NFBL Scholarship Deadline Reminder

Greetings All,

Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for submitting a National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana scholarship application is only two weeks away—March 15. If you or someone you know is a legally blind Louisiana resident and planning to attend an accredited institution of higher learning (e.g., college, university, technical school) in the fall of 2013, you need to act quickly if applying. If you have not already done so, you can find the application on our affiliate's website at www.nfbla.org. If that presents difficulty for you or you have additional questions after looking at the document, please either call or email me.

Wishing each of you a great weekend!

Eric Guillory, Scholarship Committee Chair

Director of Youth Services

Louisiana Center for the Blind

101 South Trenton Street

Ruston, LA 71270

Voice: 800-234-4166 (extension 3009)

Fax: 318-251-0109

Skype: brllovingdad

"Together, we are changing what it means to be blind."

Visual Impairments Specialist Scotlandville Magnet High School of Excellence http://lee.ebrschools.org/kathynicholslee
http://www.kathyskids.org
http://teacherweb.com/LA/RobertELeeHigh/MrsMichael/t.aspx
http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com

Counting Box for Students in the Severe-Profound Class

 

Mrs. East's students are learning about the number 5. 

The first photo shows the materials used to make the multi-sensory counting box: jingle bells, dayglo tape, dayglo color labels a clear plastic container with a top, wiggle eyes, tacky glue. 

I put the jingle bells in child-proof medicine containers that people have been saving for me. I made several representaions for the number five on each side of the container: The wiggle eyes were used to make the braille number 5. The tape was used to make a print numeral five and the dayglo color label dots were used on one side to show five. 

The idea is that each day Mrs. East will tap count to five and her sever-profound disabled children will tap count with her. The five jingle bells in five medicine containers can be dropped into the container while counting to five and the glowing shake animals shown in the last photo can be dropped in while they glow. 

One of these boxes was also made for the students in my other severe-profound class that I visit at a middle school.

If you are one of those who has asked about activities for children with cortical blindness--here you are!

~K

The Latest News from WRKF

WRKF's Distinguished Speakers Series Continues On Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00pm we welcome NPR National Correspondent Debbie Elliott.  Based in Alabama, Elliott's coverage of the BP oil spill in 2010 and its aftermath has focused on the human impact of the spill. In 2010, she launched a series on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, "The Disappearing Coast," which examines the history and culture of south Louisiana, the state's complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry and the oil spill's lasting impact on a fragile coastline.  And she is currently part of NPR's team covering the BP trial in New Orleans. The event is at the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU's Manship School for Mass Communication.  You don't need tickets because this event is free and open to everyone. A Brand New Retrospective  Rich Dworsky and Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor comes back to Baton Rouge on Monday, April 15 at 7:30pm at the Manship Theatre.  This is an all-new show featuring Garrison along with long-time Guys All-Star Shoe Band pianist Rich Dworsky, soprano Christine DiGiallonardo and former American Radio Company bandleader Rob Fisher. There are still good seats left for the performance but we're close to a sell-out, so get yours now. Tickets are also available for the post-show meet-and-greet with Garrison and they're available by clicking here.    Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Cinema Event We're proud to announce a revolutionary development in radio technology - we're adding pictures. On May 2, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me will be broadcasting their show, live, to the Cinemark Perkins Rowe Theater at 7:00pm.   You'll be able to hear them, as usual, but now you'll be able to see them too - at the same time!  We're calling this amazing new technology radio-cinema-vision. Wait Wait live on May 2 with panelists Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone and other special guests.  Click here for tickets and more information and stay tuned for further details.   Announcing the WRKF Legacy Society To recognize and acknowledge our thoughtful donors, we have established the WRKF Legacy Society.  If you have made a legacy gift or included WRKF  in your will or trust, please let us know. The Legacy Society was established to recognize WRKF members who make special legacy gifts that perpetuate their giving past a lifetime.  Legacy Society members are recognized for gifts made through bequests, charitable trusts, insurance, and other types of charitable planning vehicles.  These members of vision provide a sustainable and alternate source of funds to support the great programming at WRKF for generations to come.  You can click here for more information about the WRKF Legacy Society. That's all for this month.  Your feedback is welcome at david@wrkf.org.

