Frontispiece: Seniors Fair 2003

Frontispiece: Seniors Fair 2003

The Braille Monitor

May 2003

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Fair

attendees are seated at the south end of the third-floor space at the National

Center for the Blind to hear remarks from President Maurer and others. Honorary

fair marshall William Donald Schaefer (center) listens intently.

Thursday, April 10, the

National Federation of the Blind hosted our second low-vision resources event

for seniors and their families. It was titled Possibilities Fair, and more than

125 people took advantage of the opportunity to learn about living fulfilled

lives with little or no sight. Volunteers from the NFB and Blind Industries

and Services of Maryland (BISM) staffed booths. Former governor and current

comptroller of Maryland William Donald Schaefer served as honorary fair marshall.

Seniors

enjoy gourmet boxed lunches at noon, all part of their $15 registration fee.

BISM

volunteer Annette Gordon teaches Atrium Village residents Lillian Levine and

Violet Zlotowitz how to make decorative bows at the gift-wrapping booth.

BISM

volunteer Johnna Harrison shows several seniors alternative techniques for knitting.

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