This is the GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE web text edition for

January 2019.

1Unless otherwise noted, all material is the property of

CWAB® (registered trademark), Incorporated.

Reproduction of audio, and or printed articles or

photos in the original printed issue may not be

reproduced or distributed in whole or in part without

prior written consent from the original copyright holder.

1The GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE is published monthly by:

CWAB® (registered trademark), Inc., 38 Washington

Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701.

Phone (304) 522-6991, Fax (304) 522-6924

e-mail: cwabadm@cabellwayne.org

Internet: www.cwab.org

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind, Inc.

Executive Officers:

Joann Wallace - President

Joanna Holbrook – Vice-President

Leah Thompson - Secretary

Brenda Blake- Treasurer

Board Members: Laundle Powers, Wanda Annis,

Mike Fitzpatrick, Sue Canterbury, James O’Neil, Trish

Walker, and Mark Oldaker

Emeritus members: Ken Hicks, and Ernie Golder

Toni Walls, Executive Director

Jerry Crabtree, GUIDE PAGE editor

Major funding provided by the Teubert Foundation,

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind

Mission and Vision Statements

OUR MISSION: Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind

is committed to promoting and advocating the

economic, educational, and social welfare of the blind

and visually impaired of all ages so that they can

maintain a lifestyle comparable to other members of

society.

OUR VISION: CWAB® (registered trademark) will be

seen nationally as a model for organizations and

agencies that help blind and visually impaired persons

achieve maximum independence. CWAB® will be

known for timely and appropriate state-of-the-art

responses to the changing needs of consumers

throughout the Tri-State area and beyond.

YOUR LASTING LEGACY

So, what is planned giving?

By definition, a planned gift is any major gift made

in lifetime or at death as part of a donor’s overall

financial and/or estate planning.

Planned giving is the most practical way to ensure

your personal and financial wishes are fulfilled after

you are gone.

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind has had the

good fortune to receive several such gifts. These

gifts will provide goods and services to the blind and

visually impaired of Cabell and Wayne Counties.

There are two ways to give: to the association, or

to the Services Division, which provides services to

people like you.

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind is more than

happy to discuss with you the many ways the agency

could benefit from your wishes. Contact the Services

Division office at 304-522-6991, and we will make an

appointment to meet with you to discuss your wishes.

Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2019

In this issue: Mission and Vision Statements, Your

Lasting Legacy, From The Director’s Desk, GUIDE 

PAGE “Narrator of the Month”, Walmart Shopping,

GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE By Email, Transportation

Upgrades!, Mike Nuce Leaves Teubert Board, A

Distinguished Career Assisting Veterans, Cooking

Classes Offered , Staff Bio: Zach Davis, Staff Bio:

Rhonda Spears, Website Accessibility, General

Calendar for 2019, Monthly Recreation Activities,

Valentine Social, 2018: In Retrospect, Association

Meeting Schedule, CWAB® Services.

ON THE COVER

Lou Capaldini, joined consumers, sighted guides, and

staff at the annual Cabell-Wayne Christmas party in

December.

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK

Hello to all,

Shew!! We have been busy!!

On Saturday, December 1st, we had our 2018

Christmas Dinner for the Consumers. Close to 100

people attended. There was great food, wonderful

fellowship, and even better musical entertainment by

Shawn Cabell and Sydney Rice of Bible Apostolic

Church. Even Santa came and had some fun!!

Our Christmas fudge was a total sell out!! I love a

successful fund-raiser!! Thank you for supporting us

with our fund raisers, by buying yourself and selling to

your friends.

On December 14th, we began a new tradition at

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind. We took time to

look back and honor those consumers that we have

lost since January 2018. Family members of several of

our lost consumers were present. Linda Worthy,

Rhonda Spears, Pam Cabell, Zach Davis, Jerry Crabtree

and myself attended and attempted to express to those

present how important their loved ones were to us here

at CWAB®. Other staff would have joined in but we had

to have someone working the office!! We are a family!

We laugh together, we work together, and sometimes

we cry together.

We are looking forward to 2019 with much

anticipation as we continue to work to serve you all.

