SCAVI NEWS
A monthly newsletter of the South Central Association of the Visually Impaired
SCAVI, P.O. Box 2216, Bedford, IN 47421
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Newsletter written and produced by President Regina Vonderhaar and Edited by Rita Kersh.
Regina may be reached at 812-675-0065
Cell 317-435-8216
e-mail rvonderhaar\@att.net
November 2021
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SCAVI
Our next meeting will be Monday, November 1, at 9:30 A.M. at the Bedford Free Methodist Church, 630 R Street, in the Fellowship Hall in the basement.
We will hold elections and give a report on the state convention. It will be time to plan our Christmas party, too!
SCAVI BIRTHDAYS
Rita Kersh Nov. 2
Joy Goen Nov. 29
FANTASTIC CHILI SUPPER
We are happy to report that our October 9 chili supper and silent auction were a huge success. First, many thanks to all of our members, friends and volunteers who planned, cooked, served and cleaned up to make it all possible. The best news is that we had a great crowd, the food was wonderful, and everyone had fun. The event could not have been such a success without so many wonderful people working together.
ACB NEWS
On Wednesday, November 3 at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT, join the American Council of the Blind and Stanford University for a webinar, Audio Description: If Your Eyes Could Speak.
Audio Description (AD) is a translation of images to words — the visual is made verbal and aural. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, audio describers convey the visual images in media, the performing arts and in museum exhibits that are not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population. AD also provides benefits for the sighted audience who may never fully realize all that can be perceived with the eyes—who see but who may not observe. For media and performing arts, the process weaves succinct and vivid language around pieces of dialogue or critical sound elements. News broadcasters benefit as well – "over here" becomes "just to the east" and "As you can see" is more effectively "the back-up extends for miles.
Speakers:
Joel Snyder, PhD – President, Audio Description Associates, LLC; Founder/Senior Consultant, Audio Description Project, American Council of the Blind
Jo Lynn Bailey-Page – Coordinator, Audio Description Project, American Council of the Blind
Susan Glass – Free-lance writer; Chair, BADIE subcommittee (Benefits of Audio Description in Education), Audio Description Project, American Council of the Blind
For details on how to join this webinar, visit: [https://events.stanford.edu/events/930/93067/]{.underline} .
SCAVI MINUTES
The meeting of the South Central Association of the Visually Impaired was held on Monday, October4, 2021 at 9:30 am in the basement of the Bedford Free Methodist Church. Present at the meeting were Kari and Cliff Goodman, Rich and Regina Vonderhaar, Cindy Brooking, Denise Mullis, Doug and Brenda Eads, Rita Kersh, Ida Galey, and Mike and Dolly Sowder.
September Minutes
Rita made a motion to approve the minutes from the September meeting. Brenda seconded the motion. All were in favor. None opposed. The motion passed.
The group discussed plans for the chili supper and confirmed who was responsible for what items.
Cindy reported that there she reimbursed Rita $150 for the church rental for the chili supper.
The group talked about convention and agreed that SCAVI would pay $50 towards each member's registration. Rita made a motion to approve the $50. Kari seconded the motion. All were in favor. None opposed. The motion passed
The next meeting will be November 1 at 9:30 am in the basement of the Bedford Free Methodist Church
Dolly made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Kari seconded the motion. The motion passed.
We adjourned the meeting at 10:38 am.
Respectfully Submitted by Secretary Kari Goodman