Vision Access, Vol. 14, No4 Winter, 2007 Vision AccessA Magazine by, for and about People with Low VisionVolume 14, Number 4Winter, 2007Published Quarterly for Members in 3 FormatsLarge Print, 4-Track Cassette and EmailCopyright 2007by the Council of Citizenswith Low Vision International,a not-for-profit organization affiliated with the American Council of the BlindCouncil of Citizens with Low Vision International1155 15th Street NW Suite 1004Washington, DC 20005 1 800 733 2258 www.cclvi.orginfocclvi.org Views expressed in Vision Access are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editor or of CCLVI. All rights revert to individual contributors upon publication. Vision Access welcomes submissions from people with low vision, from professionals such as ophthalmologist, optometrists, low vision specialists, and everyone with something substantive to contribute to the ongoing discussion of low vision and all of its ramifications. Submissions are best made as attachments to email or on 3.5 disk in a format compatible with Microsoft Word. Submissions may also be made in clear typescript. VISION ACCESS cannot assume responsibility for lost manuscripts. Submissions may be mailed to Joyce Kleiber, Editor, 6 Hillside Rd., Wayne, PA 19087, jmkleiberhotmail.comContentsFrom the Editor.4Organization News Presidents Message.5 CCLVI Fred Scheigert Scholarship Winners for 2007-08, By Catherine Schmitt Whitaker.6 Chapter News.8 One Chapters Operating Procedure, By Phil Kutner11People Meet Joel Isaac15Recipe Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, By Barbara Milleville.20Travel and Recreation Camping Near the Apostle Islands, By Joyce Kleiber22 A Hikers Prayer, By Mike Vogl.29Advocacy Signs for People with Low Vision, By Sharon Togi30 Pat Beattie Advocates for Pedestrian Safety.33 Advocates Alley, Helping the Helpers Help, By Ken Stewart35Book Reviews Out of the Corner of My Eye, By Nicolette Pernot Ringgold.38 Aging and Vision Loss: A Handbook for Families, By Alberta Orr and Priscilla Rogers.39Assistive Technology Aids for Watching Television, By Bill G. Chapman, Ed. D.40 Zoom-Ex Portable Scanner/Reader/Book Saver.43Zoom-Twix Portable Scanner/ Reader/CCTV45Request for Contributions.47Resources.47CCLVI Membership Application and Renewal.48CCLVI Officers and Board Members.49From the Editor52 Last month I saw a play “Molly Sweeney.” Molly was played by an actress who has low vision due to juvenile macular degeneration. In a newspaper article this actress, Pamela Sabaugh, said that living with low vision is living “a scavenger existence, always catching clues. I use the sight I have, but I dont trust it until sound or touch backs it up.” This was a new way for me to think about my life with low vision. Perhaps we are all scavengers to some extent. Looking for clues and gaining information help me to cope. I hope that some of the information and points of view presented in this issue of Vision Access will be useful to you. Enjoy meeting Joel Isaac, learn about a camping trip, meditate with the Hikers Prayer, become an expert on signs for people with low vision, learn about the newest magnification devices, and much more. The articles to follow are the gifts to you from all of our contributors. We thank them. Enjoy your celebrations of Christmas, Chanukah, or Kwanza, and of course the New Year. JMK, 12/3/07.Organization NewsPresidents MessageBy Bernice Kandarian The Holiday Season is upon us, a time for reflecting on the past years accomplishments and focusing upon what we have to do in the coming year. We have discussed the great work of the Scholarship Committee during 2007. They are now working on the Carl Foley Graduate Scholarship and preparing for the 2008 Fred Scheigert competition. We had a successful convention in Minneapolis last summer and I cannot believe how soon the 2008 convention in Louisville will be here. If you have program ideas for 2008, please let me know. And, thanks to Richard Rueda and Carlos Gourgey, we now have a thriving email list which is officially sponsored by CCLVI! The mainstay of the organization continues to be our quarterly magazine, Vision Access. Wherever I go, I hear from our members that the information contained in it is timely and useful. They even say that Vision Access compares favorably to The Braille Forum, The Blind Califor