From fnugg at online.no Wed Apr 4 09:12:14 2012 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:12:14 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Blind From Albinism, Photographer Uses Camera for Eyes Message-ID: <4F7C106E.4080709@online.no> Hi, Link to articke plus video on two other stories about Albinism. Regards, Lisa Blind From Albinism, Photographer Uses Camera for Eyes "Amy Hildebrand was born blind. Just hours after delivery, her parents were told that she would never ride a bike, attend regular school or watch movies with friends. "The doctors told them, 'She can't do this, and she can't do that.' They had that sensitive conversation then walked out the door," said Hildebrand, now 27, with a hint of sarcasm. "Here's your baby." Today, the Cincinnati native has defied all those predictions. She is an accomplished visual artist, running a photography business with her husband, whom she met in a college darkroom. "I was told I was going to have to go to a blind school and read Braille, but I still can't read Braille," said the feisty photographer, who said she can do "pretty much anything." http://abcnews.go.com/Health/legally-blind-cincinnati-woman-successful-photographer/story?id=15989389 Amy Hildebrand's http://withlittlesound.blogspot.com/ http://www.letsget2gether.com/p/happiest-bride-on-block.html From fnugg at online.no Wed Apr 4 09:18:15 2012 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:18:15 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] successful photographer Message-ID: <4F7C11D7.6000206@online.no> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120777/Meet-family-4-Albino-children-including-blind-daughter-whos-successful-photographer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml extract But the now 27-year-old defied all pessimistic predictions by doing all that and more. Amy Hildebrand is now married with two children - neither of whom have albinism - and is a successful photographer. Speaking to ABC she said: 'I was told I was going to have to go to a blind school and read Braille, but I still can't read Braille,' adding that she can do 'pretty much anything'. At five-months-old, Amy became one of the youngest ever to receive contact lenses, which were painted with an artificial pupil to help her eyes with light sensitivity. Three months later she was able to identify shadows and shapes. Articles were written about her in journals as the medical world marveled at the legally blind Albino child who was now beginning to see. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120777/Meet-family-4-Albino-children-including-blind-daughter-whos-successful-photographer.html#ixzz1r3sSVWuo From fnugg at online.no Wed Apr 4 09:54:13 2012 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:54:13 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] 3 Artists and exhibitons Message-ID: <4F7C1A45.20208@online.no> Robin Antar: First Female Artist To Exhibit At POP International Galleries * HuffPost Arts: Why do you think you are the first female artist to be featured at POP?* *RA: *What if I was the first female but I was also disabled? (laughs) I'm not kidding. I was born blind in one eye but didn't figure it out until I was 16. The eye doctor never covered my good eye, so I never figured it out until I moved to Brooklyn and went to the eye doctor. When he told me, I looked at him like he was cross-eyed. On my website , there's are all the works I did when I found out I was blind in one eye. I did a whole series of sculptures. When I did five sculptures I said, "enough of this crap." You go through stages. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/21/robin-antar-first-female-at-pop_n_1367119.html website: http://www.rantar.com/abstract/visual/pages/visual1.html article Artist Chuck Close paints faces, but can't recognize them Faces have captivated artists forever, so it may surprise you to learn that renowned portraitist Chuck Close is face blind, and severely so. Close told Lesley Stahl that he could have dinner with a person one night, and not recognize their face the next day. To learn more about the condition, watch Lesley Stahl's two-part report,"Face Blindness" http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504803_162-10011704.html short video blurp with Oliver Sacks from Program http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7402175n article " activity director at Maplewood Manor, said the artist used different painting techniques based on the participants' ability. In some cases blobs of different coloured paint were squirted onto a canvas and covered with plastic wrap. Participants squished the paint around with their hands until the paint was blended and spread out. The plastic wrap, which also prevented them from getting paint on their hands, was subsequently lifted off to expose a new creation. A resident who is blind was able to complete a mosaic seascape." http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2012-03-11/article-2924587/Manor-residents-develop-their-artistic-sides/1 article and video of artist discussing his works Painting: BLIND Israeli artist Roy Nachum believes that art should be accessible to everybody, even those who are visually impaired. For that reason his latest works, collectively called the "BLIND" series, combine painting with Braille signage. The series was inspired by a chance encounter with braille signage at a museum exhibitionthat forced him to think of new ways in which the blindcould possibly experience visual art. Nachum's photo realistic oil paintingsillustrate surrealistic images of a fantasy realm which employ Braille and a "double vision" technique that challenges those with sight to question the limitations of their vision. http://geekartgallery.blogspot.com/2012/03/painting-blind.html From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Wed May 2 14:25:16 2012 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 16:25:16 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE - July 12-14, 2012 Message-ID: <6CC588DF64F27444A0B9D05DDC2BA1A86317C6069E@mail1> Forwarding Audio Description The American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project