CHRONICLE - SUMMER 2002
JOAN BLACK - EDITOR
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FROM THE EDITOR
Hello, again, we had a good informative get-together in San Mateo at the
spring convention. The only problem I had was getting lost in the hotel. It
seemed like it was hard to find any distinctive landmarks. Getting lost at
conventions isn't really anything new. One time quite a few years back, Etta
Burge and I got lost in a Hilton Hotel at an ACB
convention. It had a cavernous lobby and we kept walking around thinking that
George and Keith might come along, but then we found the coffee shop and the
gift shop and forgot all about George and Keith and had a pretty good time.
For those of you who were unable to attend the convention, here is a brief
summary of CCCLV activities. Several things were scheduled for Thursday
afternoon. First, Bernice gave a presentation on Project Insight. Then at
4:15 James McCarthy talked about the Magnification Center which gives people
with low vision the opportunity to shop for and compare various low vision
aids in a relaxed atmosphere. Then Jim Bliss of JBLISS Imaging Systems in
Mountain View told us about some new developments in the technology field for
low vision including the PNc Web Browser and other topics.
The business meeting was also held on Thursday afternoon with President
Bernice Kandarian pre-siding. The secretary's re-port was not available. The
Treasurer's report given by Larry Marcum indicated that we are doing pretty
well financially. Larry suggested that we could invest our discretionary
funds in bank CD's which will earn us a higher rate of interest than a
regular bank account. This plan was approved by the members.
On Friday morning we had a joint session with the Access and Transportation
Committee with Eugene Lozano presiding. The first topic dealt with was that
of audible traffic signals and what could be done to make them
understandable, helpful, and manageable for visually impaired people. Lynn
Mack, a representative from Polara Engineering, was a presenter. There was
also a report regarding the status of health care for disabled people in
California. A related topic was about health insurance and its effects on
Californians with disabilities.
It is not an easy task to arrange programs. I remember having at least one
person call about half an hour before a presentation and say that they
couldn't come. Bernice has done an outstanding job in putting programs
together and deserves a hearty THANK YOU for all the effort.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
CCCLV Board members have been working hard to move our organization forward.
We resurrected the CCCLV Chronicle with a pre-convention issue thanks to Joan
Black and Larry Marcum. Our sessions at the Spring Convention were
well-attended and lively. Our May, 2002, Convention took place in San Mateo
with great attendance at all three program sessions.
A program item suggestion was to learn more about "Project Insight" so I
attempted to give an overview of CCLVI structure, including how CCCLV and
"Project Insight" relate. Additionally, James McCarthy, owner of
FreedomVision Magnification Center, spoke about his new showroom and the
array of products he now carries. After a brief business meeting, where
members decided they would like to become more involved with "Project
Insight", James Bliss from JBliss Imaging Systems gave an update on his new
browser "Pick 'n Click (PnC)".
The joint session with the Committee on Access and Transportation Friday
morning covered such topics as a brief demonstration of the emergency
evacuation system being marketed by Sound alert Technology, an update on the
status of accessible pedestrian signals in California and a presentation on
guidelines for advocating for the rights of Californians with disabilities in
health care.
The Saturday morning joint session with the Senior Blind Committee featured a
social worker from the Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
in Palo Alto about "Choices and Changes", a six-session introduction to
living with vision loss. The Health Library (THL), also at the Peninsula
Center, was the subject of a skit presented by two of its volunteers
highlighting its services and how to use them. A panel discussion about use
of sleep shades for low vision rehabilitation stimulated a lot of audience
comment.
CCCLV co-sponsored an all-day low vision seminar "Understanding Your Vision:
Is It In Your Genes?" at Stanford University Medical Center on May 10. This
event was streamed live on ACBRadio and is available in the ACBRadio.org "On
Demand" archives.
Our next convention will be at the CCB Convention at the Atrium Hotel in
Irvine, October 31 through November 3. I look forward to seeing you there.
Suggestions for future programs are always welcome. Also dues will be
collected for the coming year. We need your support, in terms of
participation as well as financially to keep presenting quality programming.
Questions, comments, suggestions, etc., call
(800) 733-2258 or e-mail:
bernice@tsoft.net
On the national scene, a number of CCCLV members attended the CCLVI meetings
at the ACB Convention in Houston, June 29 through July 6. From dances and a
game night to speakers, board meetings and a business meeting, we were kept
quite busy. You will note that CCCLV is well-represented on the new board.
