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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Congratulations! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=TDuncan@guidedogs.com href="mailto:TDuncan@guidedogs.com">Theresa
Duncan</A> </DIV>
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href="mailto:AlumniAssociationBoard@guidedogs.com">Alumni Association Board
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 28, 2011 4:06 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [presidents-forum] FW: FYI FW: [Nfbnet-members-list]
Accessibleworld Presents Michael Hingson on Books And Beyond, Wednesday,
February 2, 2011</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Feel free to post widely -<BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Michael Hingson [<A
href="mailto:mhingson@sbcglobal.net">mailto:mhingson@sbcglobal.net</A>]
<BR>Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 6:39 PM<BR>To: 'David McKinney'; 'Malia
McKinney'; 'Brenda Keefer'; 'Susy Flory'; 'Norman, Bryan'; Theresa
Duncan<BR>Subject: FYI FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Accessibleworld Presents
Michael Hingson on Books And Beyond, Wednesday, February 2, 2011<BR><BR>Please
spread the word. Thanks.<BR><BR><BR>Accessibleworld Presents Michael
Hingson on Books And Beyond, Wednesday,<BR>February 2,
2011<BR><BR>Newswire:<BR><BR>How do you handle a crisis? Fortunately, many of us
will never have to<BR>answer that question in the way Michael Hingson did on
September 11, 2001.<BR>On that day, life, its security and certainty changed
forever. As we near<BR>the 10th anniversary of this unforgettable and tragic
date, what place<BR>should it have in our thinking? Are there choices you
make concerning<BR>safety you make now that were unheard of ten years ago? Are
you optimistic<BR>about the future of the world and your own? Are you fearful?
What lessons of<BR>hope come from tragedy? Mike Hingson has had time to ponder
these and other<BR>serious questions. On our next show, we will talk with Mike
about his<BR>answers to these.<BR> What is most important in life? What
role do choices, teamwork, and ethics<BR>play?<BR> Michael Hingson has
been close to tragedy before. He will tell us about<BR>that. His
book, Thunder Dog, a Blind Man, His Guide Dog and the Triumph of<BR>Trust at
Ground Zero is available through pre-order from Amazon.Com.
Join<BR>us on our next Books And Beyond and hear what Mike
thinks about concerns<BR>for living in all our lives. Below is information about
Mike and some<BR>thoughts in his own words about what he feels is important in
his life<BR>today. Information about coming to the show follows.<BR><BR>When the
World Trade Center was attacked on 9-11, it was as though the world<BR>stood
still. It was a day that captured our full attention. Michael Hingson<BR>and his
Guide Dog Roselle were on the 78th floor of Tower One that day, and<BR>were able
to make their way to safety and survive the attack. The duo was<BR>immediately
thrust into the international spotlight, becoming well-known<BR>representatives
of the strength of the human/animal bond and a living<BR>example of the powerful
partnership that exists between a blind person and<BR>their Guide Dog. In 2002
Michael joined the Guide Dogs for the Blind team as<BR>the National Public
Affairs director, to share his story throughout the<BR>world on behalf of the
school. In June of 2008 Michael left Guide Dogs to<BR>form The Michael
Hingson Group to continue his speaking career as well as to<BR>serve as a
consultant for corporations and organizations that need<BR>assistance with
Inclusive and Diversity training as well as adaptive<BR>technology
training.<BR><BR>In his own words:<BR><BR>I lived through the 9-11 tragedy and
have much to say about my experiences<BR>leading up to and escaping from the
terrorist attacks on the World Trade<BR>Center. Since that day, I've traveled
the world with Roselle and her<BR>successors; at first to help people heal and
hope, and now, to help them<BR>find meaning and purpose. As a blind person
living in today's world I want<BR>people to see that while there are many
different kinds of people, each with<BR>their own different gifts, we all can
live and work together if we choose to<BR>open our minds and hearts and become a
more inclusive world. There are<BR>positive lessons to be learned from every
tragedy, and 9-11 is certainly no<BR>exception.<BR><BR>Because I am blind, I
have a unique perspective. Because I believe in the<BR>power of partnering with
my Guide Dog, I can speak from the heart about<BR>teamwork<BR>Prior to becoming
the National Public Affairs Representative for Guide Dogs<BR>for the Blind,
Michael was district sales manager for Quantum Data<BR>Protection Division of
Irvine, Calif., overseeing a sales force and field<BR>operations. He has a
master's degree in physics from the University of<BR>California at Irvine.