Announces Its AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE - July 12-14, 2012 In Conjunction with ACB's 2012 Annual Conference and Convention Galt House Hotel - Louisville, Kentucky Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from television and film that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population (more than 25 million Americans experience significant vision loss). The signing of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act has spawned a virtual cottage industry for the development of description for broadcast television. BE A PART OF IT! Who Should Attend - Anyone interested in: - working as freelance description writers for broadcast television - working as a describer in a local performing arts program - working as a describer for visual art exhibitions - Experienced audio describers desiring an updated refresher course. NOTE: freelance writers for broadcast television projects can often be based anywhere in the world-computer equipment capable of accommodating high-speed downloads is a must. Topics Include-- 1) audio description history and theory 2) the "Four Fundamentals of Audio Description" (c) 3) active seeing/visual literacy-developing skills in concentration and observation 4) the art of "editing" what you see 5) vivid language: "The Visual Made Verbal"(tm) 6) "Speak the speech, I pray you"--using the spoken word to make meaning Program - Three full days of intensive, interactive training; - Two continental breakfasts and a Saturday luncheon will be provided; - Registration for the ACB 2012 Conference and Convention is included. The interactive sessions (limited use of lecture, questions/discussion throughout, generous use of media, and individual and group writing exercises) are designed to provide immediate feedback and "give and take," allowing for adaptation according to a sense of participants' grasp of the material. In addition, experienced users of description are a part of the Institute's faculty, providing an important perspective throughout the sessions. This Institute will begin at 8:30 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012 and conclude at 4:00 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (detailed agenda below). Participation is strictly limited. The Institute will issue ACB-sponsored certificates to all successful participants confirming completion of this professional description training program. Institute Director/Staff Joel Snyder-- One of the first audio describers, Mr. Snyder began describing theater events and media in 1981; he is the President of Audio Description Associates with clients around the world (see www.audiodescribe.com for more information) and Director of ACB's Audio Description Project. As Director of Described Media for the National Captioning Institute, he led a staff that produced description for nationally broadcast films and network series including "Sesame Street" broadcasts and DVDs. Snyder has trained describers in 30 states and the District of Columbia and he has brought description to over 30 countries. Most recently, Snyder trained describers in Iceland and conducted description workshops in Ireland, Israel, India, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Tuition - $450.00 ($430 plus $20 ACB Convention administrative fee) - credit card payment accepted by secure on-line registration (Registration will open at www.acb.org in late May/early June 2012.) Lodging You can make reservations by calling the Nugget at 1-800-843-4258; be sure to mention that you are with the American Council of the Blind Convention in order to receive the conference rate. If you'd like to make your reservation online, go to: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/acbl0712 Rates are $85 and do not include applicable taxes. To Apply Simply register on-line for the ACB 2012 Conference and Convention by visiting: http://acbconvention.org/index.php?option=com_pmform&view=form&Itemid=26 Contact Joel Snyder at jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083 with any questions -- see you in Reno!. JOEL SNYDER Director, Audio Description Project American Council of the Blind jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083 www.acb.org/adp (tm) ACB logo ADP logo President, Audio Description Associates, LLC "The Visual Made Verbal" (tm) (tm) ADA logo--an eye within an ear 6502 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 jsnyder at audiodescribe.com -- 301 920-0218 Cell: 301 452-1898 -- Fax: 208 445-0079 For more information about audio description, please visit: www.audiodescribe.com AGENDA 2011 ACB Audio Description Project - AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE John Ascuaga Nugget Hotel Resort Casino - Reno, NV July 14-15-16, 2011 DAY I - Thursday, July 14 8:30 am - 6:30 pm * 8:30 am-9:15 am: Breakfast - Introductions * 9:15 am-11:00 am: Opening Workshop - The Visually Impaired User - Audio Description History and Theory - Overview of Fundamentals of Audio Description * 11:00 am - 11:15 am: break * 11:15 am-12:30 am: - Concentration / Observation - Editing What You See * 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch- on your own * 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm: - Language - Speech / Breath Control / Oral Interpretation * 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: break * 3:45 pm - 6:30 pm: - Audio Description exercises - Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts DAY II - Friday, July 15 8:30 am - 6:30 pm * 8:30 am-9:30 am: Breakfast * 9:30 am-11:00 am: - Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts - Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with selected video scenes * 11:00 am - 11:15 am: break * 11:15 am-12:30 pm: - Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts - Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with selected video scenes * 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch- on your own * 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts - Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with selected video scenes * 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: