Latest Seminars@hadley

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley instructor and iDevice trainer Douglas Walker offers tips and training on Using the Notification Center, Accessing the Control Center, Handwriting with iOS 7, What's New with Siri.

Open the doors to Europe as we continue our travel and geography seminars! Join instructors Sharon Howerton and Cathy Pasinski as they share their wonderful experiences as blind and sighted travelers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Have you heard? The much-anticipated BARD Mobile App has finally arrived! Now you can download and listen to all of the content you have grown to know and love from the National Library Service for the Blind directly to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

Join Seminars@Hadley as David DeNotaris, president of the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind and director of the PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation’s Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services, as he interviews individuals who are successfully employed and are blind or visually impaired. Interviewees will share how they got hired and promoted, the challenges they had to overcome, and provide tips for success.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Andrew Leibs, blind athlete and author of "The Encyclopedia of Sports and Recreation for People with Visual Impairments", shares insights on the benefits of these activities and how to get started in this ever-widening world of sports and recreation.

Hear from students who have learned braille through Hadley as well as those who tried to learn braille on their own. Also, hear some other ideas of how braille can be used in your everyday life.

Join Seminars@Hadley as David DeNotaris, president of the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind and director of the PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation's Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services, as he interviews individuals who are successfully employed and have a visual impairment. Interviewees will share how they got hired and promoted, the challenges they had to overcome, and provide tips for success.

This seminar will explore the causes of low vision as well as its effects on the increasing number of people who experience a decline in being able to see well. We will talk about who becomes low vision and why. Also, there will be a discussion of practical skills that can be learned to overcome the daily difficulties and frustrations.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley instructors Patti Jacobson and Sharon Howerton, joined by Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Polly Abbott from Second Sense in Chicago, respond to your questions and share their further thoughts on the many topics covered in Ladies Lounge 1 and 2 (dressing with confidence, clothing care and organization, make-up and more).

Join Seminars Hadley as Ed Haines, Hadley instructor, reveals an insider's look at the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) process relating to transition students.

When is the best time to disclose your visual impairment during the job application process? Join Seminars@Hadley as Lauri Dishman, the owner of Inner Focus, a private mental health practice helping those coping with blindness or vision loss, and former manager of counseling services at Second Sense Chicago, as she provides insights on what to consider both legally and ethically when deciding when and how to do it.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Tom White, clinical director of the Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic at The John Marshall Law School and a former JAG officer and professor of constitutional law at West Point, shares insights on the basic rules and procedures of the military justice system and how they affect veterans.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Wendy David, author of Sites Unseen: Traveling the World Without Sight, shares her thoughts about why you want to travel, the joys of traveling and how to prepare for a trip.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Robert Simpson, a Judo competitor in the 1998 Paralympics, shares insights on what judo is, and how it can benefit your health, well-being, and personal security.

Attention all blind and low vision iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch owners! Seminars@Hadley is presenting the third of its new quarterly series of seminars designed for you. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced user, this seminar series will fit your needs.

From tots to "pops" and for everyone in between, following good kitchen and food safety practices will help lead you to cooking and entertaining success. We'll discuss best practices in basic kitchen and food safety, adding our "low and no vision-friendly" tips along the way.

How are your family and friends coping with your vision loss? Is it having an impact on your ability to cope? Join Seminars@Hadley as Lauri Dishman, the Manager of Counseling Services at Second Sense Chicago and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), shares her insights on both positive and negative support and their effects, and how to effectively deal with difficult situations.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Mike Tindell from HumanWare demonstrates the new Victor Stream and learn why you are getting more for your value.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Lawrence Gunther, North America''s best known and top-sponsored blind competitive fisher, writer, speaker and radio show host, guides participants through his five favorite fishing techniques that draw on the ability to think beyond the bobber and "feel the bite".

Join Seminars@Hadley and learn the skill of using a braillewriter or slate and stylus to create braille pictures. Hadley instructor Susan Fisher and 2010 Hadley Student of the Year Karen Santiago will discuss the steps involved in creating these tactile pictures.