<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>FYI.</div><div>Please see the information below. If something interests you, and you need to sign up, please do.</div><div>Denice Brown</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from My IPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Simone Cooper <simcoop10@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> October 7, 2022 at 1:05:53 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Simone Cooper <simcoop10@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Resource List for October 4, 2022</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Hello everyone,</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div><br>Listed below are the resources that were discussed in this week's meeting for The Blind and Low Vision Support and Resource Group at Liberty Resources. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">If you have any questions about the group, please see contact information at the very bottom of the email. </span><br></div><div><br>Thank you,<br>Simone</div></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><u>RESOURCES DISCUSSED: 8 Total</u></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>A. Group DIscussion</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><ul><li>This week's discussion leader was Patricia, who discussed guide dogs. She shared a few cities, New York City and San Francisco, where you can get a guide dog and training using the guide dog at no cost. The group shared comments about interest in using a guide dog and some of the reasons why a guide dog may not be best for them at the moment. </li></ul><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">If you would like to be a discussion leader, please contact Karen Rose at the email address or phone number provided at the bottom of this email. </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">Discussion leaders can lead a topic that they would like the group to discuss or one can be provided to you. </span></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">B.</font> Explore the Plants of the Wissahickon</b></div><div class="gmail_default"><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">This event was designed with the blind and visually impaired in mind. It includes a brief discussion</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">, guided walk, and sensory exploration of the plants of the Wissahickon forest. This will be </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">a first-hand experience of the</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"> diversity of forest plants and some of their defining characteristics.</span></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">First there will be a short indoor session introducing some of the plants of the Wissahickon, focusing on the use of texture, smell, and shape as keys to plant identification.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"> Then there will be a </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"> short hike to put this knowledge into practice, examining plants as we follow a gravel road and a paved trail along a small stream to the Wissahickon Creek.</span></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><b>Date:</b> Thursday, October 20 (rain date on Thursday, November 3)</span></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><b>Time:</b> 10:00am - 12:00pm (if using CCT, please make your ride for 12:30pm)</span></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><b>Location:</b> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">Historic Rittenhousetown, located at 208 Lincoln Drive, near the intersection of Lincoln Drive and Wissahickon Avenue.</span></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Cost:</b> A donation of any dollar amount of your choosing</span></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Deadline:</b> RSVP by Monday, October 17 at 5:00pm. Call Simone at 215-930-9850</span></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i>Optional: </i></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">Following the exploration event, a few of us will have lunch at Olive Garden located at 83 City Ave., Bala Cynwyd 19004, located in the Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center. If you would like to attend, please let me know so I can reserve your seat.</span></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><i>THANK YOUR TO OUR SPONSOR - </i></span></font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This exploration is sponsored by the </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers, a community-based organization that carries out ecological restoration in the Philadelphia section of the Wissahickon Valley.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><br></b></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">C. </span>Free Lunch and Disability Voting</b></div><ul><li>Register now for Rev Up Philadelphia’s “Get Out the Vote” Lunch and Learn on Oct. 11 at 11:00 am, and become a disability vote champion! Snag a free boxed lunch, get registered to vote, and hear from local city officials on where to vote and how to use polling machines. </li></ul><ul><li>You will receive a nonpartisan Voter’s Guide describing candidates’ stances on policies that affect the disability community. </li></ul><ul><li>This free event is hosted by Liberty Resources, Inc and Disability Pride PA and will be held at Liberty Resources located at 112 N. 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 and will feature keynote speaker Lilian Aluri, REV UP Voting Campaign Coordinator at American Association of People with Disabilities. Guests also include Lisa Marie Deeley, City Commissioner at Philadelphia County Board of Election; Thomas Earle, CEO of Liberty Resources Inc; and Vicki Landers, Founder and Director of Disability Pride PA. </li></ul><ul><li>REGISTRATION is open now at <a href="http://www.TinyURL.com/GOTVPhilly" target="_blank">www.TinyURL.com/GOTVPhilly</a>. Contact Lauren Alden with any more info needed. 215.634.2000 x123</li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><b>D. Changes To SNAP Benefit Eligibility</b></div><ul><li>Pennsylvania will increase the income threshold for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants next month, making the program accessible to more Pennsylvanians, </li></ul><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">Beginning on Oct. 1, Pennsylvania will increase the income threshold for SNAP applicants to 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (FPIG), the Department of Human Services said, adding that “more than 420,000 additional Pennsylvanians in more than 174,000 households will be newly eligible for SNAP” as a result of the change.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">To view the 2022 </span>
Federal Poverty Income Guidelines chart, please visit <a href="https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/FPIG.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/FPIG.aspx</a></li></ul><ul><li>For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/changes-to-snap-income-thresholds-will-expand-eligibility-for-benefits-wolf-admin-says/" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/changes-to-snap-income-thresholds-will-expand-eligibility-for-benefits-wolf-admin-says/</a></li></ul><div><br></div><div><b>E. 6 Medications That Could Be Damaging Your Ears</b></div><div><ul><li>To see what these 6 medications are, please visit <a href="https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2022/medications-that-harm-hearing.html" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2022/medications-that-harm-hearing.html</a></li></ul><div><br></div></div><div><b>F. White Cane Laws by State</b></div><div><ul><li>The American Council of the Blind has provided a list of white cane laws by each state. To visit these laws, please visit <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://www.acb.org/whitecane" target="_blank">https://www.acb.org/whitecane</a></span></li></ul><div><br></div></div><div><b>G. iPhone Practice Using VoiceOver</b></div><div><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">Denice Brown is </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">now offering tutoring on the iPhone for people using Voiceover.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">This in-person training will be held at Liberty Resources located at 112 N. 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. When attending these sessions, </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">you must be fully vaccinated and wear a mask during instruction.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">She is working with those who are beginners, but will work with others who need more practice with specific items.</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">Denice is available by appointment only. Please contact her at </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34)">215-808-5875 or via email at </span><a href="mailto:Dbrown8827@aol.com" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">Dbrown8827@aol.com</a></li></ul><div><br></div></div><div><b>H. Computers for the Blind</b></div><ul><li>This program provides refurbished low cost computers for the blind. The computers are equipped with ZoomText or JAWS. </li><li> For more information, call 214 340-6328 or visit their website at <a href="http://computersfortheblind.org" target="_blank">computersfortheblind.org</a></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default"><div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">*PLEASE NOTE: The Blind and Low Vision Support Group meets every Tuesday from 1:00pm-2:00pm Eastern Standard Time via Zoom. If you would like to attend the meeting, contact Latoya Maddox at </span><a href="mailto:latoyamaddox@libertyresources.org" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">latoyamaddox@libertyresources.org</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> to receive the Zoom link. If you have any questions, contact Karen Rose at 215-833-4374 or </span><a href="mailto:rose.karen1234@gmail.com" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">rose.karen1234@gmail.com</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div></div></div></div>
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