break * 3:45 pm - 6:30 pm: - Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts - Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with selected video scenes DAY III - Saturday, July 16 8:30 am-4:00 pm Breakfast on your own * 8:30 am - 10:45 am: - Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with selected video scenes * 10:45 am - 11:00 am: break * 11:00 am - 12:30 pm: - The Mechanics of Audio Description * 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - INSTITUTE LUNCHEON * 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: - Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with selected video scenes * 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: break * 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm: * Audio Description in the U.S. and around the world * Review / Discussion -- Graduation! -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Wed May 2 14:28:24 2012 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 16:28:24 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] FOURTH ANNUAL YOUNG DESCRIBED FILM CRITIC Contest Message-ID: <6CC588DF64F27444A0B9D05DDC2BA1A86317C6069F@mail1> Forwarding: April 2012 Dear Young People (ages 7-18) and Audio Description Enthusiasts! AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND-AUDIO DESCRIPTION PROJECT and the DESCRIBED AND CAPTIONED MEDIA PROGRAM announce the FOURTH ANNUAL YOUNG DESCRIBED FILM CRITIC Contest A "Listening Is Learning" Initiative Kids love movies. If you're a young person who can't see or can't see well, audio description provides access to all the visual images of the movies that your sighted peers enjoy. Some films in movie theaters and certain DVDs have description available; many of those DVDs and the older VHS tapes with description can be borrowed at public libraries or state libraries for the blind. The YOUNG DESCRIBED FILM CRITIC Contest wants you to experience these films and the description soundtracks and tell us about them! Young people with a visual impairment have a chance to win prizes for themselves AND recognition for their schools. And--a chance to hold the awesome title: Young Described Film Critic of the Year! All you need to do for a chance to win is to write, type or record your own film review of any described movie. Keep it short: 250 words maximum. There are three age categories: Sophomore (ages 7 to 10), Junior (ages 11 to 14), and Senior (ages 15 to 18). You can enter as many times as you like! The top nominees in each age category will be invited to an Awards Ceremony at the American Council of the Blind 2012 convention in Louisville, KY during the week of July 9. Special guest award presenters will be in attendance and while the prizes are still to be determined, we know you won't be disappointed! DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Friday, June 8, 2012 How to Enter: - Enter On-Line at: www.listeningislearning.org/get-involved_events-and-contests.html - Send us your written entry in regular or large print or Braille via email or postal mail (submissions from outside the United States are fine) to: Just send your review to: ACB-Young Described Film Critic 2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 650, Arlington, VA 22201 USA email: jsnyder at acb.org phone: 202 467-5083 You will need to include these details: Name: Address: Phone: Email: Which age category? Sophomore (ages 7 to 10), Junior (ages 11 to 14), or Senior (ages 15 to 18). Name of school and class: School address and phone number: Don't forget to attach your review! :::::::::::::: TIP: For "Top Tips for Writing the Ultimate Film Review," visit: http://listeningislearning.org/get-involved_events-and-contests.html JOEL SNYDER Director, Audio Description Project American Council of the Blind jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083 www.acb.org/adp -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From fnugg at online.no Fri May 4 09:25:22 2012 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 11:25:22 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] photo exhibition, blog, Descriptive camera Message-ID: <4FA3A082.2030502@online.no> article A new way of focusing on photography U of A exhibit features work of the visually impaired EDMONTON - More than seeing, photography is about communication. The In Focus group art show opening at University of Alberta's Rutherford South Library on Thursday could not express this more clearly: its 10 artists are partially sighted and in some cases fully blind. But the context of their images --- the stories affixed to them --- goes well beyond the fact that many of these unusually sourced photos have artistic validity on their own. While art is often about the creative process, this exhibition pulls process from physical realities that some might call limitations --- here conveyed as a set of stories most of us have never encountered. ..... The curator became interested in blind photography while working in Belgium at a school for visually impaired children a few years ago. The kids wanted to engage the camera, and started taking fascinating pictures of their environment. "The idea of this exhibit was to engage anyone who was blind or partially sighted and get them thinking about how they could use a camera." The show, hosted by the U of A's cross-disciplinary Material Culture Institute, runs through May 30. In Focus opens up an academic symposium Friday called Materiality and Independence, which explores relationships between disabilities and our constructed world with various speakers and panels. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/focusing+photographyU+exhibit+features+work+visually+impaired/6549366/story.html website, blog Photos from the visually impaired at the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind (NNAB) Getting up close...early days for new group of visually impaired photographers This is the first post for a new group of visually impaired photographers based at the Norfolk & Norwich Association for the Blind. http://www.nnab.org.uk/ As a new group we are keen to connect with people in a similar situation round the world and share ideas, photographs and friendship. http://effstopeyes.