Dear Becky, Glad to hear from you. Were you trained at Telesensory? Most of the teachers there were sighted, as I am, except for Win Downing, who's blind. I'm sorry that my memory isn't too good for student names, after these years. I have family in Seattle and get up there frequently, so maybe we could get in touch sometime? Best regards, Judy Adams ----- Original Message --------------- Subject: [optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities From: "Sherman, Becky" <RebSherman@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:51:04 -0800 To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Hi Judy, > >I used my OPTACON all the time for work for many, many years! I got my >OPTQACON teacher's certification in 1986. I did teach two people how to >use the OPTACON. > >I love mine. > >I remarried and moved to the Seattle area six years ago. I work with >the transition kids, 14 - graduation/21, at the Department of Services >for the blind. > >I love to hear from people I've known. > > >Rebecca Sherman, MA >Transition Specialist, DSB >-----Original Message----- >From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JBliss Judy >Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:03 PM >To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities > >Dear Lori, > >Yes, yes! How wonderful to hear from you, and I remember your class - >another romance, one of several. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying >retirement. I think of myself as semi-retired, although I do still keep >JBliss Low Vision Systems afloat and am very happy to still be working >in the access technology field, and still enjoy meeting wonderful people >(like yourself). Have you been intouch with Ronald, Ireen and Becky (do >you remember her last name). Ah, I wish I had kept some of the Optacon >training records, but we did shred them years ago because of >confidentiality issues. > >Great to hear from you. > >Judy Adams > >----- Original Message --------------- > >Subject: [optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities > From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:46:31 -0800 > To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Dear Judy, >> >>I remember you very well from optacon training. I attended in the fall >of >>1977, and in fact the first day of my training was on Halloween, and >TSI >>held a pumpkin-decorating contest that day. >> >>I recall that Martha was my teacher for much of the time along with >Gail, >>you, and Jackie Wheeler. >> >>I attended the course at TSI, staying at the Flamingo, with Ronald >Goodman >>from New York, Becky from Idaho, Ireen Blum? and Susan Jones. I also >>attended with Mike Castner, and we were married around a year and a >half >>later. He never used his optacon that much, so I always tell people >tha I >>got an extra optacon and he got a wife. >> >>I used an optacon with a MagCarad machine to do word processing at UC >>Berkeley for around five years. I did not use one at my other jobs, >but >>still use one extensively at home for reading and sorting some mail, >signing >>things, reading labels and recipes on boxes and cans, and checking >words in >>books for proofreading books for Bookshare--a volunteer activity. I >also >>use it for many other small tasks too numerous to mention. >> >>Mike retired in early 2005 and I retired several months later. Life is > >>good! >> >>It is great to hear from you on this list. >> >>Lori Wyant Castner >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "JBliss Judy" <judy@xxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:16 AM >>Subject: [optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities >> >> >>> Dear Maureen, >>> >>> Yes, it's Gayle Brugler. Martha McLaughlin is a retired RN who was an > >>> Optacon teacher with me for many years; we went to Spain together in >the >>> 80's for a teachers' training course we offered through ONCE (she had >done >>> a training session there a few years before with Nancy Tavis). Mary >Lou >>> Ramsey was a teacher in the first group, and had left teaching before >I >>> came - but she was the teacher who told me about Telesensory. Mary >Lou >>> went on to become an excellent dentist and is now retired. Martha >>> continued to work for the Stanford Blood Bank after she left >Telesensory, >>> and retired a few years ago. I really loved and respected the >Optacon >>> teachers at Telesensory and the ones I met around the country in my >>> travels for work. >>> >>> Thanks for your comments! >>> >>> Judy Adams >>> >>> ----- Original Message --------------- >>> >>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities >>> From: "maureen hogg" <m.e.hogg@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 18:41:06 -0700 >>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>>>Hello Judy: >>>>I'm a bit late in contributing to this discusssion due to busy >holidays. >>>>I >>>>read with interest your reference to Gayle, formerly a teacher at >TSI. >>>>Would >>>>that be Gayle Brugler? I believe she coordinated the on sit teachers >at >>>>TSI >>>>when I attended training in July 1974. My instructors were Martha and >Mary >>>>Lou, but I couldn't tell you their last names after 35 years. >>>> >>>>Give my best to Gayle and her husband Steve. >>>> >>>>Thanks! >>>>Maureen >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "JBliss Judy" <judy@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>>To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:16 PM >>>>Subject: [optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities >>>> >>>> >>>>> Dear Merrill, >>>>> >>>>> Great to hear from you. I'll pass your comments on to Gayle, who >last >>>>> year hosted a reunion of the Optacon teachers in the SF Bay area. >Their >>>>> house is amazing - they have a wonderful antique juke box that is >in >>>>> good >>>>> working order. She and her husband Steve, who was an engineer at >>>>> Telesensory are retired, but for a while Gayle had an antique >business. >>>>> >>>>> What are you doing these days? Still in New Jersey? >>>>> >>>>> Judy Adams >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message --------------- >>>>> >>>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities >>>>> From: "Merrill Woolnough" <merrill.louise@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:02:05 -0600 >>>>> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>>>Yes, Flamingo sounds right. I must have been there some time in >1974. >>>>>>Linda >>>>>>did my orientation. John did my instruction. We made ice cream at >Gail's >>>>>>house and had wonderful lunches of avocadoes outside. It was winter >back >>>>>>in >>>>>>NJ so this was quite grand. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >>>>>> >>>>>>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" >(without the >>>>>>quotes) in the message subject. >>>>>> >>>>>>Tell your friends about the list. 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