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FALL CONVENTION
Since we'll be going to Irvine in the fall, I decided to try to find out
about the area, and give you a little background information. Irvine is
located in the inland part of southern Orange County. Irvine Lake is a large
privately owned, man-made lake. There is a public regional park nearby which
is popular with hikers and campers. The University of California has a campus
at Irvine which includes a Medical school and a
Law school. This is an extremely affluent area. There are malls like South
Coast Plaza at Costa Mesa which have upscale department stores and many
specialty shops. Disneyland is at Anaheim and Knotts Berry Farm is located
in Buena Park which is west of Anaheim. The beaches are along Pacific Coast
Highway. Huntington Beach has big waves and a nice pier.
The Spanish were the first Europeans to arrive in the area. They made their
way up the coast from San Diego in 1569. Their two goals were to control the
coastline and convert the natives to Christianity. To achieve the military
objective, forts called presidios were constructed at strategic locations.
The conversion of the natives was to be accomplished by building missions
which were often located near the presidios. The most famous and perhaps the
most beautiful of all the missions is at San Juan Capistrano, which was
founded by Father Junipero Serra in 1776. A fine stone church was built in
1779, but was destroyed by an earthquake in 1812. The ruins are still there
and should serve as a reminder of what can happen. The original little adobe
church still stands and contains many interesting artifacts. But what really
made San Juan Capistrano famous was the swallows. They had always been at
the mission, leaving in the fall and returning in the spring. The strange
thing was that they always returned on the same day, March nineteenth. Then
in 1939, a year filled with great anxiety because of the outbreak of war in
Europe, someone wrote a romantic song entitled "When the Swallows Come Back
to Capistrano" which became very popular. The swallows are still at the
mission and they do come back each spring but their numbers are diminishing,
perhaps because of the encroachment of development into their nesting area.
There are gardens, pools, shops, and restaurants that make this a very
pleasant place to visit.
(Hidden Southern California by Ray Riegert)
Of special interest to our group is the Low Vision Rehabilitation Services
which is part of the Southern California College of Optometry. There are two
campuses of the college, one at Fullerton and the other in south Los Angeles.
The center has two goals in treating patients with low vision. One is to
improve the patient's visual acuity as much as possible with the use of
visual aids and the other is to help the individual to develop skills that
will enable them to use their remaining vision to the best advantage. The
treatment team consists of an Optometrist who specializes in low vision and
an optometric intern. Patients are usually referred by other
ophthalmologists, optometrists, teachers, Social Workers, Lions Clubs,
rehabilitation counselors, or the Braille Institute. If you would like to get
more information about referrals or have other questions, the person to
contact is:
Tish Astberry, Secretary, Southern California College of Optometry, 2575
Yorba Linda Blvd., Fullerton, CA 90821. Phone: (714) 499?7415.
When we first came to California, I needed to get my glasses repaired so I
set out one day from San Bernardino for the clinic in Los Angeles. It was a
terribly hot day in October and the ride on the MTA bus was long and
uncomfortable, but the trip was well worth the effort. I found the clinic to
be an excellent facility where the staff really cared about people with low
vision. At that time I met Dr Frank Brazelton, who is a pioneer in low vision
care, and is now at the campus in Fullerton.
There is a low vision facility located at St. Mary Hospital in Long Beach.
Most of the people who go there are senior citizens. The Lions Club and
Braille Institute give support. I have been a contributor for several years
because I think it is good to have a convenient local place where people can
go for help. The Braille Institute also operates a similar clinic in Anaheim.
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FROM THE TREASURER
Ok, I won't beat around the bush. This is a call for us all to renew our
membership and chip in to the coffers to help support our CCCLV. If you have
not renewed yet this year, please do so as soon as possible. This helps us to
ensure that we have current info on everyone both with CCCLV records and
those on the national level at CCLVI. By us all paying our annual dues, we
can help to provide funds needed to operate. If you know of someone who may
be interested in the CCCLV, please pass along their name and address to me
and I'll send info out to them.
Thank you, Larry Marcum, Treasurer. P.O. Box 456, Forest Ranch CA 95942.
Phone: 530-345-5399
E-Mail: ka6gnd@aol.com
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HINTS - by Joan Black
Last time I promised we would talk about sock sorting. All that is needed is
a plastic bag. When you remove a batch of clothes from the dryer, place the
socks in a pile and roll up the ones that have mates. Then put the unmatched
ones into the plastic bag. The next time laundry is done, sort the socks as
before except add the contents of the unmatched bag to the pile. The
advantages are that you can do the sorting where there is good light which
helps with color matching.