I want to thank everyone for their continued

support of the CWAB® Services Division staff. The staff

works hard to provide the best services we can to our

consumers and it is nice to hear back from you that we

are doing just that. Also, if you ever have a concern or

an idea you would like to share with me or the staff of

CWAB® please do so!

Until next month ......

THERE IS ONE PHOTO WITH THIS ARTICLE. The photo

is a portrait of Walls. She appears to be seated with her

torso turned slightly toward the camera. She is

wearing a black sweater over a floral print blouse. She

has below the chest brown hair, and is slightly smiling.

The background of the image is totally black.

The GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE’s “Narrator if the Month”,

for December 2018 was Cabell-Wayne’s Jerry Crabtree.

“In the December issue of our GUIDE PAGE 

MAGAZINE, I spoke about rebuilding the archive

section of our website cwab.org. If you have the

chance, give this archive a look, you’re definitely gonna

find some great memories, useful information, and

history of this great agency,” Crabtree said.

“There are issues there that date back to 1990! As

a matter of fact, I located the VERY FIRST “Guide

Page!” This issue, (Vol 1, Issue 1), is dated July of

1990! The issue greeted a new director, Kathryn

Wiedenfield-Smith, and offered descriptions of the then

held open house, which marked the agency’s first

anniversary. The previous Interim Executive Director

was Dr. Doug Inkster. It was under Inkster’s direction

that a direction and a clear vision for the agency was

established. Joanne Powers was President, Mike Nuce

was Vice-President. In those days this agency was

referred to as “Cabell-Wayne Services for the Visually

Impaired.”

As with many issues over the decades, consumer

mentions are commonplace. For instance, the August

1990 issue features\d Barbara James in the, “Consumer

Spotlight”, (she was known as Barbara Holley than).

Transportation has always been the primary focus

of Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind. As many of

you may know by now, CWAB® has received the first of

two thirteen passenger vans. Large vehicles weren’t

always the norm in the early days. In fact, “CWSVI”

had only one passenger van up until the Spring of 1991.

An article in the April/May issue boasts about the

addition of a second van.

Some of you may remember former Transportation

provider, Kyle Terry. You may also remember the

seven passenger Dodge van which was acquired in

late 1996.

In an article in the February 1997 issue, reference

was made to this as being the fourth vehicle in the

CWAB® fleet. A four-passenger Plymouth van was

donated to the agency in the Spring of 1991 by

American Electric Power.

These are just scratching the surface of the history

and information that is available in the archives. I will

be adding more. The process is time-consuming.

There are no electronic copies of issues this old. So

each page of the print must be scanned, cropped and

re-sized, then saved and uploaded. This a labor of love,

and it will take some time to get to all of them. I will let

you know what goodies I find!

Here are a few samples from the issues I have

mentioned.

THERE ARE TWO GRAPHICS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS

ARTICLE. The first is a section of the front page of the

very first “GUIDE PAGE”. The second is a portion of a

page marked “CONSUMER SPOTLIGHT”.

WALMART SHOPPING

Consumers who wish to go on shopping trips to

Walmart Rt 60 have an opportunity to do so thanks to

this convenient service.

SCHEDULE

January 3rd

February 7th

March 7th

HERE ARE THE RULES:

1) No more than 8 people allowed per trip. Only one

shuttle will be used each trip.

2) Each consumer will be allowed up to 6 packages

(bags, jugs, boxes).

3) Sign up will close at 4:30 p.m. on the Friday prior to

the trip.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED!!

GUIDE PAGE by Email: Click, Open, and Read!

The GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE is made available in a

variety of formats: large print, braille, audio CD, web

audio, PDF files, and email. We’ll focus on email here.

Publishing the GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE each month

creates nearly 700 copies in various formats - each

requiring unique methods of distribution, all of which

are available at no cost to anyone who wishes to

receive it. The most cost effective edition we offer is

email.

Email needs no ink, paper, envelopes or postage.

Recipients simply open their inbox and read or let their

screen reader software read it for them.

By changing your current subscription to email only,

you will help in reducing costs, and continue to provide

services.

For your free subscription, please call 304-522-6991.

TRANSPORTATION UPGRADES!

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind’s Transportation

program recently received a new set of wheels -

attached to a 13-passenger shuttle, that is!

