From fnugg at online.no Tue Jan 8 08:57:24 2013 From: fnugg at online.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:57:24 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Bramblitt, makeup artist, audio map Message-ID: <50EBDF74.8010502@online.no> Great audio/video with John Bramblitt. Like it because it describes how he paints - techniques he uses and more. Video and article Painting in the Dark: Blind Painter Creates a Vibrant World It's been more than 10 years since Bramblitt, 37, lost the last vestiges of his dwindling eyesight, probably due to epilepsy . He confesses that the prospect of never drawing again left him in the "deepest, darkest hole." Then one day he tried "sketching" in a whole new way, using fast-drying paint squeezed from a tube to create a raised outline on paper http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/style-trends/info-06-2012/blind-painter-painting-in-the-dark.html Lancaster painter, blind in one eye, is Big Tex's makeup artist Celebrities rely on makeup artists to look their best, and for Big Tex, that painter is Jer Giles. Since the mid-'90s, Jer has painted the giant cowpoke, touching him up before he welcomes the crowds at the State Fair of Texas http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20121214-lancaster-painter-blind-in-one-eye-is-big-texs-makeup-artist.ece Kinect , a motion-sensing input device based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral by IT giant Microsoft Corporation for its Xbox 360 console and Windows PCs, is not just for games anymore. Employees at the Microsoft India Development Centre (MSIDC) in Hyderabad have developed applications using Kinect, which would help hearing and speech impaired 'talk' to others across the world, and visually impaired 'walk' their way to their destination safely through objects in an indoor space. http://www.crazyengineers.com/navatar-the-indoor-navigation-system-for-visually-impaired-2132/ From fnugg at online.no Tue Jan 8 09:35:11 2013 From: fnugg at online.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:35:11 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye, Tate Modern, London Message-ID: <50EBE84F.4090101@online.no> Hi, Article about Munch, his visual impairment, and exhibiton at the Tate. excerpt Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye, Tate Modern, London In the spring of 1930, Edvard Munch suffered a haemorrhage in his right eye. Munch's left eye had always been weak: the right was his strong eye, his painting eye. Now, there was a blind spot in the middle of its field of vision, ringed with a penumbra of concentric colours. For any other artist, this might have been a catastrophe. Munch, inset below, was delighted. The bleed in his eye united his twin obsessions, with the subjectivity of seeing and his own ill health. The images he made in the months it took the haemorrhage to clear are among the most arresting in Tate Modern's http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/reviews/edvard-munch-the-modern-eye-tate-modern-london-7901758.html From fnugg at online.no Tue Jan 8 12:10:32 2013 From: fnugg at online.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:10:32 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Theater, artist, Scents and Sensibility, architects, Christmas cards Message-ID: <50EC0CB8.7020209@online.no> Twin Cities: For blind theatergoers, a play-by-play You know when you go to the theater and there are people who won't stop talking during the show? Rick Jacobson is one of those people, except he wins awards and gets paid for doing it. Jacobson, 53, is an audio describer. Much like the American Sign Language interpreters who sign shows for deaf patrons, he describes theater performances for blind patrons at about 15 area theaters. Jacobson sits in the audience at predetermined performances, speaking into a stenographer's muffle, which prevents his neighbors from hearing what he says. Blind patrons wear headsets so they can hear Jacobson tell them what the characters are wearing, what the sets look like and what the actors are doing on stage. For those efforts, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts gave Jacobson last year's Sally Award for arts access. http://www.twincities.com/ci_22326014/twin-cities-blind-theatergoers-play-by-play Blind artist: 'My fingers are my eyes' With a deft hand, Julie Wallace uses a latch hook to create masterpieces from canvas and bits of yarn. Her subject matter includes Jesus, flowers, animals and landscapes, just about anything one can imagine. What makes Wallace's artwork particularly fascinating is the fact that she has been blind since the age of 16, when retinitis pigmentosa robbed her of her sight. But she isn't letting that slow her down. http://www.wdnweb.com/2012/06/27/blind-artist-my-fingers-are-my-eyes/ An artist's vision: Blind painter uses her hands to see Annie Young sold all her paints when she lost her sight. All her brushes. She gave up on being an artist. Then a good friend brought over a canvas and paints. "Enough of this nonsense," the friend told her. Young painted. It was different than when she had her sight. Her paints are all marked in Braille. She uses acrylic --- something she can feel --- rather than oil. And her hands have become her paintbrushes. http://lacrossetribune.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_d7a84028-60d4-11e0-b632-001cc4c03286.html Exhibition hosts visionary display of sight loss artists Scents and Sensibility's theme is fragrance expressed through exhibits including painting, sculpture and photography http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/apr/05/sight-loss-artists-exhibition-scents-sensibility http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2011/apr/05/visually-impaired-artists-scents-exhibition?intcmp=239 iPhone app brightens up color blind world Like most people termed color blind, Howard Hart is really color deficient. He sees some bold colors, but definitely not subtler tones. "Even bananas, I kind of stopped eating bananas," says Hart. "I either buy them too green or they're over ripe." But with the help of a new device, he can now see those shades in a different way. