Aiken Aurora Club Aims to Change Blind Stereotypes
The Aurora Club of Aiken led by Mrs. Charles Gardner discusses myths about blindness and advocates for independence. Members heard Dr. Kenneth Jernigan’s talk on ending discrimination and shared experiences on education, insurance, and obtaining services.
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Aiken Club For Blind
Charles Gardner
Aiken
Aurora Club
Kenneth Jernigan
National Federation of the Blind
Press Club
Washington, D.C
Jernigan
Magoo
Gardner
University of South Carolina
Henry Price
Columbia
School of Journalism
Indiana
Aurora
Aurora Club For the
James L. Knowles
Lynne Katonak
Winning at Parenthood course for puzzled parents
Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center offers a 10 week program to improve parent child and parenting partner communication. The course runs Tuesdays 7 to 9 pm starting January 20 with 20 slots available and includes lectures rap sessions films and practical exercises.
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Aiken - Barnwell Mental Health Center
Robert Seagram
Seagram
Parenthood
January 15 1976 Page Five.
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Frank Blair to Lead Hopeland Gardens Tour
Noted television newsman Frank Blair will visit Hopeland Gardens tomorrow at 2 30 p.m. to guide an informal Come Walk With Me tour benefiting a garden for the blind. Garden Makers Garden Club sponsors the fund raising event with tickets $1.50 for adults and $1 for students at local shops.
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Frank Blair
Hopeland Gardens
Garden Makers Garden Club
New Optacon Device Helps Blind Read Printed Word
The Optacon converts printed text to tactile dots read by finger, enabling blind people to read books magazines and mail without braille or sighted help. Lions Center in Sioux Falls teaches usage with modules for typewriters calculators and computers.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Lions of South Dakota Rehabilitation Center For the
Two 13 Year Olds Publish Book With McGraw Hill
Alexandra Sheedy and Jessica Levy, both 13, coauthor and illustrator the memoir She Was Nice to Mice about a literary mouse at Elizabeth I s court. They began writing at age six and drew over 100 illustrations, earning a 3500 advance split and setting up funds for college and custodial trusts.
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Chris Conkling
NEW York
Alexandra Sheedy
Jessica Levy
Queen Elizabeth
Ally
Jessy
McGraw- Hill
Fire Island
N.Y
MS Magazine
The
Village Voice
Queen Elizabeth I
Anne of
Arch
Fic
McGraw-Hill
Upstate
Ally Sheedy
MacKinley Kantor Reflects on Writing Career and Valley Forge
The 71-year-old author of 43 books discusses his lifelong devotion to writing, his rise from a highway worker to a Pulitzer winner, and the research-driven approach behind novels like Andersonville and Signal Thirty-two. He recalls early sales, shifts to journalism, and wartime experiences shaping his work.
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New York
MacKinley Kantor
Valley Forge
Kantor
Webster City
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Bugle Ann
New York City
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Henry Watts
South Carolina Commission of the Blind
Aiken County
Aiken Drug Store
Aiken Office Supply
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Woodruff's
Sue Bennis
Bennis
Natiova
Miss Bennis
Cece
Phil Thomas
Sarasota, Fla
Alaska
Vackinery
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