Courtesy Posting: Linn County Blindness Support Group Meeting June 23, 2021

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This is a courtesy posting on behalf of Linn County Blindness Support Group. This is a separate entity from the Iowa Department for the Blind. This message does not represent the views or policies of the Iowa Department for the Blind. Any inquiries, comments, or concerns should be sent to Jonathan at jkice89@q.com.

 

Greetings, friends:

The Linn County blindness support group will have its next meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, at 10:00 a.m.  We hope eventually to be able to meet again in person, but at this point that seems far away.

 

We are hoping to have someone from Cedar Rapids Transit join our Zoom meeting to give up to date info on their services, which can greatly expand the mobility for people who don’t drive.

 

Please be aware that our group will take a summer vacation.  We will not meet in the months of July and August, but will resume in September, possibly in person.

 

You can join our meeting either on computer or smart device.  Here are the instructions:

  • Computer: 
  • Open your internet browser
  • Press ALT+D to open the address line.
  • Paste or type https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84237776831?pwd=SzRTSjd4UE1CcDArWTd5azVSZDVqQT09 into the address bar, then press ENTER.
  • A box opens, saying "This site is trying to open Zoom meetings."  Tab to Open button and hit ENTER.
  • You now should be in the Zoom meeting or in the waiting room, awaiting arrival of the host to start the meeting.

 

  • Smartphone:
  • One tap mobile:  +13126266799,,84237776831#,,,,,,0#,,158299# US (Chicago)
  • Dial from where you are:  dial +1 312 626 6799 US (a number in Chicago), then, at prompt, enter the meeting ID:  842 3777 6831  Passcode is: 158299

That should allow you into the meeting.  If the host is not at the controls yet, you’ll be in the “waiting room” till the host arrives.

 

If anyone wants to test Zoom out before this meeting please call me (319-298-2919) and I’ll try to set up a personal or small-group session to try to increase your comfort level.

 

I hope to hear you soon.

Jonathan

 

Agenda

  • Introductions:  Come ready to say what your most unusual summer job was.
  • Vaccination status.  When can we start meeting face-to-face?
  • What else?