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/health&id=8053125 Berkeley Square team up with RNIB for exhibition of art by blind and partially sighted artists A pop-up art exhibition showcasing the work of six blind and partially sighted artists will take place at the Vaad Gallery in London on 11 and 12 April 2011. Scents and Sensibility is a collection of artists' interpretations of Bergamot Noir, Berkeley Square Cosmetics latest fragrance. http://www.basenotes.net/content/707-Berkeley-Square-team-up-with-RNIB-for-exhibition-of-art-by-blind-and-partially-sighted-artists Lighthouse for the Blind Publishes Guidebook: Exploring St. Louis from Blind Person's Perspective *48 Page Guidebook is Blind Author Stephen Kissel's Assessment of Local Attractions' Accessibility* http://www.prlog.org/11414641-lighthouse-for-the-blind-publishes-guidebook-exploring-st-louis-from-blind-persons-perspective.html Touchy Exhibit at Miami Art Museum Going to an art exhibit is a visual experience, but at the Miami Art Museum they believe in art for all - including those who are losing or have lost their sense of sight. Beauty is in the hands of these beholders. http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Please-DO-touch-the-Art-119015069.html On the Town | Get the scoop on city's arts future In conjunction with the exhibit, a panel discussion called "Louisville's Arts Future" will be held today at 5:30 p.m. at the Cressman Center. Panelists include Peter Morrin, head of the University of Louisville's Arts and Culture Partnerships Initiative; artist C.J. Pressma; artwithoutwalls director Alice Gray Stites and Roberta Williams of the American Printing House for the Blind. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110401/SCENE05/304010036/1047/SCENE/On-Town-Get-scoop-city-s-arts-future?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CEntertainment%7Cs&nclick_check=1 The Blind Design Paradox Those outside the design industry may often wonder what makes for good architectural design. Most laypeople would say good design is aesthetically pleasing and unique, but their assessment would likely end there. Rarely do people stop to think what makes for good architectural design for those who lack the ability to see. The Blind Design Paradox, a term coined by WJM architect William J. Martin, considers what factors make architectural design stand out from the point of view of the visually impaired. Martin says the blind design philosophy attempts to create equilibrium between design factors while transcending architectural fashion. In hopes of empowering architects and designers, the philosophy encourages finding an appropriate balance between three fundamental factors of architectural design: aesthetics, function and economics. .... The Blind Design Paradox highlights the importance of balancing the three factors of architectural design effectively. In terms of catering for those who cannot see a building's design, architects focus on creating tactile and acoustic beauty to create aesthetic appeal. http://designbuildsource.com.au/the-blind-design-paradox website http://www.wjmarchitect.com/info.htm http://www.wjmarchitect.com/econofunctionalaesthetic.htm Blind architect finds inspiration in loss /Architects rely on imagination to help them see a building even before it's built. For Chris Downey that skill is essential. He designed buildings for 20 years, but then he lost his eyesight. Using special technology he's managed to continue his career in architecture and help design buildings for the blind. The California Report 's Scott Shafer has this story./ http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/01/03/29931/blind-architect-finds-inspiration-in-loss/ Blindness is no barrier to children's creativity IT is a challenge presented to students across the country at this time of year -- creating a special Christmas card to add that personal touch for friends and family. For pupils at the Royal Blind School, however, the annual Christmas card competition has a far more important part to play. http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/blindness-is-no-barrier-to-children-s-creativity-1-2695486 From fnugg at online.no Tue Jan 8 14:18:58 2013 From: fnugg at online.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:18:58 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] photography, chemistry, Bramblitt, exhibition, colour blind Message-ID: <50EC2AD2.8040907@online.no> Rehabilitation Through Photography To Hold Huge Raffle At PhotoPlus Rehabilitation Through Photography is a charity devoted to helping individuals by using photography, and at this year's PhotoPlus Expo they're going to be holding a huge raffle to help fund them for the immediate future. Originally founded 70 years ago to help soldiers and their families, RTP now works with veterans, the physically and emotionally challenged, the elderly, at-risk youth, the economically disadvantaged, the homeless and, the visually impaired, and has support programs throughout New York City for those who need them. http://www.popphoto.com/news/2011/10/rehabilitation-through-photography-to-hold-huge-raffle-photoplus DLA Aviation advocate highlights employees with disabilities DLA Aviation chemical engineer Noel Romey, visually impaired since birth, demonstrates the technological equipment