[optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities
- From: "Sherman, Becky" <RebSherman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:19:25 -0800
Yes, I was trained at TSI both times and am blind. Let's keep in touch.
It would be fun to see you again.
Rebecca Sherman, MA
Transition Specialist, DSB
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[mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JBliss Judy
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:09 AM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: The Optacon User List Activities
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
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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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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