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/getting-up-close-early-days-for-new-group-of-visually-impaired-photographers/ article This Camera Doesn't Take Pictures. It Describes Them The "Descriptive Camera " doesn't work like your normal point-and-shoot camera. Instead, this contraption prints out a description of the photo you take, rather than an image itself. The camera, which is just a prototype, was developed by Matt Richardson , a photographer and programmer, for a Computational Cameras class at New York University 's Interactive Telecommunications Program . On his blog, Mr. Richardson explains that the camera snaps a picture, then sends it to Amazon's Mechanical Turk , a service in which humans are paid a small sum to do jobs that computers cannot solve, like describing the contents of a picture. "After the shutter button is pressed, the photo is sent to Mechanical Turk for processing and the camera waits for the results," Mr. Richardson writes. "Results are returned typically within 6 minutes and sometimes as fast as 3 minutes. The thermal printer outputs the resulting text in the style of a Polaroid print." In a phone interview Mr. Richardson said, "A lot of people suggested that this could be a good product for someone who is visually impaired, or I could build text-to-speech into the camera for a blind or deaf person." http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/a-camera-that-doesnt-take-pictures-but-describes-them/ Descriptive Camera, 2012 The Descriptive Camera works a lot like a regular camera---point it at subject and press the shutter button to capture the scene. However, instead of producing an image, this prototype outputs a text description of the scene. Modern digital cameras capture gobs of parsable metadata about photos such as the camera's settings, the location of the photo, the date, and time, but they don't output any information about the content of the photo. The Descriptive Camera /only/ outputs the metadata about the content. As we amass an incredible amount of photos, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage our collections. Imagine if descriptive metadata about each photo could be appended to the image on the fly---information about who is in each photo, what they're doing, and their environment could become incredibly useful in being able to search, filter, and cross-reference our photo collections. Of course, we don't yet have the technology that makes this a practical proposition, but the Descriptive Camera explores these possibilities. http://mattrichardson.com/Descriptive-Camera/ Mechanical Turk https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome . From fnugg at online.no Fri May 4 10:09:14 2012 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 12:09:14 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Photos - Iceland, South Korea and South Carolina sculpture Message-ID: <4FA3AACA.8000302@online.no> New Photo Exhibitions in National Museum of Iceland At the exhibition there will be a description for the blind in collaboration with the Icelandic Organization of the Visually Impaired, which is the first time that such services are offered in Iceland. http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/New_Photo_Exhibitions_in_National_Museum_of_Iceland_0_389287.news.aspx Sight Unseen" for the visually impaired. Sarah Heinrich, a certified vision rehabilitation therapist at Metrolina Association for the Blind reads some of the descriptive braille that introduce the art sculptures. Members of Metrolina Association for the Blind will be the first group to experience the artwork on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 10:45am. The public art department is working with other visually-impaired groups to come out and experience the artwork. ?Sight Unseen? is a new public artwork installed along Little Sugar Creek Greenway that is specifically geared toward the visually impaired. The art is located in Midtown Park, S. Kings Dr. and Baxter St. and created by Po Shu Wang and Louise Bertelsen of Living Lenses based in Berkley, California ?T.Ortega ..... the artwork of 'Sight Unseen",members of Metrolina Association for the Blind interact with the art ,as they walk around a 7ft mirror polished sphere and listen to musical tunes Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/20/3187177/sight-unseen-for-the-visually.html#storylink=cpy http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/20/3187177/sight-unseen-for-the-visually.html excerpt article Their Own Beacons From the darkrooms of SKIMS six visually impaired technicians have made numerous patients happy and doctors proud. Nazir Ganaie reports. Beeline of patients, waiting for their turns outside the main X-ray department of valley's premiere S-K Institute of medical sciences would be amazed; that the prints they take with them come from a darkroom manned by people who cannot see. The job of these visually impaired employees is to operate the darkroom including loading and unloading the x-ray film in cassettes. After going through the process, the x-ray prints are handed over to the patients for seeking expert opinion from the doctor. http://kashmirlife.