that enables him to perform his job at a multicultural event Oct. 4 http://www.dvidshub.net/news/78663/dla-aviation-advocate-highlights-employees-with-disabilities Blind Artist John Bramblitt -- The Art of Living Gallery http://myhealthandliving.com/2011/10/19/watch-blind-artist-john-bramblitt-the-art-of-living-gallery/ Eyes on the Arts It's an opportunity for those with vision loss to experience art. The Canadian National Institute for the Blind is hosting an exhibit at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery today. Event Coordinator Donald Anderson says Eyes on the Arts features pieces of tactile art made by local artists. He says the works are all touchable so that those who are blind or experience vision loss can experience the art through feel. http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=39853 I'm colour blind: Gaurav Khanna http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Im-colour-blind-Gaurav-Khanna/articleshow/10427453.cms From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Wed Jan 23 08:48:02 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:48:02 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Call for papers: British Journal of Visual Impairment Special Issue: Visual Impairment & Aesthetics In-Reply-To: <50FF7BCA.5020307@online.no> References: <20130119192750.1252363qbm9enz6s@www.staffmail.ed.ac.uk> <50FF7BCA.5020307@online.no> Message-ID: Hi, Dr. David Feeney was so kind as to forward me a call for papers for the upcoming special issue of the British Journal of Visual Impairments. The theme of the issue is Visual Impairment and Aesthetics. Ask you too to please forward it to other lists etc who might be interested. Link to Bristish Journal of Visual Impairments http://jvi.sagepub.com/ Text of call for papers BJVI Special Issue: visual impairment and aesthetics: Drafting the constitution of a sensory democracy Deadline for Submissions: 1 May 2013 Although the discipline of aesthetics has laboured long under the illusion of its own sociopolitical removal, increased emphasis on identity politics, individual difference, and inclusiveness has prompted widespread misgivings about the long-assumed social isolation and ideological neutrality of the discipline. While recent work within several disciplines within the arts, humanities, and sciences reflects this increased interest in differential and inclusionary aspects of aesthetic perception, the contribution of disability studies to this democratic enterprise resists easy demarcation. In 2002, Mairian Corker and Tom Shakespeare observed that disability theorists had been too slow to embrace the radical implications for their discipline that are latent in the postmodern perspective. The decade that has passed since Corker and Shakespeare volunteered their disapproving verdict has witnessed heightened levels of activity by disability theorists and practitioners within interdisciplinary explorations of inclusionary approaches to aesthetics, increased awareness of the potential role of the arts within wider health and well-being agendas, and mounting critical interest in imaginative renderings of the experience of disability. The forthcoming Special Issue of the British Journal of Visual Impairment (January 2014), therefore, represents an opportune means to gauge the extent to which disability studies has overcome its earlier hesitancy to involve itself in the contemporary repoliticisation of processes of art production and reception, to identify emerging trends in the fostering of innovative and inclusive art education and practice environments, and to take stock of work that remains to be done within this field before it can be meaningfully claimed that individuals with visual impairment have been unconditionally included. One aspect of the increased critical scrutiny to which traditional universal aesthetic principles continue to be subjected, which has an obvious bearing on the drive toward greater inclusion of individuals with visual impairment, is an increasingly widespread criticism of the privilege traditionally afforded to vision within art appreciation, the consequent passivity of the spectator, and the under-utilisation of the non-visual senses. Environmental aesthetics has also deviated from the motive of furthering understanding and appreciation of landscape and environmental engagement in ways that prioritise the visual as the modality through which our surroundings register their impression. Increasing interest in phenomenology within a variety of disciplines has prompted a gradual displacement of concern for the spectatorial by that for the 'immersive' or 'experiential', while a corresponding burgeoning of interest in medical humanities has brought a number of traditionally remote disciplines into innovative forms of theoretical and experiential exchange in order to probe the interface between disability and art. At the same time, art education institutions and museums and galleries are beginning to assume greater responsibility for the development of inclusive and 472418JVI31110.1177/0264619612472418The British Journal of Visual ImpairmentCall for Papers 2012 Call for papers 72 The British Journal of Visual Impairment 31(1) multisensory learning environments and strategies in order to facilitate inclusive art experiences through greater use of sound, touch, movement, performance, olfaction, installation, and modes of proprioceptive learning. In preparation for our Special Issue of the British Journal of Visual Impairment (January 2014), we invite contributions on the theme of visual impairment and aesthetics. It is intended that the Special Issue will provide a framework for a cross-disciplinary pooling of resources, ideas, and examples of good inclusive theory and