As part of an on-going agreement with a local

trucking company, the agency recently took delivery of

the first of two expected new shuttles. The new vehicle

will run on gasoline, making refueling more convenient.

Originally due in August of this last year, these new

shuttles will replace our current aging, and well-worn

vehicles

Please keep in mind, no food or drink is allowed

on these vehicles! If you attempt to board any of

Cabell-Wayne’s vehicles with food or drink, you will be

asked to discard the item before boarding.

For more on transportation policies, or to schedule

a pick-up, call the Services Division office at 304-522-

6991.

THERE ARE TWO GRAPHICS WITH THIS ARTICLE.

Both graphics are samples of pages from the GUIDE

PAGE MAGAZINE ARCHIVES. Both feature

transportation vehicles. The caption reads, “ALL 

ABOUTG TRANSPORTATION!

TOP: From the April/May 1991 issue, then CWSVI

announces the addition of a second 12-passenger van.

RIGHT: From the February 1997 issue, former

transportation team member Kyle Terry is seen

standing beside the newly added Dodge passenger

van, bringing the fleet to four vehicles at that time.”

MIKE NUCE LEAVES TEUBERT BOARD

I certainly appreciate all that the James H. and Alice

Teubert Charitable Trust has done for me and I thanked

the trustees at my last meeting 12/5/18.  I certainly

enjoyed being a member of the Teubert board for the

past 20 years and I hope that in some ways I paid back

a little for all that they have done for me.  They have

approved many, many grants over the years for a

variety of services to blind and visually impaired

individuals through numerous agencies and programs. 

I was on their board when they initially supported the

NFB Newsline in this area and I have been reading the

newspaper every day by phone ever since.  I went back

and forth to work for 20 of my 36 years at Prestera

Mental Health on a CWAB® Van, which they supported

and I still frequently use that mode of transportation.  I

am writing this on a computer provided to me through

Teubert Grants to CWAB® and I use E-mail daily.

Some other important Teubert grants that I recall over

the past 20 years include establishing the American

Foundation for the Blind office in Huntington; positions

for blind employees at the Red Cross, Faith in Action,

the Huntington Farm Museum and Goodwill; a program

for visually impaired school children, which includes

evaluation and teacher / parent assistance; Ongoing

funding to send kids to Space Camp in Alabama; The

Teubert Prep recreation program for blind and visually

impaired children and there have been so many others. 

I am grateful that I have had the opportunity to

participate in all of this.

Now that I am retired from work as a psychologist, I

participate in CWAB® activities and Teubert has

provided the major CWAB® funding since the inception

of the services division. 

As a token of appreciation, I gave the trustees pottery

items that I made in Linda Worthy’s pottery class and I

walked in carrying them in the Wisconsin market

basket that I had made in the CWAB® Basketry class. 

They were pleased to see the outcome of grants that

they have provided. 

It was a great pleasure to participate in the granting of

services that I receive.  The work that the Teubert

Trustees do helps to make lives better for all of us in

Cabell and Wayne County who are blind and visually

impaired.

It has been amazing to see how these brilliant people

manage finances in a way that keeps the funds coming

for a long time.  They do their best to keep programs

and services going for blind and visually impaired

people and the fact that they have been able to

continually keep some programs funded for years and

years is marvelous and I am happy that I was part of it

for 20 years. 

THERE IS ONE PHOTO WITH THIS ARTICLE. The

photo, of Mike and Polly Nuce, was taken at the

December 1st Christmas Party.

Clyde Beal:

A distinguished career assisting veterans

The Herald-Dispatch

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Everyone has a story and each one describes a lifestyle

unique as tomorrow’s sunrise. This one is about an

individual’s dedication to overcome his disability with

perseverance and the belief in his ability to live a

productive life despite any obstacles. This is a story

about Ed Seiler, a kid that collected pop bottles who

became the youngest director and CEO of the Veterans

Hospital system. At 73, he finished first in his age

group during a recent 5K race in Barboursville Park.

Seiler volunteers weekly at Cabell Huntington Hospital,

he’s active on the Board of Directors with the Keith

Albee Performing Arts Foundation and he’s totally

blind.

