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California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists

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Chapter News & Meeting Highlights
Northern Chapter | Southern Chapter 2005 Conference Highlights

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Northern Chapter:

Next meeting: Saturday, May 3, 2008.

Location: Guide Dogs for the Blind
350 Los Ranchitos Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903

Time: 9:00 Social

9:30 a.m. Business meeting.

Come and connect with O&Mers from around the state to find out what exciting things are happening in the California O&M field.

Southern Chapter:

2005 Statewide Annual Conference

Keynote speaker Matt Cooper, youngest dog guide user in North America and his guide dog Blue Two young dog guide users Eric St. Pierre, the founder and CEO of MIRA Foundation Guide Dog seminar presenter Mike May presents GPS wayfinding information Rasan Gray presents Peter Wurzberger award to Rick Ludt NCAOMS president and young friend conducting raffle CAOMS member Theresa Fields and friend CAOMS members ride in the back of a limousine during BrailleNote GPS demonstration. Seminar sign language interpreter signs for a panel of blind travelers as they tell about methods they use that they didn't learn from their teachers. Beautiful and tasty luncheon food Four conference attendees gathered outside in beautiful Monterey Conference seminar sign: CAOMS business meeting, blind service in India & Nepal, GPS Program Initiatives (in Pt. Pinos room) Conference Seminar Sign: Designing & Constructing Alternative Mobility Devices, Current Research for Accessible Pedestrian Signals (in Pt. Alones room)

Two CAOMS members (Cath, our treasurer and photographer)

THANKS CATH TENDLER-VALENCIA FOR THE PHOTOS!

Mobility: A Basic Freedom

Picture of a white cane