[Ohio-talk] Meet A Few 2018 Team Convention Vendors

Sat Oct 13 11:38:39 UTC 2018

Suzanne,  this is a great list and we all should visit the different vendors
and let them know that we appreciate them attending our convention.

Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back

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Subject: [Ohio-talk] Meet A Few 2018 Team Convention Vendors

Ohio,

I have listed a few of our 32 vendors who will be in the Exhibit Hall on
November 3rd. They provided you with a short description of who they are. 

Also, I have provided you with their table numbers. However, please visit
each to say hi and express our gratitude.

If you have questions, call or email me offline!

Suzanne

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Table 1:

Magnifiers and More

Table 2:

Health Pedal

Table 3:

Freedom Scientific

Table 4:

Freedom Scientific

Table 5

Deaf Services Center

Table 6:

Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users

Table 7:

Sprint Blind Low Vision Access

Table 8:

Cleveland Sight Center

Table 9:

Universal Low Vision Aids

Table 10:

Mystic Access

Table 11:

Microsoft

Table 12:

Newsline

Table 13:

Aira

Table 14:

En-Vision America

Table 15:

En-Vision America

Table 16:

Cuyahoga Board of Election Voting Machine

Table 17:

Guiding Eyes

Table 18:

Capital Chapter

Table 19:

Cleveland Chapter

Table 20:

Ohio Means

Table 21:

NFB of Ohio Blind Seniors 

Table 22:

Counsel on Aging and Disability

Table 23:

Ohio Library for the Blind and Physical Disabled

Table 24:

Marc's Pharmacy 

Table 25:

Foundation Fighting Blindness

Table 26:

Akron Blind Center

Table 27:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Table 28:

Cincinnati Chapter

Table 29:

BSVI/OOD

Table 30:

Cleveland Art Sculpture

Table 31:

South West General Community Nurses

Table 32:

Cleveland Scrappers

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Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging (WRAAA),  

A private nonprofit corporation organized and designated by the State of
Ohio to plan, coordinate, and administer federal and state aging programs.
WRAAA has four decades of experience
<https://www.areaagingsolutions.org/about-us/history/>  with providing
services and support to individuals in need. Our Mission is to provide
choices for people to live independently in the place they want to call
home. Our programs/services include:, Aging & Disability Resource Center,
Assisted Living, Family Caregiver Support Program, HOME Choice, HomeFix,
MyCareOhio, Older Americans Act Programs, PASSPORT, Ohio Home Care Waiver
and Wellness
<https://www.areaagingsolutions.org/programs-services/wellness-and-more/> &
More.

Microsoft Store 

Microsoft direct technology/products and service provider

Microsoft Store at Beachwood Place is the destination for Businesses and
communities to come for all their Microsoft needs. Microsoft Store provides
the best solution for your technology needs! whether it is a need for
Windows 10 devices, Microsoft Office, Xbox, and services for these devices!
These services are not just for the general consumer, we have a Business
Team that will work with businesses directly to get them the solutions that
they need to help their business achieve more! We also provide free events
and workshops for those of all abilities! Visit our website today at
www.microsoft.com/beachwood <http://www.microsoft.com/beachwood>  to learn
more!

U.S Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC)

Cleveland Field Office

We work to advance employment opportunities of all persons through the
enforcement of federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, as amended.

The NFB of Ohio Seniors Division will conduct a drawing for a basket of
items attractive to everyone but of particular interest to seniors. Tickets
are 1 for $1 and 6 for $5. 

The basket includes an ivory hand-knit throw; Stainless Steel drinking
straws; A small electric grill; gourmet teas, coffees, and hot chocolate;
lotion and bubble bath; foot-care products; and Amazon Fire Stick and Alexa;
several gift cards; chocolate raspberry truffles; and more. Check out the
basket at our exhibit hall table. You can buy tickets there or from division
members.

Cincinnati Chapter has the following items for sale: 

Braille puzzle books for $5 each

Long sleeve t-shirts and zip-up hoodies that say "Meet the Blind Mind to
Mind" in gray and harvest gold. T-shirts are $20, and zip-ups are $30 - $40,
depending on size, up to 3X.

Mystic Access:

Founded in April of 2013, Mystic Access strives to support and empower blind
and visually impaired users of assistive technology through providing
comprehensive, professionally-produced audio tutorials and personalized
one-on-one and group training opportunities. We wish to make learning and
interacting with your assistive technology an enjoyable and magical
experience, as demonstrated through our tag line (where the magic is in
learning), and our fun, non-technical and informal approach to our subject
matter. The company's goal is to heavily reduce the intimidation factor by
helping to make learning your technology a productive, rewarding and
positive experience.

OhioMeansJobs (OMJ|CC) offers a wide range of career services to individuals
of all ages.  Our message is that all things career-related, Begins HERE.
OMJ|CC is the area's leading workforce development system in Cuyahoga
County.  We deliver high-quality, no-cost services to job seekers and
employers supporting the local economy through their hiring initiatives.  

HealthPedal is a new pedal wheelchair that allows safe seating with 

easy cycling, giving users more exercise, enjoyment, and independence

in mobility.  If a blind user is cycling, steering can be controlled by a 

companion holding the rear steer handles.  HealthPedal moves at a gentle

walking pace, and not a fast speed like a normal bicycle.  You can use

HealthPedal inside on wide hallways, or outside on smooth flat surfaces.

HealthPedal's North American distribution is headquartered in N.E. Ohio.

Foundation Fighting Blindness. 

The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to drive the
research that will provide preventions, treatments, and cures for people
affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and
the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.