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The Path to a Guide Dog
Part 3 - By Larry Marcum
(from the Forest Ranch, CA POST)
We have taken some night walks here in San Rafael. I am night blind, which
means that I practically have no vision at all. Can you try to imagine what
it was like for me the first time in my 50 years to safely walk at night at
normal speed without the deep concern about running into things? To safely
cross an intersection with a trained dog whose total focus is to safely guide
me is a true blessing. Before the graduation ceremony next Saturday I will
get the privilege of meeting the person who raised Galleon as a puppy,
teaching him the habits that are so crucial in laying the foundation to
become what he is today, a well focused guide, able to follow directions and
ignore distractions that would take any other dog, or person as far as that
goes, off course. Like the ships over the centuries, he will safely bring me
into many a port in the future. Thank you my Galleon.
Part 4
Wow, what an experience it is now having a Guide Dog to guide me. Galleon and
I are getting along fine, he is doing a terrific job and I am still learning
how to handle him. It still amazes and surprises me how quickly he learns and
responds. There are many misconceptions that the public has about Guide
Dogs, and I thought I'd write about some of them.
"You have a guide dog and you are not totally blind." Many people with guide
dogs do have some vision, at least when getting their first dog. It takes a
lot of close work when learning to handle a guide dog for the first time.
The guide dog handler needs to know how to get from point A to point B; the
dog does not until he learns the route through repetition. I've had people
come up and ask me "Is he in training?" My response is "No, we're the real
thing!" Because most people cannot tell by looking at me that I am visually
impaired, they wonder why I have a Guide Dog, or why I'm bringing a dog into
a public building. Little do they know that as my vision is diminishing I
would be mowing them down without my Guide. Many people like myself who once
had fairly good vision may not "look blind" even after our vision is totally
gone. Can Guide Dogs read Stop signs? - No, they cannot read Stop signs or
traffic signals. The way Galleon works is that he guides me along a sidewalk
or road until we get to the corner or a curb, or a complete obstruction. At
that point he stops, which tells me that we are at an intersection or curb,
then I probe out with my foot to feel the change while he waits for me to
give him a direction command to proceed. It is up to me to listen to traffic
patterns or other ways that I have been trained to use to know where and when
to go next. If it is unsafe after I give him a command, he will stay put or
pull me back, while probably thinking "Yo, human, don't you hear that truck
coming?" The dogs have been trained to follow lines when possible, like curbs
or road edges, so he also knows to stop when he gets to a corner in some
downtown areas that have level corners without a curb, or wheelchair ramps at
intersections.
"Guide Dogs Are Overworked." Although Guide Dogs are called "working dogs",
they do not "pull" us like sled dogs do. They guide us, and the harness is
what we hold onto, enabling us to follow them. Guide Dogs are treated with a
lot of love, caring, praise and respect. They are housedogs when at home, are
groomed daily, and have plenty of play and rest time. When I put Galleon's
harness on him, believe me, he is anxious and excited to start working! (For
more information on Guide Dogs for the Blind, call them at 1-800-295-4050 or
visit www.guidedogs.com)
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CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF CITIZENS WITH LOW VISION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Bernice Kandarian
Recording Secretary: Joan Black
Correspence Secretary: Dawn Wilcox
Treasurer: Larry Marcum
1st Director: Tom Karnes
2nd Director: Barbara Kron
3rd Director: Jane Kardas
4th Director: (vacant)
"CCCLV CHRONICLE"
Editor: Joan Black
kvblack@ix.netcom.com
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Dear Californian interested in low vision:
Thank you for your inquiry about the California Council of Citizens with
Low Vision (CCCLV) and its parent organization Council of Citizens with Low
Vision International (CCLVI).
Becoming a member of CCCLV entitles you to the "CCCLV Chronicle", produced
four times a year providing information about the April and October state
conventions and low vision events, as well as technological, legislative and
general information of interest to persons living with low
vision. Other benefits include membership in CCLVI and its quarterly
publication "Vision Access" and membership in the American Council of the
Blind and its monthly publication the "Braille Forum".
We invite you to join us and look forward to meeting you at one of our
upcoming events.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact me at
650 969-3155, 800 733-2258 or email at ccclv@hotmail.com.