“I began losing my sight at age 50,” said Seiler. “A few

years later I became totally blind while CEO of the

Veteran’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. I knew

it was going to happen but there’s little that prepares

you for what follows. I could have just given up and

lived in self-pity but I decided to make a complete

attitude adjustment and keep living.”

When Seiler was two, the doctor told his parents that

their son was near-sighted. As a child he played

outfield in little league until the coach moved him to

shortstop so he could see the ball better.

“Highlawn Elementary wasn’t in my school district,”

said Seiler. “I went there anyway because they had

special programing for visuals impaired children. I rode

with a family of another student who had the same

visual difficulties.”

Even though Seiler lived with impaired vision while

growing up, the problem never slowed him down.

“I’d take my Radio Flyer Wagon and go door to door

asking for pop bottles on Saturdays,” said Seiler. “This

proved mildly successful until I knocked on a life

altering door. After I gave the home owner my

rehearsed introduction about collecting pop bottles she

said; “Well Sonny, just follow me.” We went to the

garage where there were between 30 – 40 cases of

empty coke bottles. I became an instant 9 year-old

millionaire! In the past I’d go to Gillespie’s

neighborhood grocery to sell pop bottles; but after my

second trip I was told they couldn’t take any more, so I

went to the A & P super market to sell the rest. Even

with my newly found fortune, I still continued cutting

grass with our reel push mower making between a

quarter and fifty cents a lawn.”

Aside from playing sports, this young entrepreneur

also loved swimming and for reasons even unknown to

him – he developed an interest in billiards.

“When the new YMCA opened in the early 1950s, dad

purchased a family membership,” said Seiler. “I used

that membership learning to swim and honing my game

of billiards. In fact, I became so good at the game I won

the city youth YMCA billiards tournament in 1954. I was

even presented with a small plastic trophy during a

ceremony at the Y. The trophy is faded now with a few

chips but the inscription is still there along with the

memory.”

Except for bring near-sighted Seiler’s childhood was

pretty much the same as most kids his age. He had a

mixed breed dog name Frisky that refused to become a

completely domesticated house pet. Frisky often

disappeared for days and then suddenly appeared at

the front door needing a meal and patched up.

“Visits to Camden Park came once a year on my

birthday,” said Seiler. “We made a day of it as a family.

Even during the holidays, dad loaded up the family and

we’d drive to a Christmas tree farm making a family

decision which tree to bring home and decorate. My

best Christmas present ever was a used 22 caliber rifle.

It was a gift that provided my brother and me years of

entertainment every time we visited our grandparents

in Pennsylvania. That’s when we’d go to the city dump

and shoot rats until we ran out of bullets.”

Seiler attended Lincoln Junior before coming to

Huntington East High School where he graduated in

1963. While attending junior high he delivered the

Huntington newspaper before and after school and

weekends.

“I worked two jobs while attending high school,” said

Seiler. “I made deliveries at Vaughan’s Pharmacy on

20th Street and Rexall’s Drug Store along 16th Street.

As a high school student I would skip study hall a

couple times a week and hustle up pool games at

Tawney’s Barber Shop. There were a couple of pool

tables in the back room and I’d make spending change

playing the old guys who thought they were better.”

After he graduated from Marshall in 1967 with a degree

in Business Administration, the draft board caught up.

During his induction physical the Army refused his

enlistment because of his vision. Feeling dejected

Seiler decided to apply for a position at the VA Hospital

where he could at least be of assistance to military

veterans. It was a decision that began an unimaginable

career spanning 46 years.

“I spent my first eight years at the Huntington VA,” said

Seiler. “I started working in Human Resources. My next

assignment was the Veterans Hospital in Baltimore;

this was followed by Veterans Hospital positions in

Madison, Wisconsin, Fayetteville, NC, Cincinnati and

Veterans Administration Headquarters in DC. Next

came Manchester, N.H. Buffalo, N Y, Providence, R I,

where I became the youngest CEO in the Veterans

Hospital System. After 14 years in West Palm Beach

VA, I came back to Huntington as CEO of the VA

Hospital where I retired 7 years later for a total of 46

years of service. To the best of my knowledge I am the

only blind CEO of any VA Hospital.”

