[Nebraska-senior-blind] National NFB Senior division - June Conference call

Wed May 27 00:21:07 UTC 2015

Want you all to know this is happening!

Fifth Conference Call for 2015

Sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind Senior Division

Please join Ms. Shelley Kopel for the fifth nationwide conference call
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at our usual afternoon time .

Topic:  Out on the Town-dining out, theater, museums and much more.  Share
your ideas, tips and concerns about stepping out on the town.  We seniors
aren't sitting home; we're out and about in our communities, actively
engaged in organizations and you can be too.

Shellley Kopel has a master's degree as a teacher of the blind, TVI, and has
taught in Nebraska for several years, at the Commission for the Blind and
more recently at the Colorado center for the Blind.  She currently resides
in South Carolina and is the fabulous secretary for the  National Federation
of the Blind Senior Division.  She reports:

"This afforded me the opportunity, in those early days especially, to teach
blind individuals skills, and at the same time, really feel confident within
myself to accomplish what I was telling others they could do. I have met so
many wonderful people through the National Federation of the Blind who have
helped to shaped my opportunities and ultimate belief in myself."  Shelley
willingly passes her knowledge and skill on to others.  Please join her as
she moderates this all-important conference call.

All calls will be held at the times listed below

4:00Eastern standard time,

3:00 Central time,

2:00  Mountain time,

1:00  Pacific time.

The conference call numbers are as follows for all calls:

Dial 712-432-1500

Access code:

759633pound.

All calls will be recorded and put on the NFB Senior webpage and directions
for calling back to listen to the call if missed will be given a few hours
after the calls have taken place.

In order to obtain the best possible sound for these calls, it is
recommended that each caller, after dialing in, press star 6 which puts you
in a "mute" mode.  You will be able to hear everything during the call but
background noise from your location will not disturb others listening in on
the conversation.  When you wish to speak and enter the discussion, press
star 6 once again and you will be released from the "mute" mode and able to
participate.

It is also highly recommended that each person wishing to speak state his or
her name and wait for the moderator to recognize you before speaking.  We
can have too many people trying to seek the floor at one time and chaos can
occur.  The moderator will do the very best to recognize as many callers as
possible however, Shelley will determine the order in which speakers poceed.

Again, when finished with your comments, press star 6 once again to go back
into "mute" mode to facilitate better, uncluttered communication for
everyone.

We look forward to a stimulating, thought-provoking discussion with many
callers contributing their experiences and knowledge to seniors who are
anticipating stepping out once again into the community around them.  Please
enjoy this upcoming conference call and share the information you learn with
fellow colleagues, neighbors and friends.

Ruth Sager

Coordinator, Senior Services

Rehabilitation Division

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM)

3345 Washington Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21227

Office:  410-737-2649

Fax:  410-737-2689

www.bism.org <http://www.bism.org%3chttp:/www.bism.org>
<http://www.bism.org>

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