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Title:
Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind (Michigan) - Interview
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Subscribe to the TWDHF YouTube channel ^^^ To listen to this podcast program in its entirety, subscribe to the TWDHF podcast on iTunes. It's FREE! http://tinyurl.com/TWDHFpodcast ******* Beatrice Leonard - radio personality and host of "Travelers With Disabilities Having Fun" - interviews George Wurtzel, former executive director of Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind (OUB), a nonprofit organization based in Michigan that aims to cultivate opportunities for blind and partially sighted people throughout the world. OUB works closely with Camp Tuhsmeheta, a summer camp located along a chain of lakes near Greenville, Michigan which offers programs for children and young adults who are visually impaired. In this clip, George Wurtzel discusses the importance of learning through social interaction, including tips on meeting new people and even ways of flirting. For more information, visit http://www.campt.org. Make sure to visit the "Travelers With Disabilities Having Fun" website at ** http://www.twdhf.com ** for travel tips, how to vacation on a budget, information about the TWDHF television program which is currently in production, and much more! ******* (c) Travelers With Disabilities Having Fun Executive producer and Editor: Catherine Calixto Theme music: Nick Colionne's "Soulful Strut"
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TWDHFBeaLeonard
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Camp, summer, dating, flirting, podcast, radio, travel, leisure, music, Chicago, disabilities, blind, family, documentary, baby, boomer,
Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind (Michigan) - Interview
Description:
Subscribe to the TWDHF YouTube channel ^^^ To listen to this podcast program in its entirety, subscribe to the TWDHF podcast on iTunes. It's FREE! http://tinyurl.com/TWDHFpodcast ******* Beatrice Leonard - radio personality and host of "Travelers With Disabilities Having Fun" - interviews George Wurtzel, former executive director of Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind (OUB), a nonprofit organization based in Michigan that aims to cultivate opportunities for blind and partially sighted people throughout the world. OUB works closely with Camp Tuhsmeheta, a summer camp located along a chain of lakes near Greenville, Michigan which offers programs for children and young adults who are visually impaired. In this clip, George Wurtzel discusses the importance of learning through social interaction, including tips on meeting new people and even ways of flirting. For more information, visit http://www.campt.org. Make sure to visit the "Travelers With Disabilities Having Fun" website at ** http://www.twdhf.com ** for travel tips, how to vacation on a budget, information about the TWDHF television program which is currently in production, and much more! ******* (c) Travelers With Disabilities Having Fun Executive producer and Editor: Catherine Calixto Theme music: Nick Colionne's "Soulful Strut"
Author:
TWDHFBeaLeonard
Tags:
Camp, summer, dating, flirting, podcast, radio, travel, leisure, music, Chicago, disabilities, blind, family, documentary, baby, boomer,
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