[NFBNJ] National Senior Division Proudly announces our spring line up of Conference Calls!

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all!
jane Degenshein, President of the NFBNJ’s Senior Division has provided the following information.
Please share with others as all are invited to the calls.

We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference
Joe Ruffalo, President 
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey 
973 743 0075
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The National  Association of Senior Blind (NASB) otherwise known as the National Senior Division of  the NFB is proud to host 4 telephone conference workshops with a host and moderator of each call. The information presented and discussed is focused on senior blindness issues and will hopefully allow all seniors  to feel more confident and live more independently.
 

To access these conference workshops  dial 712-432-1500, then use access code 759633 pound. You will hear the code you entered repeated. Press 1 if it is correct. Press 2 to re-enter it. If you press 1, you then announce yourself by stating your name and you will then be entered into the conference call.

 

In order to obtain the best possible sound for these calls, it is recommended that each caller, after dialing in, press star 6 which puts you in a “mute” mode. You will be able to hear everything during the call but background noise from your location will not disturb others listening in on the conversation. When you wish to speak and enter the discussion, press star 6 and you will be released from the “mute” mode and able to participate. It is also highly recommended that each person wishing to speak state his or her name and wait for the moderator to recognize you before speaking. We can have too many people trying to seek the floor at one time. The moderators will do their very best to recognize as many callers as possible however, they will determine the order in which speakers proceed. When finished with your comments, press star 6 again to go back into “mute” mode to facilitate better, uncluttered communication for everyone. Star 6 also works when you have your phone on speaker.

 

The times for the calls are:

·        4:00 Eastern

·        3:00 Central

·        2:00 Mountain

·        1:00 Pacific

 

Because our conference calls contain information that’s helpful and interesting to blind seniors, we archive all of them within hours of their completion. You can listen to our most recent archives by calling 712-432-1202, and entering the access code 759633 pound followed by the call reference code. There are 11 of our most recent calls for you to choose from. You can also listen to them through your computer or mobile device by visiting http://seniors.nfb.org/ConferenceRecordingsPage.html. We hope you enjoy and learn from them.

 

Calls for 2017
·        Thursday, March 23, 2017:
Art Schriber will moderate The Blind Consumer, Interacting with Hospital and Emergency Room Professionals While Receiving Medical Care With Confidence.

·        Thursday, April 13, 2017:
Diane McGeorge with Duncan Larsen will moderate Live The Life You Want: Be A Senior In Charge of Your Destiny

·        Thursday, May 18, 2017:
Wayne Marshall with his colleagues from the Senior Support Group at the Colorado Center for the Blind will continue the discussion of independence, Seniors In Charge: Cane Travel, Blindness Training Essential Elements To Attain Newfound Independence

·        Thursday, June 15, 2017:
Shelley Copel will moderate a discussion with fellow South Carolinians who have taken correspondence courses from Hadley to obtain nonvisual skills, What Options Do I Have To Learn Needed Skills From Sources Other Than My State Agency?

 

Archived Calls
·        June 8, 2016 – Let’s Keep Writing and … Publishing and More
Moderator: Robert Leslie Newman, member of the NFB Writers’ Division
Reference code: 17 pound

·        May 11, 2016 – How To Solve The Little problems in Your Life When Significant Vision Loss occurs
Moderator: Ruth Sager
Reference code: 16 pound

·        April 13, 2016 – Churchgoing Making Everyone more Comfortable with Our Blindness
Moderator: Tom Anderson, president of the national Association of the Blind in Communities of Faith
Reference code: 15 pound

·        march 17, 2016 – Losing Vision and Adapting to Life’s Changes
Moderator: Shelley Copel
Reference code: 14 pound

 

Additional archived calls can be viewed at http://seniors.nfb.org/ConferenceRecordingsPage.html.

 

For more information regarding the NFB National Senior Division, please visit www.seniors.nfb.org. For more information  regarding our own Senior Division of the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey,, please visit www.nfbnj.org/chapters-and-divisions/seniors or email me, Jane Degenshein, at jdegen16 at comcast.net.

Keep Smiling,
Janie Degenshein
Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have!
Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)
state affiliate board member
President of the senior division of the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
President of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind of New Jersey
NFBNJ Newsline co-ordinator
jdegen16 at comcast.net
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