The classes below were added after the latest brochure was sent to the printer.

Updated 3/8/24. Date changes are posted with the course in the browsable section of the website (the categories on the Home page under Index on the right).


Computers and Technology

More dates scheduled!

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DSLR Photography


Basic Digital Camera Operation
Need help understanding how to use your DSLR camera? Is the instruction manual that came with it almost impossible to understand? bring your DSLR or mirrorless camera and manual to this class.

This course will guide you to knowing how to take pictures you can be proud of and having a good knowledge of photography in general. All relevant buttons and switches will be explained so that your picture will come out well exposed and sharply focused. Whether you are interested in photographing your friends and family, nature, landscapes or sports, this course will certainly enhance your talents. You will learn how to freeze the action in sports; create beautiful portraits with that blurry background, and use your flash as professional fashion and wedding photographers do.. You'll become truly confident in your picture taking abilities. Instructor John Zappala has a degree in fine arts and many years of experience as a photographer and photograply instructor.

4 Sessions $ 102 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 87)
Mon., 4/29; 5/6, 13, 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School


Home Safety Class: Principles of Aging in Place
Led by Occupational Therapists, Sinead Harrington and Tripta Velamoor, with expertise in home design and modifications, the class will review simple solutions and strategies to ensure your safety at home including fall prevention solutions. The class will also provide recommendations of aesthetically pleasing equipment that will match your homes decor. You will leave the class with a list of recommendations that you can easily implement when you return home. We will discuss:
-        Concepts of health aging, aging in place principles
-        Fall prevention strategies within the home
-        Recommendations to improve accessibility and safety for each room in the home
-        Pictures and resources of aesthetically pleasing options such as grab bars, ramps, rugs, lighting

Instructor Tripta Velamoor is co-founder of Ideal Home Innovations Inc. She holds a doctoral degree in occupational therapy from Boston University and advanced certification as an Assistive Technology Practitioner. Tripta has over 20 years of clinical experience as an occupational therapist, with expertise in working with children with special needs and their families. Tripta is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at New York University.

Instructor Sinead Harrington is co-founder of Ideal Home Innovations Inc. She has been practicing as an occupational therapist for the past 15 years in the specialty area of adult rehabilitation. She has worked at premier hospitals and rehabilitation centers in NY, NJ, and CT.  She earned her doctoral degree in occupational therapy from Thomas Jefferson University, and has extensive training and specialized certification in Aging in Place (CAPS). Sinead is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at the New York-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences in Bronxville, NY. 

Languages


French

German

Italian

Spanish


Yoga and Tai Chi

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