During his career, Seiler managed to earn Master

degrees in Business and Health Services from the

University of Southern California. He’s also an

accomplished guitar player who exchanged his love of

skiing and tennis to become an avid book reader using

electronic audio. He volunteers at the Neonatal Nursery

at Cabell Huntington where he cuddles and bonds with

drug dependent infants while feeding them. He’s on the

Board of Directors of the Tubert Foundation with the

Association of the Blind. He’s an inspirational speaker

for various groups and was inducted into Huntington’s

Wall of Fame in 2013. unHuntington’s H He’s a man

who has little time to wallow in self-pity.

Seiler lives in Huntington with his buddy, Lasso, a well-

trained guide dog who unlike the dog from his youth,

Frisky, has never left home.

(Seiler has been a consumer of Cabell-Wayne

Association of the Blind since 2006.)

COOKING CLASS OFFERED

Cooking classes will be offered for those wishing to

learn new things and have some fun along the way.

Zach Davis will be the instructor. Participation will be

limited to no more than eight consumers. Emphasis

will center on cooking safety.

Classes will be held on two consecutive Mondays in

January - the 14th, and the 28th, from Noon to 2 p.m..

Transportation will be provided. You must call to

register by Friday, January 11th.

Contact the Services Division at 304-522-6991 for

details!

STAFF BIOs

In October 2018’s GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE, we began a

journey highlighting staff biographies. This month

we’ll learn more about Zach Davis and Rhonda Spears!

ZACH DAVIS:

Hey everyone, Zach Davis at your service!

I feel most everyone knows something about me,

be it good or bad! I joined CWAB® in August 2017, as a

driver for the Transportation squad. I really enjoyed

that, however upon board and Toni Walls’ approval, on

October 1, 2018, I started a slow transition into a new

role here at CWAB® - the Vision Rehabilitation

Assistant. I will be the “new” Toni in a sense. I will help

distribute low vision aids, and conduct assessments of

new consumers, among other tasks. I will start my

schooling in January of 2019 at Ohio University

Southern Campus in Ironton Ohio, in pursuit of my

degree, and work towards my O&M and VRT

Certifications. I am very excited about this new

adventure and learning how I can help serve our

consumers better.

Everyone knows I like to bake, and that I have won

several awards, and even competed on a network

cooking channel. It is also no secret that I have a

beautiful wife and 3 wonderful children - two boys and

one girl. I am pretty much an open book, so I thought I

would just give fun facts about Zach that may not be so

well known.

I enjoy theatre. I have performed, or have been

involved in over 125 productions throughout the area in

the last 18 years. I often help the local stage hand union

with concerts, and touring plays. The Producers, Tim

McGraw, Wynonna, and Winnie the Pooh LIVE, have

been some of my favorites. In 2008 I traveled the East

Coast with Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s professional

tour of “A Christmas Carol” as the chaperone. I was 18

at the time. In 2013, I was named Best Actor by the

Kentucky Theatre Association for my portrayal of

“Kenji”, in “A thousand Cranes”! The play represented

Kentucky at a theatre conference in Mobile, Alabama. I

rarely perform now, as I prefer the director’s seat, but I

will, occasionally perform with Murder and Merriment,

an Interactive murder mystery group.

Theatre is not my only hobby. I have the honor of

coaching youth sports teams. Because of my kids, I

have coached T-Ball, basketball, and flag football in the

past 5 years. I often coach two basketball teams in

different age divisions in a season. The past two years

at least one of my teams have had undefeated season. I

know I am not Mr. Athletic, but I am thankful to have the

knowledge and patience to lead my youth teams.

Believe it or not, I actually played sports until I reached

middle school!

My wife and I met in high school - in the choir

room. I was about to start the day with the National

Anthem, and she walked in. I was so awe struck I forgot

the words! I knew right then she was something

special! We’ve been married nearly 8 years, We attend

First Baptist Church of Kenova where we sing in the

choir, and lead the children’s choir ministry. We have

been blessed to have sang on stage with Michael W.

Smith! Who may or may not have won a few Grammys!

Well there you have it, some more insight into

Zachland. Life is a roller coaster - you can either get on,

and enjoy the ride, or live in fear and get sick to your

stomach! I prefer to jump on head first! I look forward

to the days ahead. There will be challenges, but I have

an amazing support system! God bless you all, and

thank you for taking time to get to know a little bit more

about me!

