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Seniors looking for fun, look to Parkside Pioneers (Senior Specials) Enjoy senior fun activities in a safe and caring environment. Enjoy indoor and outdoor activities, workshops on health, nutrition and exercise, skilled personal care, field trips, caregiver respite and more. For information in Wayne County call Elaine Taverna 734.722.6035 (etaverna@comlivserv.com) or in Taylor call Helene Slaven at 313.295.0279 or nonahelene@sbcglobal.net. Brain injury study at Henry Ford Hospital (Health) Every year more than 1 million children and adults suffer a serious brain injury resulting in disability and even death. Henry Ford Hospital is part of a national research study to test the effectiveness of the hormone progesterone to treat brain injuries. Patients will be enrolled after taken to the hospital. For more information visit www.detroitprotect.org Move from Nursing Home to Home (Senior Legal and Health Care Planning) Do you know someone in a nursing facility who wants to go home? If so, the NFT program provides support to help nursing home residents live independently in the community. In out-Wayne Cnty, NFT is offered by the Senior Alliance, an area on aging. To contact them cal 800.677.1116. Intergenerational Computer Classes for the Blind Team Senior Citizens and Children (Educational) Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired (GDABVI) and Michigan-based Maria Madeline Project, Incorporated, are re-working an already successful intergenerational computer training program to benefit senior citizens and children with severe vision loss. ExperienceSeniorPower (ESP) teams children and senior citizens for intergenerational computer learning and helps build adoptive grandparent relationships, while teaching basic and intermediate computer lessons necessary for success in today ’s technology driven economy. ESP, the product of Maria Madeline Project, Incorporated, is in its 11th year. ESP was funded by Congress in 2005 for use in six states. Now in 2010 for the first time, ESP will be available for the blind and visually impaired.ACT (Accessible Computer Training) is a computer training class sponsored by GDABVI to teach those with severe vision loss basic computer skills using accessible software. ACT utilizes peer training as a tool for reaching seniors who are blind and with low vision. GDABVI and ExperienceSeniorPower share a vision of helping senior citizens use computers for both leisure and employment to maintain independence and a quality of life mandated by computer access in today ’s society. The initiative will be introduced this spring at the Michigan Association of Education and Rehabilitation (MAER) conference on April 28-29, 2010 and demonstrated again at the Visions 2010 Conference in Ann Arbor in May. Enrollment for this program will begin this spring at GDABVI. To enroll, or for more information you can contact Cathy McAdam ACT program director (313 563-1412). 2nd Annual Glass Pumpkin Fest (Holiday Events) Celebrate the harvest season with collectible hand-crafted glass pumpkins made locally in Dearborn, MI. The Glass Academy will host the 2nd annual Glass Pumpkin Fest on October 16th & 17th from 11am-4pm.

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