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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by David King For me fishing as something to do as a kid, a past time for summertime fun. We did not have anything else but a bamboo pole. Or to be creative or determined, a strong limb long enough to get the job done. All it took was to…
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At the Winter Sports Games, veterans are paired up with two professional volunteers to assist in the training of one first-time skier. I, David King am here to share my experience. I was in the middle while the professionals, one on each side of me, assisted my safety by directing…
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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 closedThe team provided feedback on David’s presentation, discussed the usefulness of the blind life app and a scene detector app for visually impaired individuals, and emphasized the importance of cooperation and knowledge sharing within the group. They also discussed the organization’s logo and outreach efforts, announced their next Zoom meeting,…
Comments closedLovingly inviting all of our visually challenge Veterans another opportunity to attend our next Meet and Greet on zoom coming September 14 at 6 pm CST. Look for the link on this website. National Blinded Veterans Organization gratefully thank you in advance.
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