[Art_beyond_sight_advocacy] Help Make A Difference in the education of Blind Students

[helen zdrojewski]

Hello Shirley!
I have been trying to spearhead an art access and education program for the visually impaired in the Cleveland area.  Please feel free to email me. I would love to discuss more with you! Helen
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--- On Sat, 8/22/09, Shirley Confino-Rehder <scr at univdesign.com> wrote:


From: Shirley Confino-Rehder <scr at univdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [Art_beyond_sight_advocacy] Help Make A Difference in the education of Blind Students
To: "Art Beyond Sight Advocacy" <art_beyond_sight_advocacy at nfbnet.org>, "Rosy Carranza" <rcarranza at nfb.org>
Cc: "Frances Durham" <fdurham at endependence.org>
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 12:43 PM


I am not a teacher in public schools but a docent at a museum who teaches
the public about art.  I have been introducing training programs to educate
docents and museum staff on giving tours in museums and have written a
pamphlet to aid in the training. This manual has been sent, by request, to
at least fifty museums in the States, one in Canada and one to the Royal
Academy of Art in the UK.

I think the art experience is most important to the full development of
everyone. Is this an area that you can offer support? My tour guide really
does not address children tours. And it might be something I would like to
pursue.

As of this writing there will be eight venues offering tactile tours in the
Hampton Roads area for the month of October.  Some will continue on
throughout the year. A first in our area!

I am most interested in what you are proposing. How can I help/get involved?

Right now two universities are participating in the tactile tour programs so
my foot is in their doors.  As chair of the Norfolk Mayor's Commission I
have all of the school representative of Special Services involved in our
work.

Just a thought - 

Shirley Confino-Rehder cid, affil aia
www.univdesign.com
Chair, Norfolk Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities
Chair, South Hampton Roads Disability Services Board
757 625-0969 office
757 513-4880 mobile

On 8/18/09 10:07 PM, "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:

> If you are ready to help make a difference in the education of blind
> students, then this message is for you! This fall, the National
> Federation of the Blind is going to kick-off an exciting new program
> designed to attract both perspective and current teachers into the field
> of blindness education. Specifically, we need volunteers for the
> following roles--
> 
> *Presenters: As a recruitmentPresentor, you will work with your
> local universities to make presentations to teacher candidates. We will
> provide you email templates that you can use to establish a university
> contact, a few presentation format options that you can easily customize
> to complement your personal style, and additional materials that you can
> use to promote this outstanding career.
> 
> Blindness Education Mentors: Blindness Education Mentors serve as a
> local resource to teacher candidates. Your main role is to establish a
> connection between the future teacher and the National Federation of the
> Blind. Parents of blind children, current or former teachers of blind
> students, and others who are passionate about the education of blind
> children are encouraged to become mentors.
> 
> Career Fair Recruitment Representatives: For this role, we need
> individuals who would be interested in promoting this teaching option at
> college, high school or community career fairs.
> 
> For each of these opportunities, you will receive strong support from
> our national office. We will provide you training, professional outreach
> materials, ready-to-use presentation outlines, and related support.
> This project has the potential to revolutionize blindness education.
> Please consider lending your time and talents to ensuring that the next
> generation of blind students receives a first-class education!
> 
> For more information on how you can make a difference, please contact
> Rosy Carranza at (410) 659-9314, ext. 2283, or via email at
> rcarranza at nfb.org.
> 
> 
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