Archived Senior Conversations
You can listen to our archived calls by clicking on the link next to each topic to listen to the audio recording. We hope you enjoy and learn from them.
2022 Archived Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2022 | Running for All You're Worth | John Wick | Audio Recording |
| April 26, 2022 | Getting ready for New Orleans! What you need to know about traveling around National Convention! | Pam & Roland Allen | M4A Audio Recording |
| March 22, 2022 | What about the grandkids? | Jane Degenshein and Shelley Coppel | MP3 Recording |
2021 Archived Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2021 | Gardening with a master gardener who happens to be blind | Dan Smith | MP3 Recording |
| April 20, 2021 | NON-24 | Jennifer Lyman | MP3 Recording |
| March 24, 2021 | Accessible Pharmacy | Alexandra Luzier and Andy Burstein | MP3 Recording |
| February 24, 2021 | Organizing the Kitchen and cooking techniques | Shelley Copel | MP3 Recording |
2020 Archived Nationwide Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2020 | Navigating the Healthcare System, When All They Can See Is That You Can't | Deborah Kendrick | MP3 Recording |
| March 18, 2020 | What the American Foundation for the Blind is doing for the senior blind. And about a special website for the blind traveler; winning the 2019 Holman Prize - The Blind Travelers' Network | Stacy Cervenka | MP3 Recording |
| February 27, 2020 | The 2019 SENIOR RETREAT | 2019 Senior Retreat Participants | MP3 Recording |
2019 Archived Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2019 | The Legacy Technology Project | Roger Cicchese | MP3 Recording |
| June 11, 2019 | The Blind History Lady | Peggy Chong | MP3 Recording |
| May 14 | Healthy Foods | Jan Bailey and Theresa Groerer | MP3 Recording |
| April 30, 2019 | Technology: How to use them, and apps that are user-friendly for seniors, the newly blind, and beginner tech users | Anahit LaBarre and Chris Parsons | MP3 Recording |
| March 26, 2019 | Review of the 2018 SENIOR RETREAT | 2018 Senior Retreat Participants | MP3 Recording |
2018 Archived Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2018 | What's new with NEWSLINE® and more publications that have been added recently | Bob Watson< | MP3 Recording |
| March 22, 2018 | Downsizing/Transitioning to a new home: When to move? Where to move? What to take? | Art Schriber and Dianne McGeorge | MP3 Recording |
2017 Archived Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2017 | How the Blind Consumer Can Interact with Hospital and Emergency Room Professionals with Confidence | Art Schriber | MP3 Recording |
| June 15, 2017 | What Options Do I Have To Learn Needed Skills From Sources Other Than My State Agency | Shelley Coppel and fellow South Carolinians who have taken correspondence courses from Hadley | MP3 Recording |
| May 18, 2017 | Independence, Seniors In Charge, continued: Cane Travel, Blindness Training Essential Elements To Attain Newfound Independence | Wayne Marshall with his colleagues from the Colorado Center for the Blind's Senior Support Group | MP3 Recording |
| April 13, 2017 | Live the Life You Want: Be A Senior In Charge of Your Destiny | Diane McGeorge and Duncan Larsen | MP3 Recording |
2016 Archived Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2016 | Let's Keep Writing and... Publishing and More | Chelsea Cook | MP3 Recording |
| May 11, 2016 | So How Do You Do The Little Things In Life After Vision Loss Occurs? | Ruth Sager | MP3 Recording |
| April 13, 2016 | Churchgoing, making Everyone More Comfortable with Our Blindness | Tom Anderson | MP3 Recording |
| March 17, 2016 | Losing Vision and Adapting to Life Changes | Shelley Copel | MP3 Recording |
2015 Archived Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2015 | Getting About- Leisure Time, dining out, movies, museums, enjoying favorite pastime activity | Shelley Copel | MP3 Recording |
| May 13, 2015 | Pursuing favorite hobbies and crafts | Marguerite Woods | MP3 Recording |
| April 8, 2015 | Paperwork: Keeping track of banking, labeling, sorting and filing necessary documents | Ruth Sager | MP3 Recording |
| March 11 | Braille: Can I learn Braille as a senior | Shelley Copel | MP3 Recording |
| February 24, 2015 | Cane Travel: Can I truly be an efficient cane user as a senior if I've never learned before | Jeff Altman and Maurice Peret | MP3 Recording |
2014 Archived Senior Conversations
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Audio Archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2014 | Cooking by Touch | Jennifer Wenzel | MP3 Recording |
| May 8, 2014 | Blindness: A Family Dynamic | Fatos Floyd | MP3 Recording |
| May 1, 2014 | Financial Management After Blindness | Robert Burns | MP3 Recording |