[Nfbf-l] FW: Hadley Headlines: Fall 2018

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From: Julie S. Tye, President of Hadley Institute <Jtye at hadley.edu> 
Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2018 11:02 AM
Subject: Hadley Headlines: Fall 2018

Welcome to Hadley’s Newsletter, THRIVE, featuring Hadley learners thriving at home, at work and in the community.

Discussion Groups

Join the conversation. 

Connect with others who share your passion!

Gardening: Join Ed Haines and fellow Hadley learners as we “dish the dirt” on all things horticultural. First Thursday of each month at 2-3pm, Central Time. Dial in at 605.475.4919, access code 277545#. Or, join the online meeting: join.freeconferencecall.com/ed595. 

Braille: Learning tactile braille? Join these weekly calls to discuss tips and tricks, and to encourage and support one another. Tuesdays at 3:30pm, Central Time: Hadley Learning Expert Susan Fisher facilitates this chat. For details, email Susan at  <mailto:fisher at hadley.edu?subject=Braille%20Discussion%20Group> fisher at hadley.edu or call 847.784.2854. Thursdays at 11:30am, Central Time: Sharon Howerton, a Hadley Learning Expert, facilitates this chat. For details, contact Sharon at  <mailto:sharon at hadley.edu?subject=Braille%20Discussion%20Group> sharon at hadley.edu or 847.784.2858.

Spanish: Thursdays from 10:30am-11:15am, Central Time. Deborah Good, a Hadley Learning Expert, facilitates this phone or online chat for Spanish language learners of all levels. For details, contact Deborah at  <mailto:good at hadley.edu?subject=Spanish%20Discussion%20Group> good at hadley.edu or 847.784.2855.

Food and Technology: Food may not magically appear on our tables, but we can tap into the power of technology to get pretty close. Call in to ask your questions and share your experiences with restaurant and grocery delivery services. Tuesday, September 25 at 8pm, Central Time. For details, contact Ricky Enger,  <mailto:enger at hadley.edu?subject=Food%20and%20Technology%20Discussion%20Group> enger at hadley.edu or 847.784.2873.

Community Corner

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Meet Frances McLaughlin. Art and teaching have always been her passion. While working as a designer and painter, she was diagnosed with glaucoma, which progressed slowly. As her vision deteriorated, she continued to paint, finding that her loss in vision resulted in more free and loose paintings.

Frances is now legally blind, and continues to paint and teach others who are visually impaired to create art. Learn more about Frances and her art online at  <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10214052&msgid=830471&act=7PSQ&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Ffrancesmclaughlin.com> francesmclaughlin.com. 

Frances' submission, “Lavender Field,” oil on canvas, depicts a woman wearing a white dress and yellow hat picking lavender in a vibrant field.

Community Corner Submissions for the Fall    

We love hearing from you!

Have any hints that have made daily living with vision loss easier? For example, Susan recently shared how she switched from TV to radio to keep up with her beloved Packers. Radio description is so much richer!  Share your hints with the Hadley community: Call Marc at 847.784.2775 or send an email to  <mailto:marc at hadley.edu> marc at hadley.edu or write to Hadley, 700 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093, Attn: Marc.

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Lisa Smith Wins 2018 

New Venture Competition

Lisa initially came to Hadley to learn life skills. She was losing her vision and things like putting on her make up became difficult. Fast forward several years and Lisa is 

has won thousands of dollars to invest 

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Technology On the Job

United States Court of Appeals Judge David Tatel credits advances in technology and Hadley’s Assistive Technology Director, Douglas Walker, for helping him remain independent and highly productive on the job.  <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10214052&msgid=830471&act=7PSQ&c=225701&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2Fdonate-hadley%2FDavid-Tatel.asp> Read Judge Tatel's story...

10 APPS YOU NEED TO KNOW according to Hadley Learning Expert and iPhone User Douglas Walker:

*	KNFB Reader
*	Nearby Explorer
*	Seeing AI
*	Voice Dream Reader
*	BARD Mobile

*	FlickType
*	Just Press Record
*	NOAA Weather
*	NFB-Newsline
*	Soundscape

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Learning to Have Faith in Yourself

Teresa Mealer struggled with low self-esteem her whole life. But at the age of 55 she's finding a higher purpose in life, and the willingness to face her challenges head-on.  <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10214052&msgid=830471&act=7PSQ&c=225701&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2Fdonate-hadley%2FTeresa-Mealer.asp> Read Teresa's story... 

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I Can and Will Learn Braille!

Tonya Johnson has completed Hadley’s entire braille series and is grateful she did. “Had I used this earlier in my life, I wouldn’t have struggled as much as I did.”  <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10214052&msgid=830471&act=7PSQ&c=225701&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2Fdonate-hadley%2FTonya-Johnson.asp> Read Tonya's story... 

Spring in to Braille

Hadley’s Spring into Braille reading challenge entrants this year read a total of 230,149 pages! That’s more than a 30% increase vs. last year. Way to go! Most popular read? Harry Potter! 

Congratulations to our gift card winners: Donna Ellis, Rachelle Cotugno, Maria D., Alishia Hawkins and Linda Baer.

Mark your calendar and join us next spring. It’s a fun way to challenge yourself and show off how many pages you can read.

 <mailto:marc at hadley.edu?subject=Community%20Corner%20Submission> Fun Fact: Since its start in 2012, Spring into Braille entrants have read over one million pages — that’s a total of 1,144,768 pages, to be exact!

A Letter from Hadley's President...

Dear Members of the Hadley Community,

It has been an action-packed spring here. On May 15th, Douglas Walker, Hadley’s Director of Assistive Technology, was invited to be the featured presenter at Apple’s flagship store in downtown Chicago. As part of Apple’s in-store educational series “Today at Apple,” Douglas addressed an audience of nearly 100 people on how to use three of the most important accessibility features of Apple’s iOS devices. We hope to have Douglas deliver the same presentation at Apple stores in other major markets. 

Two days later, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple announced a partnership with Hadley in conjunction with Apple’s Everyone Can Code initiative. Code is the language of technology and Apple’s philosophy is that coding is an essential skill. As a first step, Apple has requested that Hadley develop a series of instructional videos that introduce learners to their Swift Playground app. We expect these videos to roll out later in the year.

In addition to our continuing partnership with Apple, we are continuing to learn from you, our learners. Through extensive research, we have gained an increased understanding of how best to meet the needs and expectations of our community today and into the future. Some highlights include: more instruction on how to use technology in everyday life; increased opportunities to interact with Hadley staff; more ways to interact with and learn from other learners; and offering personalized learning recommendations.

We have taken all of this learning to heart and are busily working to create a next-generation learning experience we are eager to share with you. Stay tuned!

Sincerely,

Julie S. Tye, President

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