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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This was not my first convention, I have attended
for the last 8 years. This was the first time though that the Fm receiver worked.
I hooked it up to my hearing aids directly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Can you please tell me what an SPS is? And
does? I’ve only heard this term a bit lately. In very noisey situations, my
hubby and I finger spell to each other. I have considered learing ASL, but not sure
where I could learn being a blind person too. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you for the information and the support.
I look forward to talking to you more in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Tracie Inman<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, July 11, 2012
2:05 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> nfb-db@nfbnet.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [nfb-db] nfb-db
Digest, Vol 42, Issue 9</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi Marsha: I'm Tracie. I am a board member of the
NFB Deaf-Blind division. I wasn't able to attend this year's convention, but
am glad you got a chance to experience our convention for the first time.
I am glad that the NFB amateur radio division was able to assist
you by providing you with FM systems. I was delighted to be able to
follow the convention by live-stream. It wasn't the same as being there, but
it was great to be able to hear with some clarity what was being said. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> I am legally blind and Deaf. I only hear with the
assitance of two cochlear implants. Before my implants I depended on
Sign Language. Now learning to hear is a whole new world. I also
have balance issues that go along with the hearing loss. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> My obstacles don't prevent me form doing the
things in life I want to do. I'm helping to start a program in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State> to provide
Support Service Providers (SSP's) for those with combined hearing and sight
loss. I'm also starting my own home-based business as a consultant
dealing with accessibility issues. I have a husband and three active
children. I also have a guide dog (Leader Dog Naulee Joy). She is
3 years old and is a beautiful Golden Retriever.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> You asked how we do it? There is no easy
answer to that. We each have to find our own solutions. The best
solution preferably would be for each of u s with combined hearing and sight
loss to have an SSP to assist us at the conventions. An SSP can help
you with everything from finding your way around to communicating with the
exhibit hall and around the Hotel to helping you with the restaurants. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Feel free to email me privately if you wish. I
would be happy to help you out any way I can or just provide some peer
support. - Tracie</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><font color="#6000bf"><span style='color:#6000BF;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Tracie Inman<br>
tracieinman@yahoo.com<br>
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Today's Topics:<br>
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1. New and introducing myself (Marsha Drenth)<br>
2. Re: New and introducing myself (Scott Davert)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:29:08 -0400<br>
From: "Marsha Drenth" <<a
href="/mc/compose?to=marsha.drenth@gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:marsha.drenth@gmail.com">marsha.drenth@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Subject: [nfb-db] New and introducing myself<br>
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Hello all,<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I just subscribed to the list. Recently I went to the national convention,<br>
but was unable to get to the social. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Just a quick intro, I 'm Marsha. I live in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">PA</st1:State></st1:place>
with my Seeing<br>
Eye dog and husband. Hubby and I have been married for 3 years now. My guide<br>
Emma, is a 6 and half year old GSD, who will most likely be retired soon.<br>
Emma has had a number of health and stress issues lately. I am a full time<br>
student at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Temple</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> trying to
get my degree in social work. I am<br>
considered a junior and have two long years left. I am totally blind with a<br>
moderate to severe hearing loss. I also have balance problems that accompany<br>
the hearing loss. Currently I use hearing aids with an FM system, but I<br>
still can't hear all that I need to with that amount of equipment. Traveling<br>
is the hardest by far, as I can not hear traffic, and get lost very easily. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I discovered in 2007 that I was losing my hearing, and since then I have<br>
lost more and more. The ENT thinks that I have Meniere's. I have been<br>
totally blind for a number of years, and have dealt with the social aspects<br>
of that. I just find being hearing impaired is very hard. I spend so much<br>
energy trying to hear what people say to me, or where I am at, or traffic,<br>
and the list goes on. If I could have ear transplants I would be first in<br>
line. Like for example at the national convention, it was like a hearing<br>
nightmare. I used the FM receivers the ameture radio division had out for<br>
loan, and for the first time I was able to hear all of the speakers. But if<br>
someone was sitting next to me I could not hear them. I got lost so many<br>
times in the big room that general session took place. Talking to anyone in<br>
the exhibit hall was almost impossible to hear what they said back to me.<br>
