[Nfbk] FW: Reclaiming the Dream: the Story of Rehabilitation for Blinded Veterans

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Subject: FW: Reclaiming the Dream: the Story of Rehabilitation for Blinded
Veterans

FYI

Please help us spread information about this event. Possibly some of your
staff, or clients,  may be interested in attending.

Reclaiming the Dream: the Story of Rehabilitation for Blinded Veterans

Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, November 7, 1:00 pm -
3:00 pm

Louisville, KY (October 20, 2015) - The November program at the Museum of
the American Printing House for the Blind honors the thousands of American
soldiers, sailors, and airmen who returned home from their service with
damaged vision. These young men and women pioneered techniques for "foot
travel" that made it possible for blind people everywhere to break barriers
and achieve their aspirations. Today, people who are blind travel with ease
to schools restaurants, offices-and wherever else their lives may take them.
But, it was not always so.  It took the commitment of the nation and the
perseverance of the veterans, themselves, to create change for everyone who
is blind.  Reclaiming the Dream explores the birth of modern rehabilitation.

Join us on Saturday, November 7, for a program exploring the birth of modern
rehabilitation for people with vision loss.  Make reservations by noon,
November 6 by emailing kcarpenter at aph.org or by phone at 502-899-2213.

.       Hear about the professionals who were pioneers in the development of
these programs and see the "the Long Cane," a 1952 film from the Veterans
Administration. (The film featured no professional actors and was shot on
location at the Hines Blindness Rehabilitation Center.  It starred real life
veterans Lloyd Greenwell and Russell Williams recreating their roles as
student and trainer.)

.       Meet Veterans Tom Miller (Vietnam) and Glenn Minney (Iraq War) who
will share their personal experiences at Hines Center, and the challenges
they faced.  Tom Miller became a social worker and is a former executive
director of the Blinded Veterans Association.  Glenn Minney is the Director
of Government Relations at the BVA.  Both currently live outside Washington,
D.C. http://www.bva.org/win14bulletin/minney.html  

Background

Leaders of the Blinded Veterans Association present their seal to President
Harry Truman, April 12 1948. Photo courtesy National Archives.On January 8,
1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made an extraordinary commitment to
our nation's war-blinded servicemen when he signed an executive order
declaring: "No blinded servicemen from WW II would be returned to their
homes without adequate training to meet the problems of necessity imposed
upon them by their blindness." So, the U.S. Veterans Administration set out
to devise new techniques and invent new devices that would allow them to
achieve the dreams they left behind to serve our country.  It was the
beginning of what, today, has become an extensive network of specialized
services available to blinded veterans.  Veterans Administration
Rehabilitation
<http://www.rehab.va.gov/PROSTHETICS/blindrehab/BRS_History.asp> 

And, in 1945 a group of young men who had recently lost their sight in the
war and were recovering from their injuries at Avon Old Farms Army
Convalescent Hospital near Avon, Connecticut founded the Blinded Veterans
Association (BVA) Blinded Veterans Association <http://www.bva.org/> .

                PHOTO CAPTION AND CREDIT: Leaders of the Blinded Veterans
Association present their seal to President Harry Truman, April 12 1948.
Photo courtesy National Archives.

Reclaiming the Dream: the Story of Rehabilitation for Blinded Veterans

Program Detail:

1.	Museum Director Mike Hudson will tell the story of Richard Hoover,
Warren Bledsoe, Russell Williams, and others at Valley Forge Hospital in
Pennsylvania who 

pioneered techniques that helped blind and visually impaired people develop
the safe and  efficient skills for independent travel needed to navigate the
modern world.  They changed  the lives of thousands of people worldwide.

            Read more about them at these sites

*	Bledsoe - http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/bledsoe/
*	Hoover -  http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/hoover
*	Williams - http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/williams

2.	Screening of "The Long Cane," a 1952 film from the Veterans
Administration.  The film featured no professional actors and was shot on
location at the Hines Blindness Rehabilitation Center.  It starred real life
veterans Lloyd Greenwell and Russell Williams recreating their roles as
student and trainer.
3.	Veterans Tom Miller (Vietnam) and Glenn Minney (Iraq War) will share
their personal experiences at Hines Center, and the challenges they faced.
Tom Miller became a social worker and is a former executive director of the
Blinded Veterans Association.  Glenn Minney is the Director of Government
Relations at the BVA.  Both currently live outside Washington, D.C.

About the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind:

The Museum, where visitors experience hands-on history, is open Monday
through Saturday. It is located on the second floor of the American Printing
House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue, 

Louisville, Kentucky. Admission is free. Regular hours are 8:30 am to 4:30
pm, Monday-Friday and 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday. Visitors learn more
about the history or rehabilitation, write in braille, see a copy of
Valentin Hauy's tactile book embossed in 1786 in Paris, France, see the Book
of Psalms from Helen Keller's Bible (manufactured at APH), play a computer
game designed for blind students, and much more.  For more information,
please visit www.aph.org/museum or call (502) 895-2405, ext.365.

About the American Printing House for the Blind

APH, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is the world's largest company
devoted solely to researching, developing, and manufacturing products for
people who are blind or visually impaired. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest
organization of its kind in the United States. Under the 1879 federal Act to
Promote the Education of the Blind, APH is the official supplier of
educational materials for students who are visually impaired in the U.S. and
outlying areas who are working at less than college level.

APH produces textbooks and magazines in braille, large print, recorded, and
digital formats. APH also designs and manufactures hundreds of educational,
recreational, and daily living products. For more information, visit
www.aph.org.

PHOTO CAPTION AND CREDIT: Leaders of the Blinded Veterans Association
present their seal to President Harry Truman, April 12 1948.  Photo courtesy
National Archives.

-END-

Roberta

Roberta Williams, 502-899-2357

Public Relations Manager

Publicity, Tours, InSights Art

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