[Nfbmt] late breaking news -- phone conference with senior blind guest

[Rebecca Stewart]

Hi Rick.  I would love to phone in on this meeting next month.  Can you give us a head's up next time?

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Hi Rick,
I hope you enjoyed the meeting,
Broncos are playing.

Original message:
> I just learned of this phone conference. I may try and phone in.
> It is the Nebraska senior blind monthly meeting.
> But I have been told anyone can phone in if they wish.
> Here is the information.
> It starts very shortly.
> Sorry for the late notice.
> Rik

> Reminder: Novembers’ meeting is this coming Sunday the 17th Here are 
> two important info bites: first will be the times and numbers for the 
> Call. Second, will be our special guest, Ruth’s BIO.
> #1 Times for the call: 6:00 PM Mountain, 7:00 PM Central, and 8:00 PM 
> Eastern Numbers for the call: Phone- 1-267-507-0400 Access Code: 
> 203747Pound

> #2  Ruth Sager Bio



> Ruth Sager has been employed at Blind Industries and Services of
> Maryland(BISM)   for the past 18 years.  She developed the senior program of
> center-based training, SAIL, Seniors Achieving Independent Living in 2001.
> This program has now expanded to two other locations in Maryland 
> including Salisbury on the Eastern Shore and Cumberland and 
> Hackerstown in Western Maryland.



> Seniors achieve independence through training of cane travel, Braille 
> literacy, computer and technology using speech screen reading, and 
> daily living skills plus adjustment to blindness training.



> Ruth is the coordinator of Senior Services at Blind Industries and 
> creates outreach opportunities especially workshop events statewide, 
> coordinates presentations and plans and executes a yearly senior residential retreat.
> She is responsible for training the staff who work with seniors as 
> well as provide guidance for other professionals in the field who call 
> upon the BISM rehabilitation department for expertise in blindness skills training.



> Ruth received a BA degree from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire 
> and taught English at the French high school for the Blind in Paris, France.
> She then did post graduate studies at the university of Brussels in 
> the political economic development  of international organizations.

> Ruth is married with three adult children and two grandchildren.  Her 
> hobbies are baking, reading and knitting.  She has over 30 years of 
> teaching experience in the blindness field including six years as a 
> cane travel instructor and Independent Living teacher at the Louisiana 
> center for the Blind.  Ruth is president of the Baltimore County 
> chapter of the NFB and the president of the Maryland senior division.







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