Lecture: Creating Opportunities for Independence

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ISU > Dept > Committee on Lectures : Lecture Series

Date/Time:	Tuesday, 02 Mar 2010 at 7:00 pm
Location:	Sun Room, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
Contact:
Phone:	515-294-9934
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Diversity Lectures
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"Creating Opportunities for Independence," Karen Keninger, Iowa Department for the Blind. She will speak about what it is like to be blind, how the department's services help people, misconceptions about blindness, public perception and many of the hurdles a blind person must overcome in order to live an independent life.

Keninger has been visually impaired since birth and completely blind since age 20. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at Drake University, a master's degree in English at Iowa State, raised six children and has worked as a freelance writer.