practice, in order to foster dialogue between such diverse domains as medical humanities, literary theory, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, education, museum studies, disability and cultural studies, technology, architecture, technology and product design, art teaching and therapy, and media and performance art. As we do not wish to delimit the range of issues that might be addressed, we are inviting systematic and historical studies from all traditions and on any topic in analytic or applied aesthetics and critical and cultural theory with a bearing on the lived experiences and/or creative portrayal and engagement of individuals with visual impairment. The following list of possible concerns may, however, be helpful: - Is cultural policy capable of facilitating sensation? - What constitutes an affirmative imaginative rendering of blindness? - How can we resolve the tension between the prominent role allocated to verbal mediation in access provision and historical assertions that the impact of art defies description? - In what ways do the differing sensory configurations among facilitator and participant problematise the provision of guided aesthetic experiences, and how might these issues be addressed? - How do sighted and non-visual experiences of attraction and aversion differ from one another? - Is the cultivation of a sensory democracy within the aesthetic domain a realisable objective? - In what ways can the entire sensorium inform explorations of the materiality of works of visual art? - As we endeavour to apply correctives to the traditional privileging of vision within the art world, what lessons can we learn from non-Western societies? - To what extent does novelty account for historical fascination with blindness among sighted artists? - Is it inevitable that visual media such as cinema will apply the 'deficit model' of disability to their representations of blindness and low vision? - In what ways can technological innovation and neurocognitive approaches to creativity and the arts enhance existing access provision? - What are the intellectual property implications of the reproduction of artworks in accessible formats, and how might these be addressed? - In what ways does receptivity to blindness in the art domain and in wider society differ? - In what ways can participation in the arts optimise the inclusion of individuals with visual impairment within a wider health and well-being agenda? ** What varieties of empathetic engagement are afforded by imaginative renderings of visual impairment in the arts? Thanks to Dr. Feeney. Regards, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Wed Jan 23 14:10:22 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:10:22 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] NyT article 2 Senses Missing, 3 Others Step Up Message-ID: 2 Senses Missing, 3 Others Step Up excerpt For the deaf and blind performers of Nalagaat, an acclaimed Israeli theater ensemble, the impregnable darkness and silence is just reality, a black canvas on which to work. http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/theater/nalagaat-israeli-troupe-of-deaf-blind-actors.html?_r=0 -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Thu Jan 24 06:39:03 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:39:03 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Just Imagine - Kelowna, BC Message-ID: Hi, Prof. Kennedy sent me the article about the exhibition, Just Imagine, in Kelowna Canada. Thanks Prof. Kennedy from me and the list. Best, Lisa Extract from AMA, Art Media Agency "Just Imagine": four blind and vision-impaired international artists at the Kelowna Art Gallery The exhibition"Just Imagine" at the Kelowna (British Columbia, Canada) Art Gallery opening on 12 January 2013 and running through 17 March 2013, brings together the work of four blind and vision-impaired artists in a show that will certainly engage Kelowna audiences. Curated by blind local artist Ruth Bieber, the exhibition intends to explore what it means to be human and the innumerous ways in which people respond to the world around them, thus creating a conversation about how humans see and perceive. "Just Imagine" highlights the work and methods of artists Bruce Horak, Busser Howell, PJ Lockhart and Eriko Watanabe. They all explore the idea that, once get past the typical notions of "seeing", the potential for artistic and creative expression is limitless. " http://www.artmediaagency.com/en/58409/four-blind-and-vision-impaired-international-artists-celebrated-at-the-kelowna-art-gallery/ -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Tue Jan 29 11:01:57 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:01:57 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Grid beams Message-ID: Hi, I was reading about grid beams the other day and thought that it might be of interest. What it is, is basically an erector set for making large things like tables, chairs, buildings etc. It uses two by twos, that have holes drilled in them their full length and they are connected with nuts and bolts. Material used is either wood, aluminum or steel. The other idea behind it is that it is fully dismountable. The beams form the frame and either plywood, cloth etc is used for surfaces if needed. Would like to hear what you think. Excerpt: One of the neatest aspects of the Grid beam system is just how simple it is. Amazingly, It doesn't require any special hubs or connectors to make a strong frame. Since Grid beam is cut to standard modular lengths, you know how many holes are on a beam. If you can count then you can build! Grid beam uses a simple geometry and a repeating hole pattern to create what we call tri-lapping joints or "Tri-joints". When three beams are brought