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Tag: 2022

Blind/DeafBlind Friendly Christmas Gift and Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Under $20.00!

When looking for gift ideas for friends or family members who are blind or visually impaired, here is a list of gift ideas under $20.00. Head over to The Braille […]

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Throwback Thursday: July 28, 2002 – A Visit to the Bakery

The patio of the Bowen Lodge by the Sea

Editor’s Note: This week’s Throwback Thursday post is a special one in that the adventure we’re sharing today happened exactly 20 years ago to the day. In today’s post, we […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for June 29, 2022

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

In our final round table chat of the season we will discuss how everyone will be spending this interesting summer as it hopefully brings just enough heat for the joy […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for June 22, 2022

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

This week we will read how a blind man shares his love of astronomy with his family in Karl Smith’s story (“If You Don’t Mind Me Asking, What Do You […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for June 15, 2022

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

These interesting times have brought new oppertunities and happy memories. This week we will talk about some exciting happenings with the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind and read the […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for June 8, 2022

This week we will discuss the news Apple has given at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) The morning will begin with the weekly COVID-19 checkin followed by a discussion. […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for June 1, 2022

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

Follow Robert Gardner, a blind tourist with us as he lives his dream of visiting the Parthenon in Greece in his story (“Another Wonder”)[https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/books/kernel1/kernbk28/kernbk28.htm#8]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 25, 2022

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

This week we will discuss Elizabeth Lalonde’s “a simple secret” that a new mother learned while starting to care for her premature son. The morning will begin with the weekly […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 18, 2022

This week here how a man rolled over his hesitation and confronted an old challenge in John G. Paré, Jr’s story “Riding on One Wheel”

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 11, 2022

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

After last week’s change of plans we will finally get to the second part of Thelma Fayle’s article “Guiding the Sighteds by the Heartstrings” where she expresses her outrage at […]

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