David King welcomes veterans to the training support group, and briefly states the mission and purpose of the NBVO. He introduces our guest Joel Marini of Riverboat Team River Runner. Team River Runner is an adaptive team paddling program. They use primarily kayaks, but any boat that you can paddle…
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David King welcomes our guests, and shares our purpose and contact information on Facebook. Scott Goodman of Heros New Hope Foundation is introduced. The organization’s mission is to get disabled veterans out of their homes, and participating in hunting and fishing events. He serves veterans from all over the country…
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after our Roll call, we get started. Paul Mimms is the president of the blinded veterans Association. A member for 38 years. He is currently retired after a career as a counselor serving blinded veterans in the VA system. He briefly talks about the transparency he brings to his leadership…
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What is a BROS? It stands for blind rehab occupational specialist. Samantha is from the Kansas City VA, and talks about her job traveling through a three-hour radius from Kansas City to help blinded veterans in their homes. She is a certified low vision expert, and can perform a wide…
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We get started by taking roll call of participants on the zoom call. Lonnie Bedwell, Navy veteran, submariner is our featured guest. Our host, David King let’s everyone know how to find us on Facebook and on the Internet. He then gives Lonnie a buildup of accomplishments and turns the…
Comments closedKarin Nero from OrCam is on hand to describe the benefits of using this OCR product. It comes in two models, the Read, and My Eye. The Read is about the size of a pen, and is easily operated by hand. Just point at where the text is located and…
Comments closedDo you ever need to dial a phone number with an extension? What about a menu system to navigate before being connected? All you need to do is add a short pause after the telephone number, followed by the extension. The concept will also work in phone menu systems, providing…
2 Commentsthe discussion of tips continues on orientation and mobility. In particular, being aware of your environment. Also, some tips on strategy and trip planning. https://heltsley.net/hbvg/wp-content/uploads/hines03OrientationMobility2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadKeith Heltsleyactive-duty Marine Corps. Missouri air National Guard. Hillsboro, Illinois Keith was a sergeant of an infantry platoon, and for…
Comments closedJoin your host Keith, as he demonstrates some basic techniques to walk as a blind person. Although orientation and mobility cover the broad view of both the strategy of walking, and tactics of placing 1 foot in front of the other, today will be focused on some of the most…
Comments closedPlease note, the instructions in the audio are for instructional purposes only. No such newsletter actually exists. The webpage references contained are for a sample website that does not match this current one. However, if this is something that is of interest, please let the webmaster know. https://heltsley.net/hbvg/wp-content/uploads/hines01SubscribeToNewsletter.mp3Podcast: Play in…
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