division Annual Retreat

LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT

When? September 15-21, 2019

Where? Rocky Bottom Resort and Conference Center for the Blind, 

Sunset, South Carolina.

Rocky Bottom is a camp owned and operated by the South Carolina affiliate of
the NFB. This camp is located on Sassafras Mountain, the highest point in
the state. IT is a modern facility with a dining-hall and several lodges for
sleeping and holding classes. Retreaters will share a room with a colleague.
Paved pathways connect buildings in this rural, mountain setting. Fishing
can be done on the property. Other off-site activities may be planned during
the retreat.

Eligibility: Must be legally blind and have a strong desire to learn
nonvisual techniques taught by blind instructors. The preferred age is over
50 but some exceptions can be made.

Candidates must be able to administer their medications and know the dosages
and times they should be taken. We can suggest labeling methods and
organizational skills but cannot administer medications. We will have a
nurse on call throughout the retreat.

Classes Offered: Traveling with a rigid, straight white cane, Daily Living
Skills, Organizational Skills and Tactile Labeling, Beginning Braille, Some
Devices and Aids Found Useful, Cooking Techniques and Preparing Food,
Discussions Living with Low Vision and Blindness.Our Attitudes and
Perceptions and the Misconceptions of Others about our Disability.

Process and Cost:

Please contact Ruth Sager, President, NFB Seniors Division to obtain an
application-

rsager78 at gmail.com

7634 Carla Road,

Pikesville, MD

21208

Home Phone: 410.602.9030

Fill out the application and return it to the above address by August 10,
2019. 

Upon receiving your application, you will be contacted by an instructor or
Senior Division Board Member to schedule a telephone interview. This
interview is designed to help us make your retreat experience as beneficial
for you as possible. We want everyone to participate in all of the
activities but we will try to tailor some classes to fit your specific
needs. Candidates will then be notified if they are successful retreat
participants.

The cost per attendee is $300.00. This cost covers room and board, any
activities which take place during the retreat, transportation from the
nearest airport, Greenvill-Spartanburg, and after the retreat,
transportation from Rocky Bottom back to the airport. All other expenses
incurred will be covered by the candidate. 

After you have been contacted that you are a successful retreat participant,
please get your $300 payment in no later than September 1, 2019.

The check should be sent to: 

NFB Senior Division, CO

Duncan Larsen 

Colorado Center for the Blind

2233 Shepperd Avenue, Littleton, CO, 80120 

For more information, please contact Ruth Sager as listed above.

Respectfully yours,

Robert Leslie Newman

NFBN Senior Division, President

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