WRKF-FM 89.3 | 3050 Valley Creek Drive | Baton Rouge | LA | 70808

ExxonMobil Office/Clerical/Administrative (OCA) Applications

Sent from my Samsung smartphone on AT&T


-------- Original message --------
Subject:FW: ExxonMobil Office/Clerical/Administrative (OCA)

"Man's Greatest Strength is His Spiritual Awareness....Conversly, His Greatest Weakness is His Spiritual Ignorance!"

From: EULA SSent: Friday, March 01, 2013 9:48 AM
To: undisclosed recipients:
Subject: ExxonMobil Office/Clerical/Administrative (OCA) Applications

Please see below and follow instructions accordingly if interested.

ExxonMobil OCA Hiring Program

ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge facilities will begin accepting external applications for Office, Clerical, and Administrative (OCA) positions on March 4, 2013.

Please visit www.ExxonMobil.com/ex, click search openings, and select Administrative/Clerical in the Job Category section and Gulf Coast in the Geographic Location section.

A limited number of applications will be accepted from March 4^th until March 8^th.  Applicants selected for additional consideration will need to pass a pre-employment test and participate in the standardized interview process.  Please note that internal transfers, position appointments, and promotions will continue to be managed by your supervisor and the Support Staff Development Committee (SSDC)

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Eula Shelmire George

Our Work is to Cast Care

God's Work is to Take Care (1 Peter 5:7)

Usher's Syndrome

News 1 new result for Usher's Syndrome

Comedian/Filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait Drops into Burien's Tin Room ... The B-Town Blog ... All proceeds from Thursday night's comedic fundraiser will go to help fund a cure for Usher syndrome – the most common cause of deaf-blindness.

Fwd: New Tools Coming Soon!

January 16, 2013 In This Issue A New Year, New Tools! Did You Know? Top Tips January Webinars 2013 Means New Books Too! And don't forget, if Bookshare doesn't have the book your student needs, you can always go to Contact Us and send in your school book request. The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe Who Wants Pizza? The Kids' Guide to the History, Science and Culture of Food Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Shell Game (The Kingdom Keepers #5) Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) One for the Murphys Share and Connect Reading the Bookshare blog? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Accessible Twitter. Forward this message to a friend A New Year, New Tools! In a few weeks, Bookshare will release two new innovative features that will help you get books quicker and easier.  You will love the capabilities to organize, share, and read books more simply.  Stay tuned for some big announcements! You can learn more by signing up for one of the webinars below.  And if none of these dates or times work for you, you can still sign up and we'll send you a recording of the webinar. Bookshare - Quicker and Easier Than Ever! Date:    Tues, Feb 5, 2013 Time:    1:00 PM EDT, 12:00 PM CDT, 11:00 AM MDT, 10:00 AM PDT Register Here Date:    Wed, Feb 13, 2013 Time:    3:00 PM EDT, 2:00 PM CDT, 1:00 PM MDT, 12:00 PM PDT Register Here Date:    Thurs, Feb 21, 2013 Time:    4:30 PM EDT, 3:30 PM CDT, 2:30 PM MDT, 1:30 PM PDT Register Here Did You Know? In order to take full advantage of our new tools, your students will have to have their individual memberships set up. Get a jump on things now and make sure your students are ready with their own Bookshare memberships. It's easy.  Learn how now! Top Tips This year, we are beginning a blog series with "top tips" to answer questions Bookshare Members commonly ask and provide suggestions that may help all Members become better users. Consider subscribing to this blog to get the tips in your email every week.  Subscribe today! January Webinars Don't miss out, there is still time to sign up for our January webinars. Bookshare Advanced for Active Members Date:    Tues, Jan 22, 2013 Time:    4:00 PM EDT, 3:00 PM CDT, 2:00 PM MDT, 1:00 AM PDT Register Here Bookshare Live Support with our Membership and Tech Support Teams Date:    Thurs, Jan 31, 2013 Time:    4:00 PM EDT, 3:00 PM CDT, 2:00 PM MDT, 1:00 PM PDT Register Here Questions? Please contact us at: www.bookshare.org/contactUs

© Copyright 2013, Beneficent Technology, Inc. (The Benetech Initiative) Benetech is a California nonprofit organization.

---

Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe

---

Benetech 480 California Ave., Suite 201 Palo Alto, California 94306 US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy.

The Fight to Stop Tanzanians from Killing and Eating Albino People http://www.vice.com/read/the-tanzanian-albino-hunt

The Fight to Stop Tanzanians from Killing and Eating Albino People

http://www.vice.com/read/the-tanzanian-albino-hunt