[bookshare-discuss] ISSUES FACING PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND SUNDAY DEC. 11, 2011

From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 19:20:46 -0800
PROMO

ISSUES FACING P    ERSONS WHO ARE BLIND

 

DECEMBER 11, 2011, 9 pm EST, Classroom

 

 

Have you ever felt depressed around the Christmas holiday season or any other 
holiday period? Did you lose all or most of your vision growing up? Did you 
lose all or most of your vision after becoming an adult? 

 

What seemed to be the most difficult change you faced? Did you enjoy holidays 
when you had vision? Were you able to resign yourself to the fact that the 
holidays were going to be different because you lost all or most of your vision?

 

Did your families treat you different after your vision loss? Do your families 
seem to treat you different compared to the rest of your sighted family? Have 
your families and friends treated you in a different manner when it comes to 
shopping for the Christmas holidays? 

 

These questions along with other aspects of persons living with vision loss 
will be discussed on Sunday, December 11, 2011 from 6 - 7 p.m., Pacific 
Standard Time and other times around the world listed below. Join me, Ken Metz, 
as we discuss the effects of vision loss during this major Christmas holiday 
season and share your thoughts and experiences on Accessible World 
(accessibleworld.org) in the Accessible World Classroom.

 

If you have suggestions for this program prior to December 11, please email me 
at kenmetz1946@xxxxxxxxxx Your thoughts are always welcome with high priority.

 

On January 8, 2012, we will do our best to get to the promised program of 
dealing with numerous aspects of the medical world from hospital stays to the 
doctor office visit and everything in between.

 

Host: Ken metz

E-Mail: kenmetz1946@xxxxxxxxx

 

Date: Sunday , December 11, 2011

 

Time: 6:00 PM. PST, 7:00 PM MST, 8:00 PM CST, 9:00 PM EST, 

          and elsewhere in the world Monday 02:00 GMT.

 

Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to the Accessible 
World Classroom at:
 

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs0f1c528bd81b

 

Or, alternatively,

 

Select The Accessible World Classroom 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 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@xxxxxxxxxxx 

Web:   www.helpinghands4theblind.org

 

Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator 

Accessible World 

734-495-1496

Email: mgmoses@xxxxxxxxxxx

 

Steve Hoffman, President

Talking Communities

Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

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@xxxxxxxxxxx
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.
[bookshare-discuss] ISSUES FACING PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND SUNDAY DEC. 11, 2011

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