[Arizona-students] Fw: Seeking Performing Artists

[Allison (NFB of Arizona)]

> FYI,
> Allison
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> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 10:19 PM
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>> Now that the election is behind us and autumn is in full swing, NFB's 
>> Performing Arts Division would like to ask for your help with two 
>> projects.  First, we're seeking high quality, candid photos (JPEG) of 
>> young blind entertainers (amateurs or professionals) doing their thing to 
>> use in brochures and the like.  Send them to PAD's Head of Media 
>> Relations Donna Hill:
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>> <mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net
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>> Second, we strongly encourage all blind entertainers to participate in 
>> our survey.  The blurb is below.  The link, if you just want to go check 
>> it out is: 
>> <http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html>http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html 
>> Thanks for your help, Donna
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>> Do you know that there hasn't been a new blind, American superstar since 
>> Stevie Wonder & Jose Feliciano?  And, if asked to name famous blind 
>> women, most of us can only think of Helen Keller, who died over fifty 
>> years ago. .  Since a strong media presence is helping other minorities, 
>> the nonprofit Performing Arts Division (PAD) of the National Federation 
>> of the Blind (NFB), seeks to assist blind people pursuing performing arts 
>> related goals.  We want to learn more about the experiences of blind and 
>> visually impaired entertainers.
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>> Who should participate in the survey? Anyone who is blind or has a severe 
>> visual impairment who has ever sought to develop their performing arts 
>> skills as an amateur or professional. This includes musicians, actors, 
>> comedians, dancers, broadcasters, sound engineers and the like. Whether 
>> or not you are a member of PAD of the NFB, whether or not you have been 
>> successful, whether or not you are still pursuing your art, we want to 
>> hear your experiences and thoughts.
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>> PAD offers scholarships to blind students majoring in the performing 
>> arts, funded through the sale of "Sound in Sight" a cross-genre 
>> compilation of eighteen tracks donated by blind recording artists.
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>> Help us better serve America's blind entertainers.  New blind stars will 
>> rise and shed light on issues affecting all blind Americans, such as 
>> seventy percent unemployment and only ten percent Braille literacy among 
>> blind kids.
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>> Take the survey at
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>> <http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html>http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html
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>> or download a Word Doc at:
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>> <http://www.padnfb.org>www.padnfb.org
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>> and send to me at:
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>>  <mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net
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>> Let me know, if you would prefer that a Word Doc be sent to you via e 
>> mail.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Donna Hill, Head of Media Relations
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>> Performing Arts Division, National Federation of the Blind
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>> 570-833-2708
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>> <mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net
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