[Njagdu] Revised: YOU AND YOUR GUIDE DOG PRESENTS MARION GWIZDALA, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS

[Marion Gwizdala]

          YOU AND YOUR GUIDE DOG PRESENTS MARION GWIZDALA, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013, 8 PM EDT, THE GUIDE DOG USERS ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.OORG

   

  Newswire  

   

            Marion Gwizdala is the president of the National Association of Guide Dog Users, a division of the National Federation of the Blind. Marion has been involved with the NFB since 1984 and has been a guide dog user since 1987. Marion is in private practice as a Life Coach and hypnotherapist in Brandon, Florida. He is a published author, lecturer, and workshop facilitator on such topics as stress management, behavior modification, the body-mind connection, psychosocial aspects of disability and blindness, and legal issues of guide/service dog use.

   

            Marion will discuss the initiatives of NAGDU, including its information & advocacy hotline, the Guide dog Consumers' Bill of Rights, the legislative initiatives of NAGDU, its stands on issues related to guide dog training programs, and how you can become involved in its work. 

   

  Group Facilitators: Robert Acosta:

  E-Mail: boacosta at pacbell.net

  Ruth ann Acosta:

  E-Mail: ruth1244 at gmail.com

   

  Date: Wednesday March 13, 2013

   

  Time: 5 pm Pacific; 6 pm Mountain; 7 pm Central; 8 pm Eastern;

  And in other parts of the world: 12:00 GMT

   

  Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to the Accessible World Guide Dog Users Room at: 

   

  http://conference.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs2ccabdfcfd3a

   

  Or, alternatively,

   

  Select The Accessible World Guide Dog users Room at: www.accessibleworld.org

  Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

   

  If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World rooms.

   

  All online interactive programs require no password, are free of charge, and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and others in the virtual audience. To speak to us, hold down the control key and let up to listen. If no microphone is available, you may text chat with the attendees.

   

  Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. The lists are announce only to keep the traffic to a minimum. You can join the Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List or the Sports Talk Announce List by completing the form at: www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists

   

  Accessible World Contacts:

   

  Robert Acosta, Chair

  Accessible World

  818-998-0044

  Email: boacosta at pacbell.net

  Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org

   

  Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator

  Accessible World

  734-495-1496

  Email: mgmoses at comcast.net

   

  Steve Hoffman, President

  Talking Communities

  Email: steve at talkingcommunities.com

   

  The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.



  Robert Acosta, President
  Helping Hands for the Blind
  Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
  Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org

  You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers to us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at the above address.
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