Re: AR-AER's "Spooktacular" Conference
Hi Whitney? I'm Eric Calhoun. I'd like to know more about this conference! How much will it be, and what's its purpose? Where is the conference located, and how can I register, with a credit card? You
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Eric Calhoun
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AR-AER's "Spooktacular" Conference
We are?in the final countdown to *AR- AER 's?"Spooktacular" Conference* , which will be held in Rogers, AR. Pre-conference ( http://bit.ly/AERspooktacular ) : October 25, 2023 Conference:
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Whitney
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Re: Walkers with sensors
Please share with the listserv - I have a client with the exact same issue ¡ª Dona ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dona Sauerburger, COMS www.sauerburger.org/Dona
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Dona Sauerburger
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Re: Walkers with sensors
Thank you, Susan. I believe my client has a neighbor who is pretty handy and may be able to adapt her walker into a smart walker. I¡¯d love to pass along any info you have. Sheila
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Sheila Spencer
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Re: Walkers with sensors
Hi Sheila, I took a look at this and didn't get the impression that it alerts to obstacles for someone with vision loss, but rather gives some visual information via a laser line that may help the
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Susan Langendonk
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Walkers with sensors
Good morning - I have an elderly client who is legally blind and uses a rollator walker due to balance issues. She found a walker online that is supposed to alert her to obstacles.
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Sheila Spencer
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Touch the Future
Dear everyone! John here: I can hardly breathe, because my new book "Touch the Future: A Manifesto in Essays" will be released next month, on October 17. So many people, a whole movement, have made
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John Lee Clark
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Free webinar Section 508 Best Practices Webinar: Maps for All: Building Accessible Maps (September 26)
The attachment was forwarded from Meg Robertson -- enjoy!
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Dona Sauerburger
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FW: Tactile paving at closed crossings - Research study
Sent: Sunday, September 3, 2023 3:26 PM To: b.butterfly@... Subject: Tactile paving at closed crossings - Research study Dear Becky Frankenberger, We are a group of researchers from the
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Becky Frankeberger
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White Cane Day Shirts
Posting to share our Wisconsin White Cane Day Celebration shirts, in case anyone is interested. We make these available for purchase to help fund the shirts we give away to students in Wisconsin
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Julie Hapeman
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Ensuring safety
?Oh, Kevin, you nailed it! We cannot ensure anyone¡¯s safety, especially using the dictionary definition of safety as being ¡°free from risk.¡± 30 or 40 years ago, many of the documents with
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Dona Sauerburger
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Re: Cafeteria Dilemma - College Freshman
Hugs to you, Terrie! Your response is exactly the way many successful adults (and K-12 students) use when navigating a lunch room. Placing the arm around the tray and holding the tray close to the
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Diane Brauner
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Re: Cafeteria Dilemma - College Freshman
Thank you Terrie. My plan is to have 3-4 options when we talk to her and the cafeteria. We do have to work with their resources also. My main goal is to teach independence, as long as she is safe and
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Julie Henry
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Re: Cafeteria Dilemma - College Freshman
This is wonderful, Terrie! Thank you for sharing your personal tips on reaching independence and success in a cafeteria setting. And congratulations on all your degrees. I will gladly accept the hugs.
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Angela Tabb
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Re: Cafeteria Dilemma - College Freshman
Hello everyone, I am a blind 71-year-old who got two BA degrees, a Master¡¯s degree, and a PH.D. This info is relevant only because it shows that I went through a lot of university cafeterias. I got
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Terrie Terlau
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Re: School Liability
Mornin¡¯ You can buy the full Oregon Project<https://www.soesd.k12.or.us/or-project-order/> on their website. The individual booklets contain the full developmental scales across the domains assessed
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HOLLINGER, KEVIN
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Re: School Liability
Hi Kevin Where can i get a copy of the Oregon Project Pre school readiness project? Rosemary gribbin
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Rosemary Gribbin
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Re: School Liability
I'd be very cautious documenting that you/the team is "ensuring safety" - there is a ton of liability in those two words alone. I personally never say those two words b/c trips, bumps, falls, and
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HOLLINGER, KEVIN
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Re: Cafeteria Dilemma - College Freshman
I am not an O&M but as a VRT and a person who is visually impaired, it was always my goal that people do as much for themselves as possible. Not only because it gives them the opportunity for
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amanda stine
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Re: Cafeteria Dilemma - College Freshman
She is hesitant. But I think she can be more independent than she is. I like the bag idea. The cafeteria is laid out the same each day, but items are different. For example the ¡°Special¡± for the
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Julie Henry
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