Dear GDUI Members and Friends, As summer winds down, how about a trip to the movies! Yes, the air conditioning is appealing, as is the time off from work – and don’t forget that buttery popcorn! But, better than all of these excellent reasons for taking in a movie, perhaps with a group of enthusiastic […]
Article: Reading By Touch Kim Charlson, ACB President, is quoted in this article. Reading By Touch Article Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reading-by-touch/ Helen Keller was born in 1880, just over 50 years after Louis Braille published his eponymous writing system. Braille, who was three when an accident in his father’s workshop left him blind, had been frustrated by […]
May 3, 2018 The Madison County Association of the Blind (M.C.A.B.) held their 63rd annual birthday celebration. We celebrated at Polly’s restaurant in Cottage Hills. Along with our birthday celebration our new officers was installed. Everyone got to order from the menu with their choice of food. With every thing being under $15 a person. […]
The M.C.A.B got to enjoy a St. Louis Cardinals ball game on Tuesday April 24th. At 7:15 p.m. The Cardinals played the New York Mets. With a score of 6 to 5 in favor the Mets. The game was won in the 10th inning. The members that enjoyed the game where Kim, Diane, Jackie, Steve, […]
[leadership] Article: Doctors perform gene therapy treatment on boy with inherited blindness Doctors perform gene therapy treatment on boy with inherited blindness Article Link: https://mashable.com/2018/03/24/gene-therapy-blindness-treatment/#c1XOdNZ2Amqf On the morning of March 20, eye surgeon Jason Comander injected viruses carrying lab-grown genes into the eyes of a boy whose vision had been gradually disappearing. If all goes […]