DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : LUCILLE ABBAZIA.For 11 years, Abbazia has given her time working with the Kenneth Jernigan Norman Kenneth Jernigan (November 13, 1926—October 12, 1998) was the longtime leader of the National Federation of the Blind. Background Kenneth Jernigan was born totally blind in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up on a farm in the hills of Tennessee. Library for Blind Children in Tarzana, a division of American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults. She transcribes children's books into braille at the office two days a week, along with binding the books and repairing damaged ones. Sometimes she even transcribes books at home. Abbazia also helps create ``twin vision'' books, which combine print and braille in one volume - with printed words on one page and the same text in braille on the facing page. The mirror image effect of these books allows a blind parent to read to a sighted child or a blind child to read along with a sighted parent. AGE: 69. RESIDENCE: Tarzana. BORN AND RAISED IN: Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . OCCUPATION: A retired Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. teacher. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Married 48 years to Milton. CHILDREN: Two daughters, Jan Martin Jan Elizabeth Martin (born November 21, 1959 in Auckland) is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. and Lisa Bronner. BIGGEST DILEMMA: ``Brailling gets very complicated; it's like learning a foreign language.'' MOST DIFFICULT DAILY TASK: ``My husband had open-heart surgery open-heart surgery Any surgical procedure opening the heart and exposing one or more of its chambers, most often to repair valve disease or correct congenital heart malformations (see congenital heart disease). , so (it's) keeping our health on the right track.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: (Spending time "Spending Time" is the first single released by Christian artist Stellar Kart. The lyrics describe the band members desire to spend "more time with God". "Sometimes it’s a real struggle to spend time with God. with) ``my grandchildren and brailling.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``My family. We are all pretty close.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``Maintaining good health for my husband and me, and to keep doing what I am doing.'' WHO DO YOU RELY ON?: ``My husband; he's my rock of Gibraltar.'' ROLE MODELS: ``Jean Norris; she is the director of the Kenneth Jernigan Library for Blind Children.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: (When you) ``reach a point in life where you feel happy about the past and future.'' DO YOU HAVE ANY GUILTY PLEASURES?: ``Going to an afternoon movie with my best friend.'' FAVORITE VALLEY HANGOUTS: ``My husband and I go to restaurants. We like Pinot Bistro in Studio City and Wolfgang Puck's in the Promenade Mall.'' FAVORITE FOODS: Italian. FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``I exercise at home; I like movies, eating, reading and gardening.'' HOBBIES: ``Braille is a hobby.'' WHAT MAGAZINES DO YOU READ?: Newsweek, Life, financial magazines and Gourmet. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?: ``Snow Falling on Cedars,'' by David Guterson David Guterson (born May 4, 1956) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist, and essayist. He is best known as the author of the novel Snow Falling on Cedars (1994), which won many awards, including the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award. . LAST MOVIE YOU SAW:``Emma.'' FAVORITE TV SHOWS: ``I like `Mystery!' on KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology .'' WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: ``Classical.'' WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: ``Driving up to Santa Barbara and visiting our friends up there.'' WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?: ``Malibu; the ocean is so peaceful and it is always constant.'' YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION: ``To go to Scotland again, so my husband could golf and I could look at the beautiful scenery. Or, to Italy.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Lucille Abbazia Evan Yee/Daily News |
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