[Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division question on state convention

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Karen, Barbara and Brad ---I add my vote to this idea. How about anyone
else, take a read below and give us your vote. And/or, Do any of the rest of
you have an idea for a good topic?

 

From: Nebraska-senior-blind
[mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Loos
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 12:57 PM
To: 'Nebraska Senior Blind Info and Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division question on state
convention

 

Karen, Brad and I like this idea.  

 

Barbara 

 

From: Nebraska-senior-blind
[mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Karen Lemmon
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:40 AM
To: 'Nebraska Senior Blind Info and Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division question on state
convention

 

Hi Robert,

Sometimes I think that we assume that people know what we have progressively
learned over the years of being members of the NFB. This occurred to me when
talking to a woman who has MD and has absolutely no idea of the help she can
get. She is now a client of the NCBVI and will be learning these things but
what I was thinking is just to have a simple session explaining to people
the basics of getting a talking book or receiving newsline or requesting
large print checks from their bank or free information on getting phone
numbers from the telephone company. Just stuff like that. It may be
redundant to some but then again if we brainstorm some things and have
tables of demos set up for simple assistive items I think that we could draw
some seniors  in to our group.  There are over 60 people in Dawes County
that are receiving benefits in some way  for blindness. This number doesn't
even come close to the number of people who have age related macular
degeneration who are still in the attitude of brying to cover up their
blindness and are embarrassed by it so do not have many of the tools that
they could be using. We need to reach those people somehow. If we have a
firm program and each of us gets out there through the churches or whatever
and get it advertised that we are doing this session strictly for seniors
who may not have a handle on technology and believe that that eliminates
them from assistance then I believe we will be doing a great service. Am I
making any sense?

I wish I could attend the phone conferences but always at work . Maybe some
brainstorming of simple services that could be presented could be done at
our next Senior Board meeting????

KLem

 

From: Nebraska-senior-blind
[mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert Leslie
Newman
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 8:58 PM
To: Robert Leslie Newman
Subject: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division question on state
convention

 

Question:

RE: Our 2013 State NFB Convention. What topic would you like our convention
workshop cover. We would have a senior luncheon. then we have a program from
1:00 up to 4:00. We think there will be other great seminars/workshops that
the seniors should experience more than one workshop. (Stay in the Senior
workshop all day, that is all you get.)

So what topic?  (We could group up several topics. 

Send your thoughts to me.

 <mailto:newmanrl at cox.net> newmanrl at cox.net 

 

Thanks,

Allison

 

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From:  <mailto:newmanrl at cox.net> Robert Leslie Newman

Robert Leslie Newman

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Adjustment To Blindness And Visual impairment

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NFB Writers' Division, president

http://www.nfb-writers-division.net 

Chair of the NFB Communications Committee   

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