together in an xyz axis, (like in a corner) the bolt holes magically line up. Three bolts from three directions lock the materials together, into perfect 90 degree angles, something difficult to achieve when welding. Though clunky looking at first, they add strength and rigidity to projects. Tri-joints can be created anywhere in a frame but usually end up in the corners. The more tri-joints in a frame, the stronger it becomes. http://www.gridbeam.com/about/ Regards, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Fri Feb 1 13:16:45 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:16:45 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Growing old artistically Message-ID: Hi, Thought might be of interest. Best, Lisa Growing old artistically The creation of art requires a complex interplay between brain and body. Indeed, the appearance of a finished piece is intimately linked to both the subjective experiences and mental processes of the artist. Scientists are beginning to appreciate how art can be used to study changes in body and mind as individuals age. This research is opening new doors in both our understanding of the ageing process and the way we diagnose and treat age related disorders. http://thebrainbank.scienceblog.com/2013/01/29/growing-old-artistically/ -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From NancyHenryK at aol.com Fri Feb 1 15:30:53 2013 From: NancyHenryK at aol.com (NancyHenryK at aol.com) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 10:30:53 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Growing old artistically Message-ID: <158ea.6c9c3263.3e3d39ad@aol.com> Thank you, Lisa. I am very interested. Nancy Henry In a message dated 2/1/2013 8:18:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Lisa.Yayla at statped.no writes: Hi, Thought might be of interest. Best, Lisa Growing old artistically The creation of art requires a complex interplay between brain and body. Indeed, the appearance of a finished piece is intimately linked to both the subjective experiences and mental processes of the artist. Scientists are beginning to appreciate how art can be used to study changes in body and mind as individuals age. This research is opening new doors in both our understanding of the ageing process and the way we diagnose and treat age related disorders. http://thebrainbank.scienceblog.com/2013/01/29/growing-old-artistically/ -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- _______________________________________________ Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_educators: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/nanc yhenryk%40aol.com From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Thu Feb 21 09:45:37 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:45:37 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] [accessibleimage] 3-D Pen for any interested In-Reply-To: <000001ce0fe2$fc4b6c70$f4e24550$@net> References: <000001ce0fe2$fc4b6c70$f4e24550$@net> Message-ID: Hi Robert, Thank you for the link. This sounds like a really interesting tool. Since it?s a tool for the general public would guess parents, teachers etc could use this to make tactile graphics pretty easily from what it looks like. The building of the model of the Eiffel Tower from the stencil was very interesting. Could not find the projected cost so hopefully ? Regards, Lisa Hello: I saw the following about an item called the 3ddoodler, and thought it would be of interest. The 3ddoodler is a pen that will output ABS or PLA plastic. Users will be able to freehand draw with it. This is a project being funded with KickStarter, and it would appear that they have the funding. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1351910088/3doodler-the-worlds-first-3d-printing-pen Regards, Robert -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Tue Feb 26 07:48:42 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:48:42 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] "Blind Sight" Photography Contest Message-ID: Forwarding: "Blind Sight" Photography Contest Hello, My company, OIC Books, was recently inspired by the artwork of Bruce Hall and Pete Eckert, two visually impaired photographers, to create a photography competition in which the photographs are taken without using the sense of sight. I'm writing to ask you to share news of this competition with your members and invite them to enter. In this blog article we first presented the work of Hall and Eckert: http://www.oh-i-see.com/blog/2012/12/13/creative-process-seeing-differently/ This blog article describes the "Blind Sight Photography Contest" that we are conducting on Facebook from now until March 15: http://www.oh-i-see.com/blog/2013/02/07/see-differently-blind-sight-photography-contest/ The contest is open to anyone over 18 worldwide who would like to participate. Entrants must take a photograph without their use of sight and cannot crop or manipulate the photo in any way. Ten finalists will be chosen by popular vote with winners selected by a panel of three distinguished professional in the field of photography. If you are willing to spread the word of the competition to your membership, please forward the following link where members can enter and see the official rules: https://www.facebook.com/OICmoments/app_451684954848385. Thank you for considering and publicizing this opportunity. If you have any questions or if I can help in any way, please contact me. Regards, Emily Emily Wood Marketing, OIC Books 26385 Carmel Rancho Blvd, Suite 103 Carmel, CA 93923 855-OIC-4-OIC (855-642-4642) ewood at Oh-I-See.com http://www.Oh-I-See.com -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Fri Mar 1 10:13:29 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 11:13:29 