Cordially, Bernice Kandarian, President
End of Summer 2002 CCCLV Chronicle
CCCLV CHRONICLE
SPRING 2002
Joan Black, Editor
Hello, everyone, I haven't done this for quite a long time, but
hopefully something is better than nothing. We will soon be seeing each other
in San Mateo, which is a new city for some of us.
I looked up San Mateo in the encyclopedia and learned that the city is on the
western side of San Francisco Bay and is connected by bridge to Hayward. In
1776 a Spanish exploring party came upon the site and named the nearby creek
for Saint Mathew. The town is sheltered from wind and fog and so has a milder
climate than San Francisco. In the1850's Americans began arriving and a
village grew up surrounded by farms. With the discovery of gold in
California, many people who had become suddenly rich began buying up farmland
to build country estates. The village was incorporated in 1894. Gradually the
estates of the wealthy were subdivided to make room for new homes for the less
wealthy.
A Tribute To Justice Byron White
by Joan Black
Supreme Court Justice Byron White died on April 14th at the age of
eighty-four. He served on the court for thirty-one years before his
retirement. He was the first justice appointed by President John F. Kennedy,
who said of White that he excelled in everything that he attempted. Since I
am a native of Colorado and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, I
had often heard of "Whizzer White" as being the greatest of all the CU
Buffalo athletes. In 1938 he was named to the All America football team and
later played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League
where he became the highest paid player in the NFL, earning $15,800 in
nineteen thirty-nine. White, who was the valedictorian of his college class
later studied at Oxford University and the Yale law school. He was generally
a conservative on the court on decisions involving social issues and voted
against Roe v. Wade. but supported the court's power to achieve racial
integration in the schools. He was not generally a supporter of the use of
affirmative action to bring about social change. But no matter whether his
views were popular or otherwise, Justice White was considered to be a man of
absolute honesty and integrity.
Book Review by Joan Black
"Tis"
By Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt became a famous author with the publication of "Angela's
Ashes," for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1997.
"Tis" tells about McCourt's experiences when he came to New York as a young
man. He was born in the United States, but the family had lived in Ireland
for several years. The McCourt family had a very hard life partly because of
the parents' problems with unemployment and alcohol. But despite their
personal weaknesses, Angela and Malachy insisted that their children continue
in school. Frank had a chronic eye infection which caused pain and
embarrassment. He tells of his efforts to get an education going to New York
City College at night and working at all sorts of jobs to support himself.
After several years of the night school routine, he earned his degree and got
a job teaching English in a high school. But like many beginning teachers, he
had a really big problem with discipline. The kids teased him about his eyes
being red and his Irish accent and paid scant attention in class, spending
their time writing notes, flirting, and generally having a great time at
Frank's expense. The work they did do, especially the essays. were awful. But
finally Frank stumbled on a solution. One day he happened to look in a
storage cupboard in the back of the classroom and found a solution that
changed his classroom from a circus into a place of learning.
You have to read the book to find out what was in the box.
Hints
If you have problems locating objects that are dark colored, putting
adhesive tape on them can be helpful. I do this with my telescopic
reading glasses and hand magnifier which both have black frames and my
portable radio that I like to take outside. Also if you use glasses for
reading for near vision, it is helpful to hang them around your neck with a
cord. I got one in J.C. Penney's basement. Then we replaced the bead-like
cord which tended to tangle with a cotton cord. It is also good to have one
place to keep your glasses. I have my mother's old treadle sewing machine so
one of the drawers is supposed to be home to all glasses.
Another good use for white tape is to put some around the handles of sharp
knives. This alerts you to the need for caution.
In the next issue we will cover the exciting topic of sock sorting.
The Path to a Guide Dog
By Larry Marcum
(The following is a condensation of a series of articles written for a
community newspaper, the Forest Ranch, California Post)
Part 1
I recently embarked on a new and exciting experience in my life. Because of
my diminishing eyesight due to Retinitis Pigmentosa, I decided a few months
ago to apply for a guide dog. The school that I selected is Guide Dogs for
the Blind in San Rafael. The course is 28 days long, with training six days a
week. The application process included doctor's verifications, Orientation &
Mobility training (white cane), personal references, and phone and personal
interviews by the school. I was notified by the school just before
Thanksgiving that I was accepted (and am I thankful!) and would attend the
January 2002 class.
