From blindwithcamera at gmail.com Sat Jan 24 06:59:46 2015 From: blindwithcamera at gmail.com (partho bhowmick) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:29:46 +0530 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Blind With Camera - Bhavesh Patel (blind photographer) shoots Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif for LUX campaign Message-ID: Bhavesh Patel born blind photographer shoots Katrina Kaif for the LUX campaign. He is trained in photography under Blind With Camera since 2010. This is for first time in the world a blind photographer is engaged in a commercial campaign. Bhavesh is being paid as per industry standard and treated with full dignity by Unilevel and agency JWT. Bhavesh says ?Visually Impaired Person (VIP) has really become a Very Important Person (VIP).? Video of LUX campaign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2NbWcqAGso Interview of Bhavesh Patel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-3RuCEhGu4&src_vid=y2NbWcqAGso&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_2769297033 Still pictures of Katrina Kaif taken by Bhavesh http://www.houseoflux.com/article/1000004394/see-more-photos-of-katrina-by-photographer-bhavesh-patel About Bahvesh & connect to photography http://www.houseoflux.com/article/1000004395/bhavesh-patel-the-photographer-of-lux-perfume-portraits Interview of DOP of the LUX video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMH_HWBWV_0&src_vid=y2NbWcqAGso&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_2927982035 Best Regards Partho Bhowmick Founder of Blind With Camera & Beyond Sight Foundation Mumbai India www.blindwithcamera.org www.blindwithcameraschool.org From manahdance at gmail.com Thu Jan 29 11:18:38 2015 From: manahdance at gmail.com (Mana Hashimoto) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:18:38 -0500 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] TONIGHT! Please come to blind dancer FLICfest performance in Brooklyn Message-ID: Dear friends, As a choreographer and dancer who happen to be blind, my dream is to spread my passion for dance to people of all abilities. Tonight, I?ll take one step closer towards achieving this dream. I would like to cordially invite you to attend my dance performance ?Stories of the Blind ? Light, Shadow and Wind? tonight (January 29) 9PM as part of FLICfest dance festival at Irondale Center in Brooklyn (3 minute walk from Brooklyn Academy of Music). Will you please take a moment to watch a 4-minute video clip of me dancing, and consider coming tonight to my dance performance? My website is www.manahashimoto.com ~ About ?Stories of the Blind ? Light, Shadow and Wind? ~ In ?Stories of the Blind ? Light, Shadow and Wind? I will reveal my fears, struggles, hopes, longing and dreams before and after losing my sight. Wind blows between the reflections of light and shadow, from past, present to future ? as I seek the true meaning of ?once I was blind, but now I see?. ~ Performance details ~ What: ?Stories of the Blind ? Light, Shadow and Wind? solo contemporary dance performance at FLICfest 2015 Where: Irondale Center (3 min walk from Brooklyn Academy of Music) When: January 29th 9PM to 9:45PM (proceeded by complimentary 7:30PM opening show and followed by complimentary 10PM performance cabaret if you want to stay ? Free with same ticket!) Price: 1 ticket gets you into 3 shows! $25 General Admission; $20 Student/Artist/Senior Buy ticket at: www.manahashimoto.com/flicfest Please also spread the word on social media: Facebook www.facebook.com/manadanceart Twitter www.twitter.com/manadanceart ~ Media coverage for Stories of the Blind ~ Please read these articles about ?Stories of the Blind ? Light, Shadow and Wind? - The Dance Enthusiast ?Mana Hashimoto Creates a New Vision for Dance? (Jan 26, 2015) http://www.dance-enthusiast.com/features/view/Hashimoto-FLICfest - Columbia Daily Spectator ?FLICfest Showcases Dance in 2015 Festival? (Jan 22, 2015) http://columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2015/01/21/flicfest-showcase-eclectic-choreography-experimental-dance ~ Reviews of my past performances ~ - - ??all expert performers in the hypersensitive vein that reminds you of creatures sensing their world through quivering antennae?? ? Tobi Tobias, the Village Voice reviewing Treadders in the Snow - ? [Mana Hashimoto] is the serene, imposing center of the storm? ? Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times on Treadders in the Snow dance company - ??a uniquely gifted individual whose influence has been deeply felt in the international dance world.? ? Nancy Stevens, documentary filmmaker and formerly with Martha Graham Dance Company - ?[Mana Hashimoto] has made a significant impact on the arts scene and has a critical role to play in the evolution of modern dance in the United States.? ? Joanne Tucker, Founder of Avodah Ensemble Would you please so kindly let me know if you can come or help me spread the word? Thank you very much! Your support and encouragement give me inspirations and energy! Warmly, Mana Hashimoto Blind contemporary dancer, choreographer and founder of Dance without Sight Website: www.manahashimoto.com Email: manahdance at gmail.com P.S. If you are interested in knowing how I got to this point, please read my journey below! As you might know my entire project is called Dance without Sight which produces workshops and dance performances. This is inspired by my personal experience. I had been a trained dancer for many years before I experienced complete vision lost in adulthood. Yet, I would like to think I have overcome many challenges and today I continue to dance. As I continued my journey to keep dancing without sight information, I realized that most people, including myself before sight loss, deeply believed that dance was a visually-oriented art form. This stereotypical and narrow view in fact has closed many possibilities for our bodies and for dance. What would happen if we close our eyes, open our hearts and dance? Dance would become a rich multisensory experience. With this inspiration I began the first Dance without Sight workshop in 2009. I am very grateful to the first group of sighted and non-sighted artists who were willing to give this a try. In these workshops, sighted participants were asked to blindfold themselves to expand their creative horizon. Since then, I have given Dance without Sight workshops within the United States, Europe, and Japan. To pursue my dream, I continue to produce solo contemporary dance performances to connect people of all abilities through dance ? that is one of my goals for Dance without Sight. Disabled Americans are one of the largest minority groups in the country, yet this group is often strangely