[Art_beyond_sight_educators] links

[fnugg at online.no]

Hi,

Am going through a back log of links and coming accross stories that I 
think I have sent before, but am sending, just in case.

Regards,

Lisa


Creative visionaries: Asheville's Industries for the Blind brings art to 
the mind's eye
http://mountainx.com/news/community-news/creative_visionaries_ashevilles_industries_for_the_blind_brings_art_to_the_/



story sent earlier,
Rocky River: Legally blind artist, 98, creates digital art
http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/310095/3/Rocky-River-Legally-blind-artist-98-creates-digital-art
Deaf and blind artist wins award
http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/10623118.Deaf_and_blind_artist_wins_award/

Blind Roanoke City student wins national art award
http://www.wsls.com/story/23233358/roanoke-city-middle-school-student

Legally blind teen draws amazing art by seeing past her disability

Lauren Mills is only 13 years old, but the legally blind teen has been 
creating art for as long as she can remember.

Lauren has Nystagmus, a condition that causes involuntary, fast-paced 
eye-movement. But the 9th grader at Peterson Seventh-Day Adventist 
Academy is proving to be a shining inspiration to many who meet her and 
see her paintings.

http://www.wxyz.com/news/legally-blind-teen-draws-amazing-art-by-seeing-past-her-disability

Sacramento's blind photographer honored by United Nations
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/01/5786507/sacramentos-blind-photographer.html


  At the Touch Art Fair, you feel your way

It's not just sighted people who can appreciate art. At the first event 
of its kind in the UK, the exhibits are there to be touched

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/15/touch-art-fair-feel-exhibits-touched