This is an exciting time for me. Just knowing that right now as I write this,
this dog that I have not met yet is being trained to help me. This dog will
guide me for the next eight or so years, going most everywhere with me,
keeping me safe and allowing me to go places that otherwise would be
difficult for me. The dog was born at the school, bred from the schools own
quality stock. Six weeks later the puppy went and spent about 18 months in
the loving and caring home of a Puppy Raiser. This person, often quite young,
has already had to part with this puppy that he or she took everywhere as a
"Guide Dog in Training." I think about the heartache that this person felt
when returning the puppy to the school a few months ago. But I also know the
pride that this person will feel at the graduation ceremony on February 2nd,
seeing "their" puppy, now matured into a highly-trained, dedicated and
devoted guide for me.
For the six months before I arrive at the school, the dog is trained daily in
all the skills needed to be a guide. For the first three days when I am at
the school the dog's instructor will be working with me, all the while
evaluating me to make a perfect match of guide and handler. On the third day
it is "Dog Day," when you are paired with the dog that has been matched to
your particular needs and personality. Talk about the ultimate blind date!
For the rest of the month we will be learning to work as a team along rural
roads, city streets, in stores and crowds, and on public transportation. I
will learn to put my trust in the dog, and the dog will learn of my love and
appreciation of him.
Part 2 Guide Dogs are trained to be mobility partners for people who are
blind or visually impaired. A Guide Dog team consists of a blind or visually
impaired "handler" and a "guide." The handler has gone through an extensive
training program to learn how to work and care for the Guide Dog. The guide
is a specially trained dog, bred from stock that has been carefully selected
for its even temperament, intelligence, and good health. The dogs are taught
good social behavior from the time they are puppies. They respond to
obedience commands in addition to guide work, and they are trained to lie
quietly when not guiding. In order for the dog to maintain focus on its guide
work and to ensure the safety of the team as they travel, the dog and handler
must form a very close bond and learn to communicate with each other.
The handler will need to act in ways that will reinforce this bond and
maintain the training the dog has received. Therefore, it is important for
family, friends, and neighbors to respect the handler's needs and not do
anything that would lessen the bonding process between the dog and its
handler. Although it is very tempting to approach and pet a Guide Dog, it is
important that you greet the handler first and ask permission to meet his or
her dog. Never distract a guide while it is working, because you may endanger
the safety of the team or erode the dog's training. The dog should be on
leash, under control, and not feel cornered when meeting people for the first
time. Individuals should approach one at a time, speak softly to the dog, and
offer the back of their hand for the dog to sniff.
(to be continued)
Convention Program
California Council of Citizens with Low Vision
Bernice Kandarian, President
Thursday, May 2, 2002
4:00 PM "Project Insight: what it can do for you and what you can do for
others." Bernice Kandarian
4:15 PM "The magnification Center: a new way to shop for low vision devices."
James McCarthy
4:30 PM "PnC Web Browser and Other Developments." Jim Bliss, JBliss Imaging,
Mountain View, CA
5:00 PM Business Meeting
Friday, May 3, 2002
9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Joint Session with Committee on Access and
Transportation
9:00-9:05 AM Opening Comments, Eugene Lozano, Jr., Chair, Committee on Access
and Transportation (CAT) and Bernice Kandarian, President, California Council
of Citizens with Low Vision (CCCLV).
9:05-10:00 AM "Where are we and where do we want to go in accessing
pedestrian traffic signals and Pedestrian Countdown Signal Heads?" Eugene
Lozano, Jr., Chair, Committee on Access and Transportation; Lynn Mack, Sales
Administrator, Polara Engineering, Inc., and Disability Rights Advocates
representative to be announced.
A status report will be given regarding what the state of California
is or is not doing to address the accessibility of pedestrian traffic
signals and pedestrian countdown signal heads. Also, there will be a
presentation/demonstration of the newest navigator APS from Polara
Engineering.
10:00-10:45 AM "The use of directional sound from the start to where we are
today and what are the applications." John Fennah, Director, North American
Operations, Business Development, Sound Alert Technology (SAT) plc (public
limited company)
We will receive an overview to localizer technology research and its
applications to safety, security, and communication.
10:45-11:00 AM Questions
11:00 AM-12:00 Noon "Through the Maze: A Guide to Health Care and Health
Insurance Rights and Resources for Californians with Disabilities." Vanessa
White, Director of the Health Access Project at Disability Rights Advocates
One hour training with a focus on the tools that can assist people
with visual impairments advocate for their health care and health insurance
rights.