RHONDA SPEARS:

Some would say that I am one of the old timer’s here at

CWAB®. I was hired in 2001 as a driver, and was

promoted in 2002 to Office Manager, where I remain.

I love my job and the feeling of helping others. The

consumers of CWAB® have become my family, and I

enjoy spending time with them at our events.

I am the one that volunteers to do anything

outdoors. In the Spring and Summer months I long for

the fresh air. And guess what? The drivers and director

will let me mow & weed-eat anytime I can!

I am originally from “Out Wayne”. My father and

mother raised six children on a farm in Genoa. Since I

am the baby of the family, MY story is that they finally

got the perfect child. (LOL!) You can take the girl out of

the country, but you can’t take the country out of the

girl!

I moved to Huntington in 2006 to help my mother

(now 95 years young), and sister. Gardening is one of

our favorites! You can forget asking Mom for green

beans! She would give you the shirt off her back, but

NO WAY will she give up her beans. (LOL!)

We have shared so many fun times, such as Jim

Bob our “Elf on the shelf”! It was all good until he stole

my mom’s dentures. After that he has been put on box

confinement!

I love vacations at the beach with my family and

grandchildren. I am “Granny” to them and their friends.

Talk about getting your heart’s desire, just get some

grandchildren! Who knew that Life could be so new

again? They will sure keep you young! I have been

accused of spoiling them, but isn’t that my job?

I have attended Bible Apostolic Church for 34

years. Like most of you, I have had some emotional

knock downs in life. But by the grace of God and the

love from my family, church family and CWAB® family,

I have continued on. I tell myself that Life is too short to

dwell in the disappointments and if only. Make the most

of what you have and always give thanks to GOD!

As I get closer to retirement age, I am looking

forward to spending more time with my family and

making the most of every day. I want to thank each

consumer for accepting me into the family of CWAB®. I

will always cherish the memories. We have all said here

that we should have written a book. You just can’t make

some things up! Rhonda Spears, Office Manager

WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY

In an ongoing education process to better familiarize

you with our newly redesigned website: cwab.org, we

will routinely offer this information. In doing so, it is

our hope that you become more comfortable with the

site’s many accessibility features. Features that will

greatly enhance a blind or visually impaired user’s web

experience. We continue looking at the accessibility

widget, (the menu that allows the activation of a variety

of features which enhances cwab.org).

When you first visit cwab.org you will be greeted

with a nice blue banner. You will see the words,

“Cabell-Wayne” in large white letters. You will also see

the agency logo, (in white), on the far left of the banner.

Draw your attention to the far RIGHT corner, you’ll

see a small circle with an “eye” with a line drawn

diagonally through it. This is called a, “widget”. If by

chance you don’t see the entire circle, (it may be

“hidden”), hover your mouse over it. The word,

“Unhide”, will appear. Click the word. The widget eye

will now appear. (Likewise you can hide the widget eye

by placing your curser over the widget eye and click

“hide”.

To reveal the widget options, click on the eye. A

menu will appear. It is from this menu where you will

be able to proceed with customizing cwab.org to suit

your web experience.

The widget has two columns, each with four

options. There is a “reset all” button at the bottom.

Here we will offer a description of each option and

describe how that option effects the screen.

These options will be described in a counter-

clockwise manner beginning with the upper left button.

“KEYBOARD NAV”. Activating this option will allow

the user to use the UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT arrow keys

to navigate the page.

“CONTRAST”. There are four modes of contrast, each

mode changes the color scheme of the page to suit the

visitor’s viewing preference.

“DESATURATE”. Using this option will remove all

color schemes from the entire website.

“LEGIBLE FONTS”. Some website users require a

more readable font. Using this option will alternate

between fonts.

“READ PAGE”. Having a page reader can be most

advantageous to some visitors - especially the blind.

This option is most helpful when accessing the “By-

Laws” section of cwab.org. We must mention,

however, there is no “pause”.

“HIGHLIGHT LINKS”. By activating this option, all

clickable links on cwab.org will be highlighted. This

allows for easier location of links within the site, for

instance, finding a “text only” issue of the

GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE.

