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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK) [mailto:JenniferN.Wright@ky.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 26, 2015 2:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> WFD DFB Users; Whittaker, Jessica (OFB-FK); Flanagan, Allison A (OFB-FK); Angela Anderson ; Ashley Taylor (Work); Cabe, Becky (OFB-FK); Carla Ruschival; Cathy Jackson; Chelsey Keesy; McNabb, Cora L (OFB-FK); Daniel Scott Heads; David Lawson; Deb Lewis ; Dennis Franklin ; George Stokes ; Grant Logsdon (grant@kyspin.com); Jennifer Hall (Jennifer.hall@tds.net); Jones, Vanessa (CAP-FK); Kevin Shurn ; Laura Yates; Nancy Clayton; Shirley, Patrick B (Education Cabinet); Paulett Logsdon ; Sinclair-Morris, Peggy; Randall Deaton; Rhonda Skidmore ; Fricano, Scott D (OFB-FK); Sharon Fields (Home) (sharon.fields1@outlook.com); Shirley Stivers (sstivers77@gmail.com); Shirley Stivers (Work); Stephanie Sharp; Deeley, Stephen P (OFB-LV); Susan Ament (BGCB); Theresa Thomas ; Todd Stephens ; Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS)<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Reclaiming the Dream: the Story of Rehabilitation for Blinded Veterans<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please help us spread information about this event. Possibly some of your staff, or clients, may be interested in attending.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1C6BAA'>Reclaiming the Dream: the Story of Rehabilitation for Blinded Veterans<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1C6BAA'>Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, November 7, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1C6BAA'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. <span style='color:black'>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. <i>Reclaiming the Dream</i> explores the birth of modern rehabilitation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Join us on Saturday, November 7, for a program exploring the birth of modern rehabilitation for people with vision loss</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. <b>Make reservations by noon, November 6</b> by emailing <a href="mailto:kcarpenter@aph.org">kcarpenter@aph.org</a> or by phone at 502-899-2213.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(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.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. <a href="http://www.bva.org/win14bulletin/minney.html">http://www.bva.org/win14bulletin/minney.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Background<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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It was the beginning of what, today, has become an extensive network of specialized services available to blinded veterans. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.rehab.va.gov/PROSTHETICS/blindrehab/BRS_History.asp">Veterans Administration Rehabilitation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>And, in 1945 a group of <span style='background:white'>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 </span>the <b>Blinded Veterans Association</b> (BVA) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.bva.org/">Blinded Veterans Association</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> PHOTO CAPTION AND CREDIT: Leaders of the Blinded Veterans Association present their seal to President Harry Truman, April 12 1948. Photo courtesy National Archives.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reclaiming the Dream: the Story of Rehabilitation for Blinded Veterans<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Program Detail:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Museum Director Mike Hudson will tell the story of Richard Hoover, Warren Bledsoe, Russell Williams, and others at Valley Forge Hospital in Pennsylvania who <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Read more about them at these sites<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bledsoe</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - <a href="http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/bledsoe/">http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/bledsoe/</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Hoover </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>- <a href="http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/hoover">http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/hoover</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>Williams</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'> - </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><a href="http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/williams">http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/williams</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Screening of “The Long Cane,”</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Veterans Tom Miller (Vietnam) and Glenn Minney (Iraq War)</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>About the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.aph.org/museum">www.aph.org/museum</a></span></u> or call (502) 895-2405, ext.365.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About the American Printing House for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 <a href="http://www.aph.org">www.aph.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PHOTO CAPTION AND CREDIT: Leaders of the Blinded Veterans Association present their seal to President Harry Truman, April 12 1948. Photo courtesy National Archives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:5.0pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-END-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:5.0pt;text-align:center;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Roberta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Roberta Williams, 502-899-2357<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Public Relations Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Publicity, Tours, InSights Art<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.aph.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aph.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> click on links below to connect with us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/AmericanPrintingHouse" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D10FDF.43715700" alt=Facebook-Icon></span></a><a href="http://www.fredshead.info/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D10FDF.43715700" alt="blogger icon"></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/aphftb" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.png@01D10FDF.43715700" alt="you_tube"></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/aphblind" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image006.png@01D10FDF.43715700" alt="flickr icon"></span></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/APHfortheBlind"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image007.png@01D10FDF.43715700" alt=twitter></span></a><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>American Printing House for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>1839 Frankfort Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Louisville, KY 40206<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Building Independence Since 1858<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>