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2483:their-own-beacons-&catid=17:life-story&Itemid=156 article excerpt Samsung Photo Exhibit Showcases Work by Blind Children Kate Oh, vice president-executive creative director of Cheil Worldwide, was struck by a picture she saw in a friend's office -- a child with his ear up to a camera. "My friend, a professional photographer, said blind people do take photos with their sense of hearing, smell and touch. I was deeply moved and that was the start," Ms. Oh said in an email interview with Ad Age. Cheil helped organize "Insight Exhibition" last month in Seoul, featuring work by 11 students from the Hanbit School for the Blind. Cheil said the exhibit "shows Samsung Electronics ' philosophy -- technology makes people happy." Cheil originally started as Samsung 's in-house advertising agency but in recent years has sought to differentiate itself from its key client. Cheil was behind the subway-station virtual-store campaign for Tesco that won the media Grand Prix at Cannes last year. The agency has also brought in industry veteran and former W&K exec Buz Sawyer to build its reputation in the Americas. For the exhibition, students were teamed with professional photographer Kang Young-ho and taught to take photos using different senses. http://adage.com/article/global-news/samsung-photo-exhibit-showcases-work-blind-children/233975/ Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/20/3187177/sight-unseen-for-the-visually.html#storylink=cpy From fnugg at online.no Fri May 4 12:51:09 2012 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 14:51:09 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] photo app, cartoonist, workshop Message-ID: <4FA3D0BD.3050103@online.no> SuperPhoto Easy iOS Photo Sharing App Announced, Accessible to Visually Impaired Carve Gybe Software has announced the availability of SuperPhoto, a new iOS Universal App that they call "the simplest way to take and share photos." SuperPhoto follows Apple's Accessibility guidelines and allows visually impaired users full access to all features using VoiceOver. http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/03/29/CG77162 article excerpt and link to video interview Visually impaired cartoonist and SF State student aspires to be published Patrick Ward makes himself comfortable on a bench in Cafe Rosso's popular patio area, hunched merely 6 inches away from his sketchpad and intent on drawing his next cartoon masterpiece to add to his portfolio. He is visually impaired, making this no small feat. Ward, 28, student and cartoonist, faces unique challenges in both the publishing industry and the campus community. The graduate student has pitched his drawings to The New York Times, Union Democrat and Mad Magazine http://www.goldengatexpress.org/author/bryanvo/ excerpt article At Salt Lake seminar, visually impaired learn how high tech can unleash creativity Educator explains the accessibility features of devices, Apple products. Laura Lee Rough, like many individuals who have a visual impairment, wants to get the most out of the vision she has remaining. She has learned a few technological tricks to make her life easier through the years, but her eyes were opened wide Saturday during a presentation at the John A. Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City. Luis Perez told the crowd that "people with disabilities have the right to be creative. It is as important as any other right to me," said the University of South Florida doctoral student and avid photographer, who has just 10 degrees of vision. "Creating something allows you to find your self-expression, to find your voice and to empower yourself." http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/faith/53784771-80/perez-apple-vision-accessibility.html.csp Photography workshop with the visually impaired As I am currently working on a project that uses photography and a tool for social change within communities in rural Salta, I get to meet some really cool people. One in particular is a photographer who works with the blind. For those who speak Spanish, check out this blog La Mirada Invisible . For those who don't, I'll explain it briefly /en ingl?s/! The project stems from the ideas that we see and experience the world around us using more that just our eyes, and that photography is a way of transmitting to others out perception of the world. So, because photography a medium of communication it's as much a mental process as a visual one. When looking at photography in this way, it opens it up to the visually impaired. La Mirada Invisible works using photography to overcome prejudices surrounding blindness, work on changing the concept of blindess within the community, as well as creating a new way to communicate our own subjective perceptions of the world. It's pretty neat. Definitely makes you think. http://hereiswhatilearnttoday.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/photography-workshop-with-the-visually-impaired/ website La Mirada Invisible http://integrarsalta.blogspot.com.ar/ From fnugg at online.no Fri May 4 14:39:53 2012 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 16:39:53 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Call For Entries -Virginia Message-ID: <4FA3EA39.8020305@online.no> Note: for applications go to website http://www.commonwealtheye.com/insight.html Call For Entries Commonwealth Eye Care Associates (CECA) invites blind and visually impaired artists from Virginia to participate in the first annual CECA /Insight/ Art Exhibit displaying paintings, drawings, sculptures, and other mixed media. Selected artwork will be displayed in the CECA reception area from August 2 through August 16, 2012. Artists interested in submitting their work need to apply by filling out an application. Categories include painting, photography, sculpture, drawings and mixed media. Each participate may enter up to four pieces in each category. Entries will be accepted now through June 1, 2012. /Insight/ artwork is selected on the basis of originality of concept, expressive use of media, artistic excellence, and the ability of the piece to inspire dialogue about the role of vision in the creative process. The CECA /Insight/ Art Exhibit will celebrate the artistic achievements of blind and visually impaired artists who are inspired to create a visual realm, focusing on their artistic abilities and talents rather than their disabilities. The exhibit will educate the public about eye diseases, visual impairment and vision rehabilitation. An open house is scheduled for August. Selected artwork will be sold during a silent auction and all proceeds will go to charity. Selected artists will share personal stories of their visual impairment and how they express their perspective through art. Applications Please download the application, using your preferred format, and fill out completely. 2012 Artist Application 2012 Artist Application You have 3 options for submitting your completed application. 