Sunday, September 25, 2011

Fall Eye On Summit Newsletter

EYE ON SUMMIT

FALL 2011

 

 

EYE ON SUMMIT, THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND, WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR FALL MEETINGS.  YOU NEED NOT BE VISUALLY IMPAIRED NOR MUST YOU BE A RESIDENT OF SUMMIT COUNTY TO ATTEND.  WE WELCOME ALL VISITORS!

 

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CHAPTER, PLEASE CALL MICHELLE AT 330.686.0076 OR SAM AT 330.864.6369 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.EYEONSUMMIT.ORG. YOU MAY ALSO VISIT OUR BLOG WHICH IS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

 

 

 

*UPCOMING EVENTS*

 

SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 10AM-NOON

FIRESTONE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER

VISIT OUR BOOTH AT AKRON’S ANNUAL WHITE CANE WALK.  COME LEARN ABOUT BLINDNESS AND TRY YOUR HAND AT WALKING WITH A CANE.  MINGLE WITH THE CROWD AND LEARN ABOUT AVAILABLE SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER AKRON AREA.

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12 11AM-1PM

AKRON BLIND CENTER

325 E. MARKET ST.

ANNETTE JAKSE, REHABILITATION TEACHER AT THE CLEVELAND SIGHT CENTER, WILL PRESENT VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT DEALING WITH VISION LOSS WHILE SAFELY ACCOMPLISHING MANY TASKS OF DAILY LIVING.  BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR A LIVELY PRESENTATION BY SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEALING WITH HER OWN BLINDNESS. 

 

 

SUNDAY DECEMBER 11

SAM AND BECKY ARE AGAIN OPENING THEIR HOME FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL EOS CHRISTMASPARTY.  JOIN US FOR A POTLUCK LUNCH, THE EVER-POPULAR WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE AND AN ALL-AROUND FUN GET-TOGETHER.  CALL FOR DETAILS.

 


HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE PENFRIEND?

REPRINTED FROM THE JANUARY 2011 BRAILLE FORUM.

 

THIS EASY-TO-USE DEVICE WAS DEVELOPED AND IS MANUFACTURED BY ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 

 

THE PENFRIEND IS SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT INTO YOUR POCKET.  IT USES SMALL ADHESIVE LABELS ONTO WHICH YOU CAN RECORD ANY INFORMATION YOU LIKE.  THE SMALL ROUND LABELS ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DIME; THE LARGER ONES ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FIFTY-CENT PIECE.  THERE ARE ALSO SQUARE LABELS WHICH ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF THE LARGER CIRCLE.  THESE SIZES ACCOMMODATE MOST PILL BOTTLES AVAILABLE AT PHARMACIES. 

 

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

REMOVE AN ADHESIVE LABEL FROM THE SHEET OF LABELS.

PLACE IT ON THE LID OF THE BOTTLE.

TURN ON THE PENFRIEND AND PRESS RECORD.

TOUCH THE LABEL WITH THE DEVICE.

WHEN YOU HEAR A BEEP, RECORD THE DESIRED INFORMATION.

THAT’S IT!  YOU NOW HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED!

LABELING YOUR ITEMS WHEN YOU UNPACK THEM FROM THE STORE ADDS ONLY A FEW SECONDS BUT IT CAN SAVE YOU LITERALLY HOURS EACH YEAR.  WE DON’T EVEN WANT TO MENTION THE FRUSTRATION IT COULD HELP YOU AVOID…

 

THE PENFRIEND IS AVAILABLE AT SEVERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING THE ACB STORE AT 1.877.848.3218 OR WWW.ACB.ORG/STORE/INDEX.HTML.  BY PURCHASING THROUGH THE ACB STORE, YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND SINCE BOTH INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS AND MAXI-AIDS PROVIDE A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR PURCHASE TOTAL BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION.

 

 

CONSUMER PACKAGING INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE

REPRINTED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 2010 BRAILLE FORUM

 

HORIZONS FOR THE BLIND HAS MADE CONSUMER PACKAGING INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE.  THE SITE INCLUDES OVER 300,000 PRODUCTS INCLUDING FOOD, HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE.  INFORMATION INCLUDES, DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARATION, NUTRITION FACTS, ALLERGY/DRUG INTERACTION WARNINGS AND MORE.  CHECK IT OUT AT WWW.DIRECTIONSFORME.ORG

 

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Rick

 

 

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Hadley's New Web Site

We are pleased to announce the launch of Hadley's new Web site. Hadley.edu has recently undergone a major renovation with the goal of providing visitors with a more engaging and user-friendly online experience while improving the site's accessibility.

 

We streamlined our home page, eliminating extraneous information and announcements so that you will be able to find the information you need. Our navigational menu hasn’t changed much, but we have rearranged a few things. We hope that once you familiarize yourself with these recent changes, you will find our site easier to use. If you have questions, please review Hadley's New Web Site Features and Highlights. This guide covers questions you may have about where to find information or functions of the new site.

 

Thank you and we hope you enjoy the new and improved Hadley.edu!

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