
MAPA Session highlights
September 06, 2023
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Topic: "The Caregiver's Guide to Communicating with persons who Have Hearing loss"
Website resources:
https://mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing/
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TED (Telephone Equipment Distribution Program) is a state wide service that provides phone devices for Minnesotans who have a hearing loss, speech or physical disability that limits their use of a standard telephone.
Provides devices such as
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amplified phones
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bluetooth streamer
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captioned telephones
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electrolarynx and voice amplifiers
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ring signaling devices
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smartphones and tables
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smart speakers
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Topic: "Older Body is a Great Read"
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Website resources:
http://www.essential-motion.com
http://www.anniemurphypaul.com
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Awe Walking:
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a sense of vastness, mystery, altered consciousness
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listening to what your body - What is it telling you?
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only positive emotion
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How fast are you walking?
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introspection
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what is your natural speed
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what is the speed of your life at
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what dose the opposite speed of your life feel like
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what speed would you like to be at
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Tying in the dimensions of wellness- observation
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Physical: what would wellness feel like in your body
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Meaningful work: how would you carry you body
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Social: your role and value in society
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Intellectual/mind: aware of your passion
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Emotional: where dose emotional wellness live in your body
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Spiritual: vastness of universe
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