[Nfb-seniors] 2019 NFB Seniors division Senior Retreat - learn non-visual blindness skills, and more

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Hi you all

From: Ruth Sager, President  

 

National Federation of the Blind

Senior Division Annual Retreat

LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT

 

When? September 15-21, 2019

 

Where? Rocky Bottom Resort and Conference Center for the Blind, 

Sunset, South Carolina.

 

Rocky Bottom is a camp owned and operated by the South Carolina affiliate of
the NFB. This camp is located on Sassafras Mountain, the highest point in
the state. IT is a modern facility with a dining-hall and several lodges for
sleeping and holding classes. Retreaters will share a room with a colleague.
Paved pathways connect buildings in this rural, mountain setting. Fishing
can be done on the property. Other off-site activities may be planned during
the retreat.

 

Eligibility: Must be legally blind and have a strong desire to learn
nonvisual techniques taught by blind instructors. The preferred age is over
50 but some exceptions can be made.

 

Candidates must be able to administer their medications and know the dosages
and times they should be taken. We can suggest labeling methods and
organizational skills but cannot administer medications. We will have a
nurse on call throughout the retreat.

 

Classes Offered: Traveling with a rigid, straight white cane, Daily Living
Skills, Organizational Skills and Tactile Labeling, Beginning Braille, Some
Devices and Aids Found Useful, Cooking Techniques and Preparing Food,
Discussions Living with Low Vision and Blindness.Our Attitudes and
Perceptions and the Misconceptions of Others about our Disability.

 

Process and Cost:

Please contact Ruth Sager, President, NFB Seniors Division to obtain an
application-

 

rsager78 at gmail.com

7634 Carla Road,

Pikesville, MD

21208

Home Phone: 410.602.9030

 

Fill out the application and return it to the above address by August 10,
2019. 

 

Upon receiving your application, you will be contacted by an instructor or
Senior Division Board Member to schedule a telephone interview. This
interview is designed to help us make your retreat experience as beneficial
for you as possible. We want everyone to participate in all of the
activities but we will try to tailor some classes to fit your specific
needs. Candidates will then be notified if they are successful retreat
participants.

 

The cost per attendee is $300.00. This cost covers room and board, any
activities which take place during the retreat, transportation from the
nearest airport, Greenvill-Spartanburg, and after the retreat,
transportation from Rocky Bottom back to the airport. All other expenses
incurred will be covered by the candidate. 

 

After you have been contacted that you are a successful retreat participant,
please get your $300 payment in no later than September 1, 2019.

 

The check should be sent to: 

 

NFB Senior Division, CO

Duncan Larsen 

Colorado Center for the Blind

2233 Shepperd Avenue, Littleton, CO, 80120 

 

For more information, please contact Ruth Sager as listed above.