absent in contemporary performances. I believe everywhere we all share a common human bond ? and in this spirit I use dance performances to share with audience the blind experience and in turn I hope to inspire a fresh vision. Furthermore, it is my dream to one day produce performances that are accessible to all members of audience, including blind audience. I am excited to explore ways to provide audio description for a small group of blind audience, and experiment with a multisensory approach, one element at a time, to turn the need of audience with disabilities into a fountain of inspirations for the dance field. Thank you very much for your support! From nfbmdtlc-chapter at nfbnet.org Wed Feb 11 19:21:22 2015 From: nfbmdtlc-chapter at nfbnet.org (Baines, Lorena via Nfbmdtlc-chapter) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:21:22 -0600 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Summer Internships for People with Disabilities at the National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. Message-ID: Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_BY1PR09MB0421A7D5BA76DCE7DA6814F091240BY1PR09MB0421namp_" The National Gallery of Art is pleased to announce Summer Internships for People with Disabilities. Nine-week summer internships provide opportunities to work on projects directed by a Gallery curator or department head. Biweekly museum seminars introduce interns to the broad spectrum of museum work, and to Gallery staff, departments, programs, and functions. Eligibility Any college student (degree- and non-degree-seeking), graduate student, law student, or recent graduate (degree must have been received no earlier than 2014) is invited to apply. You will not be required to disclose your specific disability; however, your application for this program will signify that you consider yourself a person with a disability. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Questions If you have any questions about the application process or the program, please send inquiries to Mattie Schloetzer, program administrator for internships and fellowships (intern at nga.gov). Terms Summer interns are in residence at the Gallery from June 8 to August 7, 2015. Interns receive a stipend of approximately $4,500 that is subject to all applicable taxes. In addition, interns receive a monthly public transportation subsidy. Deadline Complete application packets must be received by Monday, March 23, 2015. To apply visit: http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/opportunities/interns-and-fellows/graduate/summer-internship-people-with-disabilities.html Sponsor These internships are provided under a contract with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Lorena Baines Manager of Accessible Programs National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. 202-842-6905 _______________________________________________ Nfbmdtlc-chapter mailing list Nfbmdtlc-chapter at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmdtlc-chapter_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbmdtlc-chapter: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmdtlc-chapter_nfbnet.org/dandrews%40visi.com From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Thu Feb 12 10:28:42 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:28:42 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Air drawing - sound drawing Message-ID: <1ca12f4577ee4aee90e9843a5502794b@MAIL2.statped.no> Hi, I am writing to you to ask for your thoughts about a tool for aiding blind individuals who have never drawn before and /or have little concept of what drawing is to start them drawing. It would be a kind of "warm-up" or a proto-drawing technique. The idea is to use a combination of a musical instrument, the Theremin, and a modified version of the teaching method called Write Dance. However, instead of writing being the aim, as in Write Dance, drawing is the aim. The idea is: 1. Introduce hand movements - use the thermean to give audio feedback when moving hands within the instrument. The thermean lets one move one's hands freely in air giving off different sounds depending upon how hands are moved 2. These hand movements are then "transferred" to paper with pencil etc. That is after of drawing circles (or other movements) in the air one takes a pencil and does the same movement on a piece of paper (preferably one that gives a tactile line) Again the idea is just to initiate hand movement on a piece of paper. It also includes the element of play - there is no right or wrong way to move hands. The sounds one gets from different hand movements could have individual meanings to the "sound drawer". These meanings could then be made visible on paper - (to be a sort of a metaphor?) Perhaps someone has already done this or something similar. Does anyone know? What do you think about the idea? Theremin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin Write Dance http://writedancetraining.com/about-write-dance/ Thanks, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Fri Feb 13 08:59:56 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:59:56 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Repost: First born-accessible digital astronomy textbook Message-ID: <95f078b553884f2a86a0622289ccb7c0@MAIL2.statped.no> Forwarding epost from AltMedia list Very interesting concept - lots of accessibility features for an ibook. Free to download. Perhaps concepts could be used for other subjects - art etc. Includes plastic overlays, sonification and possibility to download 3D models Regards, Lisa Subject: First born-accessible digital astronomy textbook Hello DIAGRAM Friends, We released this book last fall, but I don't think I ever sent an fyi to this group. We used every trick in the book (so to speak) to make the images in the book accessible to all students. The strategies include read aloud, sonification, audio-embossing, tactile overlays, and 3d models. These strategies were employed on a scatter plot, line chart, bar chart, images from the Hubble Space Telescope, and many other conceptual illustrations. Check out the three minute promo video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uJVX4i1haU&list=PLVBcK_IpFVi9kCxPXz4dd1HO5x_yLLEHJ&index=7 Other resources: * Direct link to the free book in Apple's iBooks(r) Store * Ttactile overlays available from National Braille Press * 3d models of the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes that can be printed it on a 3d printer * Teacher support page * Tutorial video for Teachers of the Visually Impaired Best, Ed -- Ed Summers Senior Manager, Accessibility and Applied Assistive Technology Got data? Get SAS ... THE POWER TO KNOW www.sas.com/accessibility ed.summers at sas