1. E-mail it to amy at commonwealtheye.com 2. Mail it to Amy Philipp, 10431 Patterson Avenue, Richmond, VA 23236 3. Fax it to the attention of Amy Philipp at (804) 217-6400 *Audio applications accepted with hard copy signature Contact Information If you have any further questions, please contact Amy Philipp at amy at commonwealtheye.com or (804) 217-6363 http://www.commonwealtheye.com/insight.html _Calling all blind and visually-impaired artists! _ A really interesting art exhibit is in the works. The Commonwealth Eye Care Associates are inviting blind and visually-impaired artists from the Richmond region to submit their work for the first /Insight/ art exhibit. From the release: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The CECA Insight Art Exhibit will celebrate the artistic achievements of blind and visually impaired artists who are inspired to create a visual realm, focusing on their artistic abilities and talents rather than their disabilities. The exhibit will educate the public about eye diseases, visual impairment and vision rehabilitation. Submissions will be accepted through June 1st. Selected artwork will be displayed from August 2nd through August 16th. Here's information on how to submit art . http://rvanews.com/entertainment/calling-all-blind-and-visually-impaired-artists/59708 From fnugg at online.no Fri May 4 14:55:12 2012 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 16:55:12 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] art and health, 3D braille maps, Message-ID: <4FA3EDD0.8000407@online.no> Reader responds: 'Art does matter every day' /I wish more people could see the ripple effect that art plays in our society./ /As an artist, I have worked with Alzheimer patients, the blind, developmentally delayed and physically affected adults, not to mention the many children I have taught./ /I have personally witnessed the transformation in the mindset of some who have life's most challenging moments thrust upon them. I believe that the process of creating something with one's own mind and hands is indispensable to a healthy state. Art heals./ http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/how-the-blind-are-reinventing-the-iphone/256589/ Smart glasses producing 3D braille maps could help blind people navigate the world Glasses with cameras and other sensors more commonly found in robots could soon be used to help the blind navigate, using a tactile display to create a three-dimensional braille map of the person's surroundings. It's the idea of Professor Edwige Pissaloux, a researcher at Institut des Syst?mes Intelligents et de Robotique (ISIR) in Paris, which is also home to one of the teams contributing to the child-like robot iCub . http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/2/2993311/blind-navigation-glasses-braille-ISIR-pissaloux http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2012/05/new_glasses_could_help_blind_people_see_again_kind_of.html http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/05/02/104-Robotic-vision-may-phase-out-walking-stick-to-help-blind-navigate.html PLAINSBORO: Art to be part of healing process at hospital While the shelves will be fully stocked with bandages, gauze and tape to heal wounds as patients come for treatments at the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, all will be exposed to one universal therapy --- artwork. Installing artwork in hospitals is a growing trend across the United States, as a growing body of research shows art has healing powers. "Our job is to improve the patients experience here or anything that improves their clinical outcome is our job to provide," said Barry Rabner, CEO of Princeton HealthCare System. "It's not just X-rays and MRIs, it's also art." .... "We have some watercolors that were done by a quadriplegic man who holds the brush in his teeth and we have two sculptures that were done by a Princeton man (Gordon Gund) who also happens to be blind," said Mr. Rabner. "There's one he describes to be a salmon, it's curved and the head and tail are near are each other, and I asked Mr. Gund how he did that, and he said he went to the fish market and bought a salmon and felt it and manipulated it and bent it to understand how it should look and what the natural curve is to it. It's remarkable." A renowned sculptor and Princetonian, Mr. Gund -- the former majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA team -- lost his sight more than 40 years ago from retinitis pigmentosa. "I am very excited that the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro owns two of my sculptures and will have them on display there for years to come," said Mr. Gund, whose bronze sculptures will be located in the meditation garden and the Cancer Treatment Center's reflection pool. "I hope that viewing them and touching them will provide a calming, pleasing diversion to patients, their families and other visitors. "While I've sold some of my sculptures, I'm a long way from being a professional artist. First and foremost, I do it because I really enjoy it. It is real therapy for me to take images from my mind and turn them into something tangible with my hands. It is then especially satisfying if they are pleasing to others to touch and to see," said Mr. Gund. "Art is very healing to me both in enjoying the work of others and in creating it myself. http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2012/04/30/the_princeton_packet/news/doc4f9f06f48defa188815906.txt excerpt- Students from Overbrook School for the Blind participate in an Art-Reach clay workshop. Kayte Connelly, owner of Best Principled Solutions, serves on the Art-Reach board. http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/print-edition/2012/04/27/volunteer-donors-of-the-year.html?page=3 Ardent art show Bob Vogel didn't win any cash for his stained glass submission "Summer in Colorado." But the image depicting a woman of satin countenance looking over her shoulder was selected for the final exhibit. The color-blind artist whose wife had to choose the richly colored glass for him said the public exposure is just as well. The artisan owns Stained Glass Studio in St. Peter and said he decided to participate in the exhibit for the first time to seek new audiences for his work. "I'm trying to market myself a little more," he said. http://mankatofreepress.com/features/x130096887/Ardent-art-show article excerpt Blind potter passes on legacy to son VADODARA: Being blind is not a handicap for 60-year-old Kanti Prajapati when it comes to making artistic pottery items. Prajapati does this with his deft hands and has even trained his son in doing so. Prajapai had become famous after it came to light that he worked like any other potter despite being blind. Bollywood actor Farooq Sheikh, too, was impressed by his skills and gave him Rs 1 lakh about 10 yeas ago. Like many other potters, Prajapati stays in Kumbharwada locality in Fatehgunj. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-25/vadodara/31398219_1_pottery-dilip-wholesale-traders From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Fri May 11 08:09:53 2012 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 10:09:53 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Blackboard drawing tool! Congratulations Ann Message-ID: <6CC588DF64F27444A0B9D05DDC2BA1A86317C606BA@mail1> Hi, If you haven't seen or heard about Ann Cunningham's new drawing tool you can learn about it in the news video at this link http://www.9news.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1621260374001&odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cfeatured Also there is a nice description and video at Ann's Sensationalbooks.com http://sensationalbooks.com/ Elegant solution. Very nice! Congratulations Ann! Best, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From elisabethaxel at aol.com Sat May 26 17:16:44 2012 From: elisabethaxel at aol.com (Elisabeth Axel) Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 13:16:44 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Interesting Properties!!! Message-ID: <8CF097A75B16181-2140-456B1@webmail-m091.sysops.aol.com> Hello, Check out this properties, CLICK HERE. and log in with your email From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Mon Jun 4 12:50:48 2012 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 14:50:48 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE - July 12-14, 2012 Message-ID: <6CC588DF64F27444A0B9D05DDC2BA1A86317C606F9@mail1> forwarding The American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project Announces Its AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE - July 12-14, 2012 In Conjunction with ACB's 2012 Annual Conference and Convention Galt House Hotel - Louisville, Kentucky REGISTER at www.acbconvention.org/Attendees/ Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from television and film that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population (more than 25 million Americans experience significant vision loss). The signing of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act has spawned a virtual cottage industry for the development of description for broadcast television. BE A PART OF IT! Who Should Attend - Anyone interested in: - working as freelance description writers for broadcast television - working as a describer in a local performing arts program - working as a describer for visual art exhibitions - Experienced audio describers desiring an updated refresher course. NOTE: freelance writers for broadcast television projects can often be based anywhere in the world-computer equipment capable of accommodating high-speed downloads is a must. Topics Include-- 1) audio description history and theory 2) the "Four Fundamentals of Audio Description" (c) 3) active seeing/visual literacy-developing skills in concentration and observation 4) the art of "editing" what you see 5) vivid language: "The Visual Made Verbal"(tm) 6) "Speak the speech, I pray you"--using the spoken word to make meaning Program - Three full days of intensive, interactive training; - Two continental breakfasts and a Saturday luncheon will be provided; - Registration for the ACB 2012 Conference and Convention is included. The interactive sessions (limited use of lecture, questions/discussion throughout, generous use of media, and individual and group writing exercises) are designed to provide immediate feedback and "give and take," allowing for adaptation according to a sense of participants' grasp of the material. In addition, experienced users of description are a part of the Institute's faculty, providing an important perspective throughout the sessions. This Institute will begin at 8:30 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012 and conclude at 4:00 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012 (detailed agenda below). Participation is strictly limited. The Institute will issue ACB-sponsored certificates to all successful participants confirming completion of this professional description training program. Institute Director/Staff Joel Snyder-- One of the first audio describers, Mr. Snyder began describing theater events and media in 1981; he is the President of Audio Description Associates with clients around the world (see www.audiodescribe.com for more information) and Director of ACB's Audio Description Project. As Director of Described Media for the National Captioning Institute, he led a staff that produced description for nationally broadcast films and network series including "Sesame Street" broadcasts and DVDs. Snyder has trained describers in 30 states and the District of Columbia and he has brought description to over 30 countries. Most recently, Snyder trained describers in Iceland and conducted description workshops in Ireland, Israel, India, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Tuition - $450.00 ($430 plus $20 ACB Convention administrative fee) - credit card payment accepted by secure on-line registration (Registration will open at www.acb.org in late May/early June 2012.) Lodging You can make reservations by calling the Galt House at 1-800-843-4258; be sure to mention that you are with the American Council of the Blind Convention in order to receive the conference rate. If you'd like to make your reservation online, go to: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/acbl0712 Rates