VISAbilities
Visually Impaired Seniors’ Abilities. Each week we discuss topics of interest to people with either long time or recent sight loss or blindness.

20240216 - VISAbilities - Kathi Wolfe on VISAbilities.

February 16, 2024

Terry is excited to welcome in Kathi Wolfe to VISAbilities. Kathi is an award winning poet, writer, reporter, and researcher. She has several published books of her poetry and wrote one on Helen Keller, the Socialist. Imagine walking up to a stage with your work in exceptionally large print so you can read and connect with your audience simultaneously. That is just the tip of the iceberg Kathi has overcome to become so well known in low vision, the poetry and LGBTQ+ communities. Come meet Kathi and hear about her new book, "The Porpoise in the Pink Alcove."

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20240209 - VISAbilities - Claire Stanley and Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB's Governmental Affairs and Advocacy team.

February 9, 2024

Terry welcomes in Claire Stanley and Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB's Governmental Affairs and Advocacy team, with the most up-to-date news about this year's DC Leadership Training and Legislative Seminar taking place the first weekend in March. Details for reservations, registration, events and much more have been planned for this hybrid gathering. And, of course, we will be talking about this year's Legislative Imperatives. It's a lot of information packed into one hour.

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20240202 - VISAbilities - ACBDA and Everything Diabetes.

February 2, 2024

ACB Diabetics in Action has put together an amazing panel of experts and consumers to present to us on a wide number of issues from nutrition to monitors to exercise and more. If you or someone you care for is diabetic, you are bound to get some good information from this one hour session

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20240126 - VISAbilities - Jeff Bishop and Bits, plus Downsizing.

January 26, 2024

Jeff Bishop, President of Blind Information Technology Specialists will stop by to tell us about some great things that are happening with that affiliate. Later we will chat about downsizing, and we will also have several announcements from affiliates with upcoming events. So, bring your calendar. All are welcome!

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20240112 - VISAbilities - Holiday Highlights.

January 13, 2024

join Terry and the VISAbilities crew for Holiday Highlights. It has been nearly a month since we last met, and we all have stories of our holidays to share. Whether your season was quiet or jam packed, something good happened. Everyone is always welcome!

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20231215 - VISAbilities - Braille, Bumps, & Birthdays.

December 15, 2023

Join me as I welcome Denise Colley and Paul Edwareds (current and past BRLpresidents respectively), Braille Revival League, to VISAbilities. BRL will be holding a special 7-hour event on January 4, in honor of Louis Braille’s birthday. Come hear about their plans and activities and how you can participate in this tribute to one of blind history’s most important persons. We will also look at the bumps braille has overcome through the years, and the great strides made in this era of technology.

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20231208 - VISAbilities - Happy Holidays are Made from Happy Memories.

December 8, 2023

Happy Holidays are Made from Happy Memories

Pam Shaw will join me this evening as we look at creating the happiest holiday seasons for all. Pam always gets us thinking in positive lights, and usually with a laugh or two thrown in for good measure.

Remember the excitement that Christmas morning you woke up to find Santa had left your first Make & Bake Oven, or Patty Play Pal, or GI Joe? It is those moments that make holidays so special to us all these years later. My Thumbelina doll is long gone, but my love of that toy stays with me. We all have such memories, and this is the perfect time to pull them off the back burner and help them make your current holidays happy, healthy, and a time for peace. Please join us with your memories. All are welcome!

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20231201 - VISAbilities - ACBDA, Diabetes and the Continuous Glucose Monitors.

December 1, 2023

I know the Accessible Pharmacy Health Fair has kept many of you busy today, but it would be very much appreciated if you could stop in at VISAbilities tonight with any tips and tricks you have learned with regard to diabetes. I have some listeners and participants who have particular interests in the accessibility of continual glucose monitoring systems and easily digestive foods.
This is absolutely not a medical call, but just a time to share experiences you have found helpful.
Thank you very much for your participation. Kind Regards,

Terry Pacheco

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20231124 - VISAbilities - What do We Do With Thanksgiving Leftovers.

November 24, 2023

What do Terry and cranberries have in common? You will find out tonight. Now what do we do with yesterday’s leftovers, especially cranberries? How about cranberry white chocolate cookies or cranberry orange nut bread, or layered turkey leftover casserole? These are just a few of the recipes we will highlight along with your favorites. We will also be hearing from Leslie Spoone about the ACB Media Holiday Auction that is going on this weekend. Join us for the fun!

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