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Calendar
Here are upcoming events in our area that may be of interest. They look to the future, giving you time to plan ahead. Should you wish to know what's going on here and now, click here for the EMVIA Weekly Calendar. Events on that page are a week to 10 days out.
Let's have some fun and maybe even support some good causes!
Freedom Scientific free webinars
See dates below
Learn to use JAWS screen reading software, MAGic screen magnification software, PAC Mate Omni accessible Pocket PC, and more from the convenience of your home or office.
Schedule until the end of 2011. For more information go to the Freedom Scientific website or call them at 800-444-4443.
December 6 - Windows 7 Basics with JAWS and MAGic
December 13 - Windows Explorer with JAWS and MAGic
Medicare Open Enrollment
Deadline is December 7, 2011. Apply for extra help with prescription costs and for a free presentation on Medicare Annual Enrollment Options. For a complete list of Annual Enrollment presentations throughout the valley, please call a Benefits Assistance Program Specialist 602-264-4357 or visit www.aaaphx.org. Enrollment changes will take effect on January 1, 2012.
Book Club
Santa Clawed: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery, written by Rita Mae Brown. Read by Laura Giannarelli.
Discuss December10. Reading time 6 and a half hours. (DB68431). Crozet, Virginia. While visiting the Brothers of Love Christmas-tree farm, former postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, her husband Fair, and their sleuthy four-footed friends discover .... (for more click here)
Vision Rehabilitation and Technology Exposition (VRATE)
Friday, December 2, 2011, 9 am - 4 pm
El Zarihah Shrine, 552 North 40th St, Phoenix
VRATE, the only exposition in the Southwest dedicated to presenting information related to vision loss, will be held in December, later in the year than usual. Attend presentations by experts in the field of vision rehabilitation, explore Assistive Technology with the potential to change your life, and talk with representatives of groups, organizations and agencies dedicated to supporting people who are visually impaired. Check the VRATE website for more details as they are planned, or call Stan Dyser (602) 273-7411, extension 140.
Christmas Braille letters
Deadline December 20, 2011. Once again, Santa has enlisted the help of the elves at the NFB Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season. Between November 15 and December 20, parents can fill out a Santa Braille Letter request form online. The form can also be printed and faxed to (410) 685-2340.
Beginning December 1, the Braille letters from Santa will start going out to boys and girls around the country. The Braille letter will also be accompanied by a print copy (for mom and dad to read), and parents can choose the contracted or un-contracted form of Braille for the letter. Requests for letters must include the writer’s name, the child’s name, birthday, gender, mailing address, and a telephone number or e-mail address in case Santa’s helpers at the National Federation of the Blind have questions.
Christmas Village fundraiser
December 2-3; 9-10
At Camp Tatiyee. Santa! Carolers! Hot chocolate! Lights! Gifts! For more information call Barbara Russell at 928-537-3742
Tucson NFB Christmas Party
December 3, 11 am
The Onyx Room, 106 West Drachman Street, Tucson. Cost is $10 per person which includes non alcohol beverage, tax and tip. If you wish to be part of the gift exchange bring a wrapped gift for $10. Any questions call Judi at 444-6117.
SAZCB chapter meeting
December 10, 2.30 pm
SAAVI at 2:30, 3767 East Grant Road
Tucson's Paws for the Cause Guide Dogs for the Blind
December 11, time TBA
Club outing to the Jewish Community Center: B'sketti Bash
ACB 2012 Conference and Convention
Friday, July 6 - Saturday, July 14, 2012
Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
The first tour will begin Friday July 6th, opening session will be Sunday evening July 8th and the final tours will conclude on Saturday July 14th. Rates for the hotel are $85.00 per night plus applicable taxes. Information regarding hotel reservations will be posted in the next few weeks. If you would like to receive updated information on the convention as it becomes available send a blank email to acbconvention-subscribe@acb.org
Southern Arizona Council of the Blind
Usually meets every 2nd Saturday at 1:30 pm
SAAVI, 3767 E Grant Road
An affiliate of The Arizona Council of the Blind (AzCB), a nonprofit organization whose focus is on issues of the Blind in Southern Arizona.