Blindness and the Elderly: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, April 26, 1985 |
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... CHARLSON Mr. CHARLSON . Good morning , Mr. Chairman , and members of the committee . Thank you very much for this opportunity to speak before you as a member of the American Council of the Blind , one of the two largest consumer ...
... CHARLSON Mr. CHARLSON . Good morning , Mr. Chairman , and members of the committee . Thank you very much for this opportunity to speak before you as a member of the American Council of the Blind , one of the two largest consumer ...
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... Charlson follows : ] PREPARED STATEMENT OF BRIAN CHARLSON , MEMBER , Board of DIRECTORS , AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND I come before you this morning representing one of the two largest consumer or- ganizations of the blind in the ...
... Charlson follows : ] PREPARED STATEMENT OF BRIAN CHARLSON , MEMBER , Board of DIRECTORS , AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND I come before you this morning representing one of the two largest consumer or- ganizations of the blind in the ...
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... Charlson . The Chair now recognizes Mr. John Crews . STATEMENT OF JOHN CREWS Mr. CREWS . Thank you . Years ago , Mark Twain remarked all good things come to those that wait and don't die in the meantime . That axiom has pretty much ...
... Charlson . The Chair now recognizes Mr. John Crews . STATEMENT OF JOHN CREWS Mr. CREWS . Thank you . Years ago , Mark Twain remarked all good things come to those that wait and don't die in the meantime . That axiom has pretty much ...
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... Charlson , I cannot even cook with my eyes open . Mr. CHARLSON . If you are ever in Watertown , I can feed you well . There are techniques that I was shown while preparing myself to go on to college that would allow me to do my own ...
... Charlson , I cannot even cook with my eyes open . Mr. CHARLSON . If you are ever in Watertown , I can feed you well . There are techniques that I was shown while preparing myself to go on to college that would allow me to do my own ...
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... CHARLSON . A great deal would depend on the individual in question . If they are an older blind person , then a referral to a re- habilitation agency would be fairly ineffectual . Under those cir- cumstances , we rely primarily on ...
... CHARLSON . A great deal would depend on the individual in question . If they are an older blind person , then a referral to a re- habilitation agency would be fairly ineffectual . Under those cir- cumstances , we rely primarily on ...
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Page 39 - In addition to representing the American Foundation for the Blind, which is the national voluntary research and consultant agency in the field of services to blind persons...
Page 42 - An axiom of development aid says that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, he will eat for the rest of his life.
Page 5 - I would like to have put in the record. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, that will be the order. (The material referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 31," and is as follows:) EXHIBIT No.
Page 20 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you very much for this opportunity to appear before you and convey to you the views and concerns of the citizens of Denton.
Page 30 - Aging, the National Association of State Units on Aging and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging on the reauthorization of the Act.
Page 5 - Mr. Chairman, I have a brief opening statement I would like to make.
Page 24 - I would like to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Page 19 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would first of all like to thank the Academy's Committee for the work they have done, and the report they have before us.
Page 25 - small gains' can make all the difference In the degree of independence that a person can achieve, Including the difference between being able to live in one's own home and requiring care In a long-term care Institution
Page 28 - ... home. The area of services is all of Onondaga County and referral sources include hospitals, physicians, patient and family, self-referral and other long-term facilities. To give you an example in the rehabilitative approach to the elderly persons, small gains in function are of a lot of importance. Small gains can make all the difference in the degree of independence that a person can achieve. A simple example, say, would be that if an individual can acquire the ability to transfer without assistance...