[Mdpobc] Attending Be OK with Blindness????

Fri Apr 22 00:18:49 UTC 2011

If you plan on attending Be OK with Blindness workshop next Sat we need you to please register all participants so we can plan for food and activities. Please register as soon as possible. Thank you for your kind consideration.

Thank you
Amy

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From: "Watson, Bob" <BWatson at nfb.org>
To: "mdpobc at nfbnet.org" <mdpobc at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, Apr 20, 2011 18:07:26 GMT+00:00
Subject: [Mdpobc] disney hints

There are no real rules on making it fun. It will be fun regardless.!  Just keep in mind the size and scope of the park and plan accordingly with breaks and snacks.

For the most part, I exposed Jess to all the available rides (height taken into account). Certainly make sure that some of the costumed characters interact with them. Even though the characters are not permitted to speak it should still be an exciting encounter. You can tactfully ask the person if they can touch the layout of the costume head, any large ears or feet etc..

I would resist the temptation to accept offers from ride attendants to "jump the line". Standing in line is a normal part of the experience and you do not want to be singled out as "different".

Take the time to point out in a descriptive way some of the more prominent features you confront.

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Today's Topics:

   1. Disney suggestions (Chrissie Day-)
   2. FW: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Convention Registration
      (Trudy Pickrel)

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:03:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Chrissie Day- <cmdayrdh at aol.com>
To: mdpobc at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Mdpobc] Disney suggestions
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Hello,
My name is Christine.  I'm a Mom of two wonderful blind children age 3 & 5.  My husband Doug and I are planning a trip to Disney World for the family.  We(parents) have been before but it will be the children's first visit.  Disney is such a visual place, I was hoping I could learn from other parents who have been through it, how to make the experience more wonderful, more tactile, more blind friendly if you will.  The children have very little usable vision and are not cognitively impaired.  Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Smiles, Christine Day
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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:26:12 -0400
From: Trudy Pickrel <tlpickrel at hotmail.com>
To: MDPOBC <mdpobc at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Mdpobc] FW: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Convention
        Registration
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Trudy L. Pickrel
President MD Parents of Blind Children
301-387-4182
301-501-1818
www.tlcbythelake.weebly.com<http://www.tlcbythelake.weebly.com>

There is a Braille literacy crisis in America.

only 10% blind Children being taught Braille

You can be part of the solution.

Buy a Louis Braille Commemorative coin at www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org>

> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:26:23 -0500
> To: nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org
> From: dandrews at visi.com
> Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Convention Registration
>
> Dear Federationists and Friends:
>
> Marsha Dyer, who handles convention registrations, and works at the
> National Center for the Blind, has asked me to post the following information.
>
> There was a small typo in the March Braille Monitor in the convention
> registration form that is used if you register via mail. The cost of
> the Banquet is $50, fifty dollars, not $40, forty dollars, as the
> Monitor says. Please make this adjustment when paying for your
> banquet ticket(s).
>
> We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause you.
>
> David Andrews
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Nfbnet-master-list at nfbnet.org

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