Upcoming Zoom Conferences
The National Federation of the Blind of Oklahoma will be offering numerous online seminars via the Zoom Meetings platform. We will have meetings on a variety of topics featuring guest speakers and knowledgeable Federationists who will share their expertise. All are welcome. For more information or to suggest topics you would like to see us cover, please send us an email
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Topic: Senior Seminar part 1 Time: 10:00 AM Meeting ID: 915 2273 1131 Click here to join the meeting One tap mobile – tap on this number from your mobile phone to call in hassle free. The meeting ID will be entered automatically. +13462487799,,91522731131# US (Houston) Dial from any touch -tone phone. You will be asked to enter the meeting ID, listed below, to join the meeting. +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 915 2273 1131 Greetings all Blind senior Oklahomans! Mark your calendar and join us from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 27, as we kick off our senior focused conference series on Zoom. This is a seminar for blind Oklahomans by blind Oklahomans. Attend our meeting and meet other blind seniors. Share experiences with us. Find out how others handle their day-to-day activities. Here how you can use accessible adaptive technology. Learn about the National Federation of the Blind and what it has to offer for blind seniors. Share your hints and how-tos you have discovered to help you live the life you want. Our special guest presenter will be Mr. Robert Leslie Newman, president of the National Federation Of The Blind Nebraska senior division. Robert is a retired rehabilitation professional from the Nebraska agency for the blind and has had a lifetime of personal experience with blindness skills and techniques both using and teaching them. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and to get in on the ground floor of our senior blind Oklahomans Group. Please consider yourself invited and bring your questions and tips.
Audio of Past Events
Covid-19 Q&A with Dr. Mary Kay Gumerlock
There is plenty of information floating around about Covid-19 but it can be overwhelming, conflicting and presented in visual formats not accessible to the blind. If you're overwhelmed and frustrated and want straight-forward answers, this seminar is for you. In this audio replay, Dr. Gumerlock breaks it all down from transmission to symptoms to prevention and more.