[NFB-NM] FW: October meeting announcement for SAGE

Sat Sep 30 16:18:40 UTC 2023

National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico
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Every month we get together to learn about blindness. We get together to
learn how others do the things they do after they lose their vision,
something they have relied on for some or all of their lives. Come join us
on Wednesday,  October 11, 2023 at 7:00 P. M. Mountain time in our Zoom
room. The info about our speaker can be found below the Zoom information.

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Robert L. Newman suggested this person  as a speaker at our SAGE meeting.
He met him 50+ years ago. He  visited with him only once And WOW! Robert
said he ran into him about a month ago and looked him up. Thus he was a
speaker for  the Nebraska Senior Division. Below is his bio.
Barry Scheur Bio Barry Scheur, J.D. in his forty-five year career, has had
an astonishingly broad range of successes in law, healthcare, business, and
technology. The first blind graduate of Yale Law school, he has been a
partner in several national law firms, the founder of a venture capital
fund, a corporate turnaround expert, White House health care consultant,
hospital CEO, and developer and inventor of technology products for the
blind.
Contemplating retirement, Barry and his wife KaeAnn Rausch founded
GuideLights And Gadgets in 2012 and subsequently moved from Boston to Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina in 2016. "We thought of GuideLights as a hobby to keep
us stimulated and connected with the blind community; How wrong we were".
What started out as a "hobby" has turned into a fulltime endeavor with many
12 hour days and lots of travel. Here's how it happened.
For many years, GuideLights partnered with overseas manufacturers to produce
useful products for the visually impaired, including a talking power bank
and bone conduction headphones.
Three years ago, I learned that a company with whom we had previously
partnered designed a locking titanium telescopic cane. There hasn't been one
of these available for many years. Having worked with this company before,
we spoke to them about making a 60 inch model that would have 9 sections,
each of which could lock and unlock to allow for use at different lengths.
It can be used as a 54 or 48 inch cane by closing one or two sections. We
underwrote the cost of the manufacturing, and had 300 of them shipped to us
just a year ago.
They have been very well received because they are light, rigid, have both
rolling and contact threaded tips, and can be used both as an everyday cane
and as a backup. When closed, it is only 11 inches long with a diameter of
1.5 inches and easily stowable in a bag or purse.
The cane is silver with a red bottom section and the joints are luminescent,
meaning that it can be seen at night when walking. As can easily be guessed,
this kind of work takes lots of time, and the idea of just a "hobby" was a
long gone dream.
In addition to our canes, we distribute a line of talking medical products,
a wide variety of leather hands‐free pouches of all types and a broad array
of bags, cases and purses, some unique electronic items that we find useful,
and a line of products for guide dogs and their handlers to assist with
security, travel, comfort, and play (toys).
Some of our more popular leather products include the "no bouncey" pouchey
hands free phone pouch that works very well with AIRA and Be My Eyes, our
bottomless "Hermione" bag with two large compartments and also a hidden one,
a chest pack for carrying items securely, and a dog treat waist pack.
Our medical bundle is comprised of a highly accurate medical grade blood
pressure meter, an infrared non-contact thermometer, and a talking oximeter
which we developed in partnership with a medical products manufacturer.
We are pleased to let people know that we are now distributing the Victor
Stream 3 from HumanWare and the SensePlayer from Hims, both with our own
leather cases, sd cards and bluetooth headphones in promotional bundles at
prices just above the players' retail cost.

For additional information or to order, we can be reached as follows:
Barry Scheur (617) 969-7500  <mailto:barry.scheur at gmail.com>
barry.scheur at gmail.com or KaeAnn Rausch (781) 286-1696
<mailto:guidelightdogs at gmail.com> guidelightdogs at gmail.com Our website is:
 <http://www.guidelightsandgadgets.us> www.guidelightsandgadgets.us
We do not use online ordering as we most value talking with our customers
and helping them to decide whether a product is "right" for them.

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future.
Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low
expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can
have the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

Veronica Smith, SAGE President
Senior Action Group Energy
505-269-1034

Live the life you want.
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The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we
work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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NFB Pledge:
I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National Federation
of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind;
to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its
constitution.

If you are interested in becoming a member of  our senior division of the
National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico make your check payable to
SAGE and send it to our treasurer, Urja Lansing at 4323 San Pedro Dr. NE
G-112
Albuquerque, NM  87109
If you have questions about sending in your $5 Call Urja at (505) 345-3378
or send email to urjalansing at q.com <mailto:urjalansing at q.com> .

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