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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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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 4, 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 is the second part of Thelma Fayle’s article “Guiding the Sighteds by the Heartstrings” where she expresses her outrage at bad advertising and its negative effects on us […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for April 27, 2022µµ

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.

Blind people are underestimated by many and exploited by manipulative parts of society. This week we will discuss an article from one of our passionate supporters Thelma Fayle “Guiding the […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for April 6, 2022

This week we will read Marcelina Stanton’s speech “My Experiences as a Blind Spanish Teacher and New Immigrant to Canada”, where she tells how she brought her love of teaching […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for March 30, 2022

This week we will talk about Kevan Worley’s story “Ice cream, Peanuts, Popcorn, and Worms”, which tells of Kevan’s business successes while in school. The morning will begin with the […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for March 2, 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 the story “A Boa in My Brailler”, a rather amusing story about Otis, a pet boa constrictor, and a Perkins Brailler. . This story is […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for February 9, 2022

This week we will hear from Patty, one of our participants, about how she overcame shyness. The morning will begin with the weekly COVID-19 checkin followed by a discussion. Calls […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for December 15, 2021

This final round table of the 2021 season we will discuss what we are doing for the holidays. The morning will begin with the weekly COVID-19 checkin followed by a […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for December 1, 2021

This week we will read the article “Life Long Partnerships” by our thoughtful writer “Shauna Sproston” The morning will begin with the weekly COVID-19 checkin followed by a discussion. Calls […]

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Upcoming Events

  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, May 25, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 1, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 2, 2022 – Blind/DeafBlind Seniors National Roundtable (Group 1)
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 8, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 15, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 16, 2022 – Blind/DeafBlind Seniors National Roundtable (Group 1)
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 22, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
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