Lots of times, people would say something, and I would pretend I heard them.<br>
If my husband had not been there to tell me what people said, or help me get<br>
around, I could have not done it. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
How do you all do it? Sorry for sounding stupid or lame. I know everyone has<br>
way worse problems than I, so my complaints, are not really that, but I<br>
needing to get tips and tricks. Why I didn't sign up for this email list<br>
before now, I am not sure. Some of you might recognize me, I am the<br>
moderator of the NAGDU email list. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
A good friend recommended that I join, so thank you to her for that. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
Marsha <br>
<br>
<br>
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Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:31:15 -0400<br>
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Hello Marsha, and a warm welcome to you.<br>
I certainly can relate to a lot of your struggles, I had many of the<br>
same at convention. If it hadn't been for the support of a few<br>
understanding people with normal hearing, I would have been lost as<br>
well. The hotel reminds me of a large parking garage, very open an and<br>
full of echos. Not what you'd call a user friendly environment for<br>
those who are hearing impaired. Then again, 99% of the world isn't, so<br>
the best we can do is try to adapt to the world around us. To help<br>
offset the hearing loss, I gave my FM to a couple of the vendors that<br>
I spoke with and also to some of the presenters /committee presidents<br>
who ran meetings. This helped some, but I then couldn't really hear<br>
what was going on around me either. I could have asked them to pass<br>
the FM around, but having blind people do that, myself being one I<br>
know, is rather challenging in such a setting. Also, I often feel like<br>
a burden for having to ask people to do that. But those who attempt to<br>
accomodate me make me feel like less of one, and I'm just as entitled<br>
to the info as anyone else, so I try to advocate for the use of it.<br>
I'm not always successful because I feel like I have to be too polite,<br>
but that's my struggle for now.<br>
Were you at my presentation on deaf-blindness and technology? I know<br>
someone had an FM system which I wore, but I never knew whose FM<br>
system it was.<br>
I'll send another email shortly introducing myself, as I have not done<br>
so even though I've been on this mailing list for nearly a year. It's<br>
been so inactive that I didn't find it worthy of being done.<br>
<br>
Nice to meet you on the list!<br>
Scott<br>
<br>
On 7/11/12, Marsha Drenth <<a href="/mc/compose?to=marsha.drenth@gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:marsha.drenth@gmail.com">marsha.drenth@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> Hello all,<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I just subscribed to the list. Recently I went to the national convention,<br>
> but was unable to get to the social.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Just a quick intro, I 'm Marsha. I live in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">PA</st1:State></st1:place>
with my Seeing<br>
> Eye dog and husband. Hubby and I have been married for 3 years now. My<br>
> guide<br>
> Emma, is a 6 and half year old GSD, who will most likely be retired
soon.<br>
> Emma has had a number of health and stress issues lately. I am a full
time<br>
> student at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Temple</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> trying to
get my degree in social work. I am<br>
> considered a junior and have two long years left. I am totally blind with
a<br>
> moderate to severe hearing loss. I also have balance problems that<br>
> accompany<br>
> the hearing loss. Currently I use hearing aids with an FM system, but I<br>
> still can't hear all that I need to with that amount of equipment.<br>
> Traveling<br>
> is the hardest by far, as I can not hear traffic, and get lost very
easily.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I discovered in 2007 that I was losing my hearing, and since then I have<br>
> lost more and more. The ENT thinks that I have Meniere's. I have been<br>
> totally blind for a number of years, and have dealt with the social
aspects<br>
> of that. I just find being hearing impaired is very hard. I spend so
much<br>
> energy trying to hear what people say to me, or where I am at, or
traffic,<br>
> and the list goes on. If I could have ear transplants I would be first
in<br>
> line. Like for example at the national convention, it was like a hearing<br>
> nightmare. I used the FM receivers the ameture radio division had out
for<br>
> loan, and for the first time I was able to hear all of the speakers. But
if<br>
> someone was sitting next to me I could not hear them. I got lost so many<br>
> times in the big room that general session took place. Talking to anyone
in<br>
> the exhibit hall was almost impossible to hear what they said back to
me.<br>
> Lots of times, people would say something, and I would pretend I heard<br>
> them.<br>
> If my husband had not been there to tell me what people said, or help me<br>
> get<br>
> around, I could have not done it.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> How do you all do it? Sorry for sounding stupid or lame. I know everyone<br>
> has<br>
> way worse problems than I, so my complaints, are not really that, but I<br>
> needing to get tips and tricks. Why I didn't sign up for this email list<br>
> before now, I am not sure. Some of you might recognize me, I am the<br>
> moderator of the NAGDU email list.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> A good friend recommended that I join, so thank you to her for that.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Thank you,<br>
><br>
> Marsha<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
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