“BIGGER TEXT”. As a general rule, the smallest text

size on cwab.org will be 14 point. If a visitor needs a

larger point font for better readability, this option will

allow the normal font to be enlarged up to four times its

normal size.

“BIG CURSOR”. For visitors who have difficulty with

the normal size cursor, this option will enable a large

cursor.

Finally, the “RESET ALL” option at the bottom of the

two columns will reset all applied options to normal. A

note here: any and all options set on cwab.org are for

THIS WEBSITE ONLY, and will NOT be available once

the user leaves our website. However, all options will

remain in place once the user returns to cwab.org.

We hope these descriptions will help all current,

and future visitors to cwab.org. If you have any

difficulties using cwab.org’s accessibility features, you

are urged to contact us for assistance.

For more information about Cabell-Wayne

Association of the Blind’s services, volunteering, or

planned giving, you are encouraged to call 304-522-699.

THERE ARE TWO PHOTOS WITH THIS ARTICLE. The

first, and larger of the two images, is a wide-page

screenshot of cwab.org. The next photo, which

appears on the facing page, shows the widget pull-out

menu.

General Calendar for 2019

January

1st Closed for New Year’s Day

2nd Recreation Activity: 1 - 3 p.m.

3rd Shopping Walmart: 1 - 3 p.m.

9th Recreation Activity: 1 - 3 p.m.

14th Cooking Class: Noon - 2 p.m.

15th Association Meeting: 1 - 3 p.m.

16th Recreation Activity: 1 - 3 p.m.

23rd Bingo: 1 - 3 p.m.

28th Cooking Class Noon - 2 p.m.

February

6th Recreation Activity 1 - 3 p.m.

7th Walmart 1 - 3 p.m.

8th Valentine Social 6 - 9 p.m.

11th Cooking Class Noon - 2 p.m.

13th Recreation Activity 1 - 3p.m.

18th Closed to Honor “President’s Day”

19th Association Meeting: 1 - 3p.m.

Monthly Recreation Activities

Schedules are subject to change. Check with CWAB®

for specific times. Participants must call at least 24

hours in advance to participate.

Association Meeting: 3rd Tuesday, monthly 1-3 p.m.

Recreational activities: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Wednesday 1-3

p.m.

Bingo: 4th Wednesday, monthly, 1-3 p.m.

Y.M.C.A.: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10-11:30

a.m.

Water Aerobics: Friday 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Support Groups

Group A - Joann Wallace - 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 10 –

Noon.

Group B - Brenda Blake - 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10 -

Noon.

Group C - Heather McComas - 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6

- 8 p.m.

Group D - Kim Blake - Diabetic – 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m. –

1 p.m.

Parents Group – Mary Parsons - 3rd Thursdays, 6-8

p.m.

Seasonal activities are offered as decided by the

Recreation Coordinator, and Executive Director. Check

the GUIDE PAGE for details!

VALENTINE PARTY SCHEDULES!

Consumers of Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind

are invited to attend the Valentine Social scheduled for

Friday, February 8th, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the CWAB®

Activities Center. Music, Games, Food, and FUN! Call

304-522-6991 to schedule your transportation!

2018: IN RETROSPECT

Every year about this time we take pause to reflect of

the year that is just behind us - honor the people we

lost, relive those special moments, and remember

things that made us laugh. And with that, here are

some highlights from the last twelve months .....

January: News of the loss of Teubert board member,

Sue Richardson, and another installment in the popular

series, “The Rock”, by Kermit Nance.

February: Cabell-Wayne was asked to participate in the

“Empty Stocking” program. The program was so

successful, we were able to give to thirty consumers!

March: Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind

“officially” became enrolled in Kroger’s Community

Rewards Program, this program gives this agency a

small percent of sales when the store’s Plus Card.

April: IN this month’s issue, Media-Marketing Manager

Jerry Crabtree celebrated his twentieth anniversary

with the agency. A small reception was held in his

honor. A small reception was held in his honor.

May: News came that beloved consumer and CWAB® 

Board member, Eddy Adkins had passed. Eddy was a

constant fixture at support groups and any Cabell-

Wayne fund-raiser - especially the Rummage Sale.

June: As it is this time every year, the Potting Party is

highlighted!

