Welcome to the CCB Happenings for March 3, 2023.
Announcing The 2023 CCB Hybrid Conference & Convention
When: March 31-April 2, 2023
Where: Hilton Sacramento Arden West And on the Zoom Webinar platform
To secure your room registration you can call (916) 922-4700 Extension 1
mention group rate code “COB”
Or by visiting https://bit.ly/3BSFDwH
Group Name: Ca Council of the Blind 2023 Convention
Group Code: COB
Room Rate including tax: $139.37*
*Reflects cost per night at check out after $10.00 complimentary subsidy by CCB.
Last day to get this room rate is March 9, 2023. After this date, the group rate will not be available.
The Shimojo Psychophysics Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology is recruiting participants for a neuroscience study on multisensory interaction.
We are looking for people from the low vision population, age 18-85 years, and with no history of neurological problems and psychiatric diseases. Participants will be compensated at the rate of $25 per hour and travel costs will be covered. For more information, please visit https://neuro.caltech.edu/recruitment/, or contact the research team at chanyca@caltech.edu or (626) 344-9648 (Miss Chan).
Dear LightHouse Friends, Supporters, and Partners,
The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco is undergoing a strategic planning process to plan for the next 5 years. We are writing to ask for your engagement in completing a brief, 13-question survey linked below in English, Chinese, and Spanish. The survey should take about 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
English Survey link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LightHouse-Community-Strategic-Planning-S...
Spanish survey link:
https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/encuesta-de-planificacion-estrategica-comu...
Chinese survey link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lighthouse-community-strategic-planning-s...
A summary of survey responses will be provided to the LightHouse board and staff to inform the strategic planning process. As your input is highly valued, we will be choosing one random survey respondent to receive a $100 gift card. If you would like to be entered in the drawing, please include your full name and email address in the last survey question. We ask that you complete the survey by Friday, March 3. We really appreciate your input.
From the San Francisco Chapter:
THE 2023 STUDENT EDUCATION ACCESS GRANT
Who Is Eligible?
A legally blind student ages 8-18 who lives in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Napa, San Mateo, Sonoma, Solano, and Santa Clara Counties.
The San Francisco Chapter of CCB will give a technology product selected by the applicant from the list below, with a maximum value of $1,000. The grant recipient will be the applicant who meets the criteria above and best demonstrates how the product will enhance their educational opportunities.
The products offered are: iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Orbit Reader 20 Braille Display, Victor Reader Trek, Zoomtext Screen Magnifier, Zoomtext Magnifier with Reader, the JAWS Screen Reader, and Fusion.
Completed Application forms must be submitted no later than April 1, 2023 to:
Charlie Dorris: tyreedorris@comcast.net
Or (415-775-0487 )
To request an application and instruction form or for further details contact:
Charlie Dorris or
Frank Welte: 510-541-1442 frank.a.welte@gmail.com
If you plan to attend the upcoming CCB conference and convention in person, we want to hear from you.
Please contact Andrea at Catmom3260@gmail.com
Thank you for reading.