Visions Don't Require Vision

Stop by the Akron Blind Center's Table

We will have hats knit by members for $5, and samples of other crafts and
information on our Center. Also, we had pendants commissioned by an
internationally recognized artist (Don Drumm) of a pewter piece in a heart
shape with the word "FAITH" on one side (which is tactile), and the word
"FAITH" in braille on the other side (obviously tactile). An insert explains
that visually challenged must have blind faith in their environment and see
with their heart instead of their eyes.

Cuyahoga County Board of Elections 

The AutoMARK Voter Assist Terminal (VAT) Voting Machine.

This is an optical scan ballot marker designed for use by people who are
unable to personally mark an optical scan ballot due to physical impairments
or language barriers. 

The AutoMARK is a hybrid of several devices: a scanner, printer, touch
screen display, and input device. The data for a given election is stored on
a compact flash card. Using the system software, an election official is
able to convert election data created for use in the AutoMARK. During this
process it is also possible to customize the election data, including adding
translations or phonetic pronunciation of difficult names for use with the
synthesized speech. Once the flash card has been programmed, it is inserted
and locked into the AutoMARK. Secure electioneering is verified by a special
program that fills in each oval on a ballot along with the candidate's name.

Accessibility features include a touch screen with a zoom and contrast
feature, multiple language translation, keypad marked with Braille, puff-sip
interface as well as an audio ballot feature.

Perceiving Art Through Sculpture (PATS)

Leslie Edwards Humez, is a Cleveland sculptor who is collaborating with
contemporary painters to take their art images off-the-wall and bring them
into the third dimension. She builds sculpture-in the-round from painted
images and follows up using 3D printing technology to put what formerly
couldn't be touched, into the hands of the blind for them to "see"
contemporary art in a gallery/museum setting.  

WHAT IS NFB NEWSLINE & WHO DOES IT SERVE?

NFB Newsline registered is a service which provides blind and print
challenged US citizens access to over 470 newspapers and magazines,
including local, global & international publications, TV guide, job search
listings, Target & Walmart circulars, weather alerts breaking news & more.
This service is FREE and many individuals who qualify for this service are
completely unaware of its existence. Through the use of a land-line or
mobile phone, Internet computer & Victor Reader Stream; This tool offers
information, education, & independence through audio access. We want to
introduce this invaluable service to individuals who desire to read their
local newspapers, and magazines; so stop by the NFB Newsline Table and SIGN
UP!!

Magnifiers & More 

Magnifiers & More carries assistive technology devices and products for the
blind and visually impaired from talking watches to text to speech
eyeglasses. Magnifiers & More is the exclusive Ohio dealer for the Orcam
devices. Stop by our table to see the newest technology.

Guiding Eyes

Guiding Eyes for the Blind is a nonprofit organization that provides
superbly bred and trained dogs to people who are blind and visually
impaired. At our facilities in Yorktown Heights, NY, and Patterson, NY, we
breed, raise, and train exceptional dogs known for their exceptional
temperaments. Then we connect them to people who are seeking increased
freedom and independence, so that together, they can experience all kinds of
life adventures.

The Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users

The Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users will have many wonderful things at
our table in the Exhibit Hall! We will be offering 10-minute chair massages,
from one of our Licensed Massage Therapists, for only $10. We will have
snack items for sale as well; and don't forget to check out our new Pampered
Chef online fundraiser, which kicks off at Convention! Stop by our table to
pick up a catalog and check out the items that our Pampered Chef
Representative has to offer.

Sprint Accessibility 

Sprint Vision is a team and program under Sprint Accessibility.   All
members of Sprint Vision are blind or low vision and we provide outreach to
this community, so they can take advantage of the accessible devices (phones
and tablets).   Sprint offers free directory assistance, bills in braille,
dedicated customer service for this community and other people with
disabilities. Stop by and view phones, tablets and accessories (chargers,
cases, headphones, speakers, etc.) 

En-Vision America is a company providing high-tech products aimed at solving
problems for individuals with visual impairment. The company has spearheaded
many innovations relating to labeling including voice-enabled products like
i.d. mate, the talking bar code reader, and ScriptAbility, which includes
Braille, large print and talking prescription labels. Originally founded by
Philip C. and David B. Raistrick in 1996, the cornerstone of the company is
based on one single premise: to provide those with vision impairment equal
access and greater independence through technology.

Aira 

Aira connects people who are blind or low vision to a trained professional
agent who is dedicated to further enhancing their everyday experience - at
the touch of a button. We do not have any paper literature but will be there
in person to explain the Aira service, provide demos, and answer any
questions anyone may have about the service. 

Guiding Eyes for the Blind

Terry McCann, a graduate of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Will Be in the
Vendor Area along with his guide dog Mac, to Answer Your Questions about
Working with a Guide Dog and How It Has Changed His Life. There will also be
puppy raisers, and puppies, at the booth, to answer questions about raising
future guide dogs.

ICanConnect

ICanConnect provides individuals with deaf/blind and combine hearing and
vision loss, the equipment to communication. ICC program is under FCC.
Equipment that we provide are Computer, laptop, smartphone, tablet, phone,
and Braille.

Marc's Pharmacy 

Select Marc's Pharmacies have Scrip Talk talking labels to assist visually
impaired patients take their medications correctly.   Marc's Pharmacy also
offers free prescription delivery for patients that cannot make it to the
store.

Freedom Scientific

Freedom Scientific develops high-quality video magnifiers, braille displays,
screen magnification software, and the #1 screen reader, JAWSR for Windows.
For over 20 years, our products have provided access to print and computers
for people with blindness, low vision, or learning disabilities.