are $85 and do not include applicable taxes. To Apply Simply register on-line for the ACB 2012 Conference and Convention by visiting www.acb.org in late May / early June. Contact Joel Snyder at jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083 with any questions -- see you in Louisville! JOEL SNYDER Director, Audio Description Project American Council of the Blind jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083 www.acb.org/adp (tm) ACB logo ADP logo President, Audio Description Associates, LLC "The Visual Made Verbal" (tm) -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Tue Jun 12 08:21:42 2012 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:21:42 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Steve Landau's presentations UD 2012 Conference Message-ID: <6CC588DF64F27444A0B9D05DDC2BA1A86317C60708@mail1> Hi, With the kind permission of Steven Landau of Touch Graphics am forwarding links to his two presentations he will be holding this week at the UD 2012 Conference in Oslo, Norway. Interactive Multisensory Models Three case studies https://docs.google.com/presentation/pub?id=1Hb6Yo5zSjSOMa_ap7NjONZ27Tt7UBxt01ElGhe-LcDE&start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000#slide=id.p Universal Museum Guides with the Livescribe smartpen https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LH9eKdreIFK1bPqRwlv5cczYljq-zCyk8CoWjLDMKbY/edit#slide=id.p So, tusen takk skal du ha Steve og lykke til med presentasjoner. (Thousand thanks Steve and good luck with the presentations) Best, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Tue Jun 12 14:44:02 2012 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:44:02 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Multimodal Approaches to Learning International Conference Message-ID: <6CC588DF64F27444A0B9D05DDC2BA1A86317C60713@mail1> Forwarding: Multimodal Approaches to Learning International Conference Organized by Art Beyond Sight and The Metropolitan Museum of Art This fourth conference will take place on October 26-27, 2012 at the Metropolitan Museum. It addresses inclusive and multi-sensory learning environments and strategies, particularly in relation to the arts and museums. Our discussions will focus on experiences that involve sound, touch, movement, drama, olfactory and modes of proprioceptive learning. Multimodal learning and creative experiences are meaningful to all audiences including people with disabilities and people with different learning preferences. Conference participants and organizers aim to define a framework for engaging diverse audiences through multimodal experiences, and identify new trends and innovation in learning and museum practice. The trademark of this conference has been its diverse cross-disciplinary audience that includes: Museum staff, art educators, teaching artists, special education teachers, therapists, new media artists, researchers, computer engineers and technology specialists, Universal Design advocates, architects, exhibit, and product designers, and graduate students. You will find further information on the conference blog at: http://artbeyondsightconference.blogspot.com/ Marie Clapot Project Coordinator/Educator Art Beyond Sight 589 Broadway, 3rd fl. New York, NY 10012 (212) 334-8723 fax:(212) 941-6024 www.artbeyondsight.org www.nybeyondsight.org www.projectaccessforall.org Multimodal Approaches to Learning International Conference Organized by Art Beyond Sight and The Metropolitan Museum of Art October 26-28, 2012 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City This conference addresses inclusive and multisensory learning environments and strategies, particularly in relation to the arts and museums. Our discussions will focus on experiences that involve sound, touch, movement, drama, olfactory and modes of proprioceptive learning. Multimodal learning and creative experiences are meaningful to all audiences including people with disabilities and people with different learning preferences. First held in 2005, the conference has become a forum for cross-disciplinary creative thinking and the exchange of ideas. We will continue to foster dialogue between such diverse disciplines as neuroscience, cognitive psychology, education, museum studies, disability and cultural studies, technology, architecture, product design, and media art. New this year: The conference includes "Experiential Sessions and Artists' Workshops" inviting participants to reflect on artists' creative processes and their relevance to multimodal experiences. Some of these sessions will focus on multimedia and interactive art works; touchable and edible masterpieces; sound art, music, and the "soundscape" of a museum experience. "Museum Roundtables" also will be held, providing opportunities for further discussion. They will focus on such themes as handling and touch objects -- their role in learning and teaching, and artists' tools and processes, and multisensory learning. Speakers: Keynote Address by theater director Peter Sellars. Other Speakers include Margaret Livingstone, Author Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing, John Kennedy, University of Toronto, Author Drawing and the Blind; David Freedberg, Columbia University, Author The Power of Images; John Falk, Oregon State University, Author Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience; Rachel Herz, Brown University, Author The Scent of Desire: Discovering our enigmatic sense of smell; Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Harvard Medical Center; Martin Tr?ndle, Zepellin University/Mapping-Museum Project; KJ Baysa and Johannes Goebel, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC). Artists: Stephen Vitiello, Jennifer Rubell, Emilie Baltz, Luke Dubois, Daniel Rozin, Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg of Nervous System, and Lou Mallozzi. Sofia Paraskeva, Eric Brun-Sanglard of the Blind Designer, John Bramblitt. For full program, visit: http://artbeyondsightconference.blogspot.com/ For more information, contact Marie Clapot at aeb at artbeyondsight.org or call (212) 334-8723. -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services-