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Motion amplified - making the invisible visible Message-ID: Hi, Thought this would be of great interest. MIT has a project where small differences in an object, over time, in a video are amplified making it obvious to the viewer that there is a change going on. For example one could see that someone has a pulse by looking at a video. There are software programs that put sounds to color to make a soundscape, read meterological diagrams - but what if with this new technology the differences in the video are put to sound then also a blind listener could hear a pulse - without a stethoscope? Sort of like a magnifying glass for movement you can't see. Best to read the article - did not do it justice Links to Mit article, NYTimes article and video, project website and paper. Code is available at the project's website. Excerpt: MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) will present new software that amplifies variations in successive frames of video that are imperceptible to the naked eye. So, for instance, the software makes it possible to actually "see" someone's pulse, as the skin reddens and pales with the flow of blood, and it can exaggerate tiny motions, making visible the vibrations of individual guitar strings or the breathing of a swaddled infant in a neonatal intensive care unit. The system is somewhat akin to the equalizer in a stereo sound system, which boosts some frequencies and cuts others, except that the pertinent frequency is the frequency of color changes in a sequence of video frames, not the frequency of an audio signal. The prototype of the software allows the user to specify the frequency range of interest and the degree of amplification. The software works in real time and displays both the original video and the altered version of the video, with changes magnified. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/amplifying-invisible-video-0622.html Finding the Visible in the Invisible Finding the Visible in the Invisible A team of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a computer program that reveals colors and motions in video that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/02/27/science/100000002087758/finding-the-visible-in-the-invisible.html#100000002087758 Project website Eulerian Video Magnification for Revealing Subtle Changes in the World http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/amplifying-invisible-video-0622.html Link to paper Motion Magnification http://people.csail.mit.edu/celiu/motionmag/motionmag.html Best, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Thu Mar 7 08:53:55 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:53:55 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Tactile Graphics Conference reminder Message-ID: Forwarding Tactile Graphics Conference "Please note that conference registration will be closing on Sunday, March 31, so if you have not registered yet, please do so before then." www.nfb.org/tactilegraphicsconference. Regards, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Mon Mar 18 09:31:45 2013 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:31:45 +0100 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] [UACCESS-L] NEWS: Sen. Harkin introduces 2 bills for media access, in theaters and in-flight Message-ID: Forwarding from EASI Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), long-time champion of the rights of people with disabilities and author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, has introduced new amendments to the ADA and to the Air Carriers Access Act to expand access to media. > >These new bills promise to fully include people with sensory >disabilities in two key venues for entertainment and information: movie >theaters and airlines. They require captions and video description in >movie theaters as well as in-flight entertainment, and include >provisions for making seat-back touch-screens accessible on airlines. > >WGBH's National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM: >http://ncam.wgbh.org) successfully conducted research and development >projects on each of these innovations, and brought captions and >descriptions to movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada through its >patented "MoPix" technology (www.mopix.org). NCAM also led the "Making >In-flight Communication and Entertainment Accessible" project >(http://ncam.wgbh.org/invent_build/movies/making-in-flight-communicatio >n) which prototyped captions, descriptions, and accessible displays for >airline entertainment systems. > >These innovative research projects were funded by the US Department of >Education's National Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation. > >Press release from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, >and Pensions (HELP): >a8-b565-0b8a218f5889&groups=Chair>http://www.help.senate.gov/newsroom/p >ress/release/?id=347af2ed-b204-45a8-b565-0b8a218f5889&groups=Chair > >-- Larry > >Larry Goldberg, Director >Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media >(NCAM) WGBH One Guest St. >Boston, MA 02135 > >617-300-3722 (voice/fax) >Larry_Goldberg at wgbh.org >ncam.wgbh.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's never too late to become what you might have been. George Eliot Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010 http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html ----------------------- Check out EASI's New Synchronous Clinics: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi Online Courses and Clinics http://easi.cc/workshop.htm To sign off this list send e-mail to listserv at listserv.icors.org saying signoff itd-jnl -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services-