12:00 Noon Adjournment
Saturday, May 4, 2002
9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Joint Session with Committee on Senior Blind
9:00 to 10:30 AM
10:30 AM "Choices and Changes, discovering options for living with vision
loss." Jo Jaros, Social Worker, Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, Palo Alto, CA
10:45 AM "The Health Library, Access to health information for people with
vision loss." Dawn Wilcox, RN BSN and Jean Ackerman, RN MSN
11:00 AM "Sleepshades: Who needs 'em?" Panel: Moderator, Roger Petersen,
Mountain View, CA; Panelists: Barbara Kron, Windsor, CA; Donna Sanchez, San
Jose, CA; Coletta Davis, Anaheim, CA; Mike Cole, Administrator, Orientation
Center for the Blind, Albany, CA.
Low-vision Symposium
submitted by Roger Petersen
Friday, May 10, 2002
Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford University Medical Center
"Understanding Your Vision: Is It In Your Genes?"
Preregistration Fee $25, $35 at the door (includes box lunch)
Target audience: The 3rd Biennial Conference will bring together
educators, parents, rehabilitation specialists, people with vision loss, and
other parties with a priority interest in life with low vision. Presenters
will come from across the United States with backgrounds in ophthalmology,
law, technology, and behavioral sciences. Approximately 250 attended the 2000
conference. We are anticipating that this number will increase in May, 2002.
8:30 AM: Registration and Coffee
8:50 AM: Welcome from Pam Brandin, Executive Director
9:00 AM: "The Chairman of the Library Board Can't Read the Books!"
Barry Levine of Homer Glen, Illinois, is a business owner, public library
trustee, and family man who will share with us his experience making the
transition from fully sighted through low vision to total blindness as a
result of a genetic eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa. He is
people-oriented and a great communicator.
10:30 AM: "What's New in the Genetics of Eye Disease? Will this research lead
to Treatment?"
Richard A. Lewis MD, MS Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, Texas, besides being an ophthalmologist who sees patients on a daily
basis, is an expert on the genetics of eye diseases, with several ongoing
research projects to work out the genetics of such disorders as retinitis
pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, and Best's
Dystrophy.
12:00 Noon: Lunch
1:00 PM: "Stem Cells and Other Legal and Ethical Issues that Affect Eye
Research"
Hank Greely J.D., C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith, are authorities on
science and technology law in general and stem cells and other bio-research
issues in particular. They will help us explore the legal and ethical issues
that eye research may encounter.
2:15 PM: "Legal Advocacy As a Part of Living with Low Vision"
Lainey Feingold Esq. Berkeley, California, listened to people with vision
loss and now they listen to talking ATMs. She is a very passionate,
people-oriented attorney who has taken the lead in helping people with vision
impairments have full access to their banking through talking ATMs and other
accessible bank services.
3:00 PM: "Approaching Low Vision from the Other Direction"
Mike May, CEO, Sendero Group, Davis, California, is a successful
businessperson in the field of assistive technology for people who are blind
and visually impaired. Totally blind since age three, 43 years later he is
learning to live with low vision. He will share this unique adventure and
also invite the audience to the exhibits at the end of the day.
4:00 - 5:30 PM: Exhibits
California Council of Citizens with Low Vision
Board of Directors
November 1, 2001
President Bernice Kandarian
2211 Latham Street, #120
Mountain View, CA 94040-1652
650 969-1688 h
bernice@tsoft.net
1st Vice President Donna Sanchez
27 Quail Hollow Drive
San Jose, CA 95128
408 377-8311 h
dsanchez99@earthlink.net
2nd Vice President Rose Deterding
167 Quail Hollow Drive
San Jose, CA 95128
408 377-1434 h
red167@aol.com
Recording Secretary Joan Black
4925 Coke Avenue
Lakewood, CA 90712
562 630-2304 h
kvblack@ix.netcom.com
Corresp. Secretary Dawn Wilcox
810 Wintergreen Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
650 493-5889 h
dewilcox@pacbell.net
Treasurer Larry Marcum
PO Box 456
Forest Ranch, CA 95942
530 345-5399 h
ka6gnd@aol.com
1st Dir. Tom Karnes
1003 Morse Street
Oceanside, CA 92054-5940
760 754-5237
tom@tomkarnes.com
2nd Dir. Barbara Kron
8304 Blue Spruce Way (March 1 thru Oct)
Windsor, CA 95492
707 838-9207 h
Box 13010, #323 (November thru May)
Yuma, AZ 85366
928 539-1323
BADKRON@aol.com
3rd Dir. Jane Kardas
810 Maple Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
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