[Nfb-seniors] Fw: National Senior Division Hosts Nationwide Conference Calls March through June 2017

Tue Mar 21 18:03:16 UTC 2017

The point of this was originally to let you know that if you know someone 
that can assist with posting it on newsline, do so

-----Original Message----- 
From: Judy Jones via NFB-Seniors
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 1:59 PM
To: NFB Senior Division list
Cc: Judy Jones
Subject: Re: [Nfb-seniors] Fw: National Senior Division Hosts Nationwide 
Conference Calls March through June 2017

Hi,

I think I missed the original announcement, can you please resend so I can 
get the word out in our area?

Thanks.

Judy Jones

-----Original Message-----
From: NFB-Seniors [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ruth 
S via NFB-Seniors
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:09 AM
To: Annely Rose via NFB-Seniors
Cc: Ruth S
Subject: Re: [Nfb-seniors] Fw: National Senior Division Hosts Nationwide 
Conference Calls March through June 2017

Good Afternoon,
You are correct. The calls are not listed by topic or date in this email. 
Please see the attached file. Thank you very much.
Ruth Sager, President,
NFB Senior Division

On Mar 20, 2017 9:17 PM, Annely Rose via NFB-Seniors 
<nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Maybe I missed it somewhere in the email, but I don't read the dates
> of these calls, only the time of day.
>
> Annely
> --------------------------------------------
> On Mon, 3/20/17, Janie Degenshein via NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> Subject: [Nfb-seniors] Fw: National Senior Division Hosts Nationwide
> Conference Calls March through June 2017
> To: "nfb seniors div list" <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Janie Degenshein" <jdegen16 at comcast.net>
> Date: Monday, March 20, 2017, 5:29 PM
>
> Perhaps, others may wish to post to
> their newsline coordinators for posting statewide as well?
> Just a thought folks
>
> From: Christian R. Riehl
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 4:25 PM
> To: Janie Degenshein
> Cc: ruth sager
> Subject: RE: National Senior Division Hosts Nationwide Conference
> Calls March through June 2017
>
> Hi Janie,
>
> This is now posted, as well, with the title of The NASB to Host 4
> Telephone Conference Workshops.
>
> Take care,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> From: Janie Degenshein [mailto:jdegen16 at comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 12:43 PM
> To: Christian R. Riehl <criehl at njstatelib.org>
> Cc: ruth sager <rsager78 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Fw: National Senior Division Hosts Nationwide Conference
> Calls March through June 2017
>
>
>
> Please post this on our newsline
>
> Thanks
>
> From: Janie Degenshein
>
> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 11:44 AM
>
> To: Janie Degenshein ; Joe Ruffalo
>
> Subject: National Senior Division Hosts Nationwide
> Conference Calls March
> through June 2017
>
>
>
> The National  Association of Senior Blind (NASB)
> otherwise known as the
> National Senior Division of  the NFB is proud to host 4
> telephone conference
> workshops with a host and moderator of each call.
>
> The information presented and discussed is focused on senior
> blindness
> issues and will hopefully allow all seniors  to feel
> more confident and live
> more independently.
>
> To access these conference workshops  dial
> 712-432-1500, then use access
> code 759633 pound.
> You will hear the code you entered repeated. Press 1 if it
> is correct. Press
> 2 to re-enter it. If you press 1, you then announce yourself
> by stating your
> name and you will then be entered into the conference call.
>
> 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 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
> The moderators will do their very best to recognize as
> many callers as possible however, they will determine the
> order in which
> speakers proceed. When finished with your comments, press
> star 6 again to go
> back into "mute" mode to facilitate better, uncluttered
> communication for
> everyone. Star 6 also works when you have your phone on
> speaker.
>
> The times for the calls are
> 4:00 Eastern
> 3:00 Central
> 2:00 Mountain
> 1:00 Pacific
>
>
> Because our conference calls contain information that's
> helpful and
> interesting to blind seniors, we archive all of them within
> hours of their
> completion. You can listen to our most recent archives by
> calling
> 712-432-1202, and entering the access code 759633 pound
> followed by the call
> reference code. There are 11 of our most recent calls for
> you to choose
> from. You can also listen to them through your computer or
> mobile device by
> visiting http://seniors.nfb.org/ConferenceRecordingsPage.html.
> We hope you
> enjoy and learn from them.
>
> For more information regarding the NFB National Senior
> Division, please
> visit
> seniors.nfb.org.
>
> and for more information  regarding our own Senior
> Division of the National
> Federation of the Blind of New Jersey,, please visit
> www.nfbnj.org/senior-blind
>
> or email me, Jane Degenshein at:
>
> jdegen16 at comcast.net
> Calls for 2017
>          Thursday, March 23,
> 2017:
> Art Schriber will moderate The Blind Consumer, Interacting
> with Hospital and
> Emergency Room Professionals While Receiving Medical Care
> With Confidence.
>
>          Thursday, April 13,
> 2017:
> Diane McGeorge with Duncan Larsen will moderate Live The
> Life You Want: Be A
> Senior In Charge of Your Destiny
>
>          Thursday, May 18,
> 2017:
> Wayne Marshall with his colleagues from the Senior Support
> Group at the
> Colorado Center for the Blind will continue the discussion
> of independence,
> Seniors In Charge: Cane Travel, Blindness Training Essential
> Elements To
> Attain Newfound Independence
>
>          Thursday, June 15,
> 2017:
> Shelley Copel will moderate a discussion with fellow South
> Carolinians who
> have taken correspondence courses from Hadley to obtain
> nonvisual skills,
> What Options Do I Have To Learn Needed Skills From Sources
> Other Than My
> State Agency?
>
> Archived Calls
> ·         June 8, 2016 -
> Let's Keep Writing and . Publishing and More
> Moderator: Robert Leslie Newman, member of the NFB
> Writers' Division
> Reference code: 17 pound
>
> ·         May 11, 2016 -
> How To Solve The Little problems in Your Life When
> Significant Vision Loss occurs
> Moderator: Ruth Sager
> Reference code: 16 pound
>
> ·         April 13, 2016 -
> Churchgoing Making Everyone more Comfortable with
> Our Blindness
> Moderator: Tom Anderson, president of the national
> Association of the Blind
> in Communities of Faith
> Reference code: 15 pound
>
> ·         march 17, 2016 -
> Losing Vision and Adapting to Life's Changes
> Moderator: Shelley Copel
> Reference code: 14 pound
>
> Additional archived calls can be viewed at
> http://seniors.nfb.org/ConferenceRecordingsPage.html.
>
> Keep Smiling,
> Janie Degenshein
> Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you
> already have!
> Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)
> state affiliate board member
> President of the senior division of the National Federation
> of the Blind of
> New Jersey
> President of the Technology division of the National
> federation of the Blind
> of New Jersey
> NFBNJ Newsline co-ordinator
> jdegen16 at comcast.net
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