He is a former member of the California State Guide<BR>Dog Board, and is a
member of the National Federation of the Blind. Michael<BR>lives with his wife,
Karen, in California.<BR><BR>Bonnie Blose, Group Facilitator<BR><BR>E-Mail:
bookmaven1@frontier.net<BR><BR>Date: Wednesday, February 2,
2011<BR><BR>Time: 5:00 PM PST, 6:00 PM MST, 7:00 PM CST, 8:00 PM
EST,<BR><BR>
and elsewhere in the world Thursday 01:00 GMT.<BR><BR>Approximately 15 minutes
prior to the event start time; go to<BR><BR>The Books and Beyond Room
at:<BR><BR><A
href="http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs3cfe7424e06c">http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs3cfe7424e06c</A><BR>
Or, alternatively,<BR> Select The Books and Beyond Room at: <A
href="http://www.accessibleworld.org">www.accessibleworld.org</A><BR><BR>Enter
your first and last names on the sign-in screen.<BR>If you are a first-time user
of the Talking Communities online conferencing<BR>software, there is a small,
safe software program that you need to download<BR>and then run. A link to the
software is available on every entry screen to<BR>the Accessible World
rooms.<BR><BR>All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to
anyone<BR>worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a
sound<BR>card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters
and<BR>others in the virtual audience. To speak to us, hold down the control
key<BR>and let up to listen. If no microphone is available, you may text chat
with<BR>the attendees.<BR><BR>Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one,
to inform people of the<BR>topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on
Accessible World. The<BR>lists are announce only to keep the traffic to a
minimum. You can join the<BR>Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk
Announce List or the Sports<BR>Talk Announce List by completing the form
at:<BR><A
href="http://www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists">www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists</A><BR><BR>Accessible
World Contacts:<BR><BR><BR>Robert Acosta, Chair<BR>Accessible
World<BR>818-998-0044<BR>Email: boacosta@pacbell.net<BR><BR>Web: <A
href="http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org">www.helpinghands4theblind.org</A><BR><BR>Marcia
Moses, Events Coordinator<BR>Accessible World<BR>734-495-1496<BR>Email:
mgmoses@comcast.net<BR><BR>Steve Hoffman, President<BR>Talking
Communities<BR>Email: steve@talkingcommunities.com<BR><BR>The Accessible World,
a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3)<BR>not-for-profit
organization, seeks to educate the general public, the<BR>disabled community and
the professionals who serve them by providing highly<BR>relevant information
about new products, services, and training<BR>opportunities designed
specifically to eliminate geographic and access<BR>barriers that adversely
affect them<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>The Michael Hingson Group, INC.<BR>
"Speaking with Vision"<BR>Michael Hingson, President<BR>(415)
827-4084<BR>info@michaelhingson.com<BR>To learn more about my upcoming book,
speaking topics and speaking<BR>availability please visit <A
href="http://www.michaelhingson.com">www.michaelhingson.com</A><BR>Thunder Dog
is now available for early ordering on Amazon!!!<BR><A
href="http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_">http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_</A><BR>1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3<BR><BR><BR>for
info on the new KNFB Reader Mobile, visit:<BR><A
href="http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com">http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Nfbnet-members-list
mailing list<BR>Nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<BR><BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR><BR>Mike
Hingson<BR><BR>The Michael Hingson Group, INC.<BR> “Speaking with
Vision”<BR>Michael Hingson, President<BR>(415)
827-4084<BR>info@michaelhingson.com<BR>To learn more about my upcoming book,
speaking topics and speaking<BR>availability please visit <A
href="http://www.michaelhingson.com">www.michaelhingson.com</A><BR>Thunder Dog
is now available for early ordering on Amazon!!!<BR><A
href="http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_">http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_</A><BR>1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3<BR><BR><BR>for
info on the new KNFB Reader Mobile, visit:<BR><A
href="http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com">http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT><!--[object_id=#SID=0105000000000005150000000b75d9769331da1c235f636b01020000#]-->
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