July: A very event-filled month. Long-time director

Paul Slone retires, the agency holds its inaugural,

“Summer Bash”, and the GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE

makes its debut in “podcast” form.

August: Day trips were made to both Heritage Farm & 

Museum, as well as Carter Caves, in Kentucky.

September: Cabell-Wayne held its 16th annual, “5K 

Run/Walk For Sight”, in Barboursville Park - a new

venue for the event. Announcements were made of the

loss of consumers Mark Robertson and Barbara James.

October: Agency’s website receives a major upgrade,

and staff biographies begin to appear.

December: The Teubert Interactive Trail opens in

Barboursville Park, and West Virginia State Treasurer

announces savings options for the disabled.

And finally, in December, Cabell-Wayne holds its first

ever “Holiday Memorial Service”, a program designed

to honor consumers who became deceased this past

year. The office gets a make-over, staff bios continue,

and the performance stage sees new life as a storage

facility.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

Hopefully 2018 was a year for you and your family, and

that 2019 will be filled with lots of excitement and joy!

Remember, the Services Division office

WILL BE CLOSED, Tuesday, January 1st, All services

and schedules will resume on Wednesday, January 2,

2019.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD

On Friday, December 14th, the Services Division of

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind, held what

surely will be an annual event honoring the lives of

consumers that have become deceased during the past

year.

Executive Director Toni Walls led the service with

prayer, Rhonda Spears, and Linda Worthy offered

words of comfort, and Pam Cabell read the names of

the 21 consumers being honored.

A memorial ornament was placed on a Christmas

tree to honor each individual. Families in attendance

were given a keepsake to honor their loved ones.

Family members were also given a photo and a

remembrance frame. Light refreshments followed.

The individuals honored were:

Earlene Adkins, James Eddy Adkins, Mayme Ballangee,

Cecelia Burrows, Edward Chadwick, Helen Daniel,

Freda Davis, John Forbush, Rosalee Hardwick, William

Hatfield, Dottie Henderson, Barbara James, Elizabeth

Lawrence, William Martin, Esta Reed, Mark Robertson,

Terrence Rowsey, Mack Stacy, Harley Walden, Emily

Webb, James Wilson.

ASSOCIATION MEETING DATES:

ALL CONSUMERS of Cabell-Wayne Association of the

Blind are urged to attend regularly scheduled monthly

association meetings.

These meetings are designed to keep consumers

informed and up-to-date on events and activities of the

Services Division and topics relative to the association

as a whole.

Remember, to have a quorum and to be able to discuss

and vote on association business, a fifty-percent plus

one attendance of voting-eligible members must be

present.

Free transportation to these meetings is provided upon

request with advance notice and scheduling

availability.

Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month

from 1 to 3 p.m.

January, 10th

February, 19th

March, 19th

April, 16th

CWAB® (registered trademark) Services

TRANSPORTATION – Getting around is a major

roadblock to the blind and visually impaired.

Consumers are offered free transportation to work,

doctor’s appointments, shopping, and group activities.

Limited vision no longer means limited transportation.

ORIENTATION & MOBILITY – O&M’s goal is to train

consumers with techniques of safe, efficient travel both

in the home and into the community. Skills are taught

that are vital for independence, confidence and self-

satisfaction. Instruction is built around the goals and

needs of the student.

REHABILITATION – Learning new skills to improve

daily living enhances quality of life for the visually

impaired. Magnifiers and talking devices are available.

Instruction in Braille, cooking, and even simple tasks

like phone dialing can lead to a more independent life.

COMPUTER TRAINING - Training is the key to computer

technology. Utilizing keystrokes and enhancement

software, the student learns to complete a variety of

tasks sighted computer users take for granted. Limited

vision should not limit your technical training.

ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY - A CCTV can be used to

magnify books, newspapers, and magazine print to the

size of a regular television screen allowing individuals

the ability to enjoy reading again. Adaptive technology

can bring you back to the world, and the world to you.

RECREATION – Everyone knows the key to success is

the ability to play well with others. CWAB®’s

recreational program offers a variety of activities for

any age consumer. Both indoor and outdoor events are

scheduled on a regular basis.

For more information on services, volunteering, and

planned giving, call 34-522-6991.

This is the end of the GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE web

text edition for January 2019.

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