Welcome to the California connection for April 15.
Winifred Downing Remembrance
A group of CCB San Francisco Chapter members joined with a couple hundred of Winifred Downing's family and friends to honor her at a memorial service on Monday, April 11.
Here's the link to her obituary.
From the CCB Hearing and Vision Loss Committee Auditory Anatomy
Please note the new phone conference number and ID code below.
Tom Brennan will review the anatomy of the ear. Then continue on to What does your audiogram mean? Auditory tests and specifically what they are and what they measure.
Join CCB's Hearing and Vision Impaired Committee as we explore this and more!
This is the sixth of a series of monthly open interactive resource conferences to help you deal with your hearing loss.
Date: Sunday, April 17; time: 5 PM pacific/ 8 PM Eastern; Phone: 832-551-5900 id: 368611.
We encourage you to sign up for our email list where we will be posting resources we have talked about and where you can share your resources and experiences with us.
Go to ccbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/hvi-l_ccbnet.org.
In addition, you can get links to previous audio recordings by emailing mlkeithley@comcast.net
5K Walk/Run
On Sunday, April 24 we are hosting a Partners in Sight 5k Walk/Run with Lake Merritt Joggers & Striders.
We are looking for participants to join us for this exciting event.
Who: Lake Merritt Joggers & Striders and Lions Center for the Blind!
What: 5k Run/Walk
When: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Where: Lake Merritt/Adams Point
You can register at http://lmjs.org/event-2189535 or sponsor a participant at www.lbcenter.org
If interested in volunteering, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at mai_nguyen@lbcenter.org
Twitter Or FaceBook Research
Mr. Diego Graglia, the Silicon Valley online correspondent for Univision Noticias, is doing a story on how Twitter and Facebook are launching new features that allow blind users to know what's in a photo.
He is looking for a Spanish-speaking person who is blind who uses Twitter or Facebook in order to explain the impact, potential, and shortcomings of this technology.
If you or someone you know meets these criteria, Mr. Graglia may be contacted via email at dgraglia@UNIVISION.NET
ACB Roommate Request
Frank Welte is looking for a male, nonsmoker to share a hotel room at the 2016 ACB Conference and Convention in Minneapolis.
If interested, send Email to Frank.A.Welte@gmail.com, or call (510) 541-1442.
Thank you for reading, Have a nice day
