[Nfb-krafters-korner] Fw: NBP-Announce: Free Online Class with Wendy David, author of "Sites Unseen"

[Eileen Scrivani]

FYI ... Might be of interest to some, even though its off topic.


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Subject: NBP-Announce: Free Online Class with Wendy David,author of "Sites 
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> FYI
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Grima" <agrima at nbp.org>
> To: <nbp at nbp.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 1:25 PM
> Subject: NBP-Announce: Free Online Class with Wendy David,author of "Sites 
> Unseen"
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>> Wendy David, author of "Sites Unseen: Traveling the World Without Sight"
>> from National Braille Press, will discuss her book at a special, free
>> Classroom of the Air presentation on Tuesday, July 20.
>>
>> Ever wanted to just "get away" but didn't know how to go about arranging
>> it? Ever wished you could lounge on a beach and sip a tropical drink,
>> but worried about whether or not you'd be able to find
>> your way back to your hotel room? Ever think that if you just had a
>> sighted friend to travel with, you would love to go on an African Safari
>> or visit the pyramids of Egypt? For those of us who are
>> visually impaired, these luxuries and dreams are well within our reach.
>>
>> Come and explore how you as a blind person can venture forth into the
>> world of travel, either independently or with other visually impaired
>> companions. Wendy David, author of the just released "Sites Unseen:
>> Traveling the World Without Sight," will share her ideas and experiences
>> on the next Classroom of the Air on Tuesday, July 20.
>>
>> Wendy David is a totally blind Clinical Psychologist who works at the
>> Veterans Administration in Seattle. When not at work, her passions
>> include traveling, skiing, meeting new people, and visiting distant
>> places. She and her blind partner Larry have traveled together with and
>> without their dog guides to Europe, Hawaii, South America, and more. In
>> her book, she describes the process she uses to arrange for safe and fun
>> travels and gives you many things to consider when you're first impulse
>> might be to say, "I don't know if I can do that."
>>
>> "Successfully traveling the world without sight is not much different
>> than traveling independently from your home to the grocery store when
>> you can't see the items on the shelves," says David. "It's similar, but
>> on a larger scale." This informal presentation will encourage group
>> participation, sharing of ideas, questions, and observations from the
>> audience. We hope to see you there.
>>
>> You can order Wendy's book at:
>> http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/TRAVEL.html
>>
>>
>> ABOUT THE CLASSROOM OF THE AIR:
>>
>> Presenter: Wendy David
>> Group Discussion Leaders
>> Ruth Ann Acosta,
>> Email:
>> ruth1244 at gmail.com
>> Sherry Wells
>> E-mail:
>> sdwells at us.ibm.com
>>
>> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
>> Time: 6:00 PM PDT, 7:00 PM MDT, 8:00 PM CDT, 9:00 PM EDT
>> and elsewhere in the world Wednesday 1:00 GMT.
>>
>> Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to
>> the Accessible World Classroom at:
>> http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs0f1c528bd81b
>>
>> Or, alternatively,
>> Select The Accessible World Classroom Room at:
>> www.accessibleworld.org
>>
>> Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
>>
>> If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online
>> conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that
>> you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available
>> on every entry screen to the Accessible World rooms.
>>
>> All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone
>> worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a
>> sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the
>> presenters and others in the virtual audience. To speak to us, hold
>> down the control key and let up to listen. If no microphone is
>> available, you may text chat with the attendees.
>>
>>
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