Archived Senior Retreats
2021 Senior Retreat
Sunday, September 19:
Monday, September 20:
- Cane Travel: What the cane can do for you
- Daily Living Skills & Techniques: Cooking with Shelley; "Step by Step Dinner Preparations"
- Technology: Mail, Mail and More Mail
- Information & Guest Speakers: Shopping online, in-person
Tuesday, September 21:
- Cane Travel: Indoor Travel; Finding Landmarks; Using cardinal Directions; Arcing cane; Noting sounds, echoes floor textures
- Daily Living and Skills Techniques: Laundry; LABELING Clothing, Color Identifiers
- Technology: Focusing on Independent Living Using Instacart and Walmart for Grocery Shopping and Product Delivery to your Door. Uber and Lyft for Independent Travel; Be My Eyes When Sighted Assistance Is Required.
- Information & Guest Speakers: Accessible Pharmacy
Wednesday, September 22:
- Cane Travel: Outdoor Travel
- Daily Living Skills & Techniques: The Printed Word
- Technology: What's New with NLS including Newsline, Digital Book Player
- Information & Guest Speakers: Maintaining healthy lifestyle as we age
Thursday, September 23:
- Cane Travel: Crossing Streets with lights, with Stop Signs, with No Markings; shorelining curbs, sidewalk
- Daily Living Skills & Techniques: Clean Sweep
- Technology: Accessibility Settings and SIRI's Value
Friday, September 24:
- Cane Travel: Cane Traveling on Public Transportation
- Daily Living Skills & Techniques: "Finish The Dinner," with Shelley Coppel
- Technology: Having Fun with Alexa
- Information & Guest Speakers: Hadley Institute for the Blind and the Free Classes They Offer
Saturday, September 25:
2020 Senior Retreat
Sunday, October 18:
Monday, October 19:
- ALL About Canes
- adapting your existing games and what our NFB Independence Market has for you
- Knitting Non-visually
- Sewing with a sewing machine, and an encouraging talk on not giving up on old hobbies and/or taking on new ones
- Daily Question & Answer Session
- Basics of iPhone: Learn navigating your iPhone, and some gestures
- Tips and Tricks for Independent Living
Tuesday, October 20:
- Indoor Travel Techniques
- The Art of Jewelry Making
- Leather Crafting Crocheting non-visually
- Daily Question & Answer Session
- More Specifics of Operating the iPhone
- Organizational Skills
Wednesday, October 21:
- Outdoor Travel Techniques
- A serious collector describing his interests and process
- Gardening in your back yard
- Daily Question & Answer Session
- Demonstration of several useful applications
- Wide range of important National Federation of the Blind resources
Thursday, October 22:
- More in depth outdoor travel techniques Writing as a hobby, and more
- Restoring and caring for vintage cars, and home maintenance
- Daily Question & Answer Session
- All About NFB-NEWSLINE®
- Managing your blindness and family dynamics
Friday, October 23:
- Travel techniques to handle all modes of transportation
- Description of the NFB Krafters Division and learn how to perform towel origami
- Daily Question & Answer Session
- Amazon Alexa "tips and tricks" What If.... Strategizing solutions to those social situations we all find ourselves in when we can't think of an immediate good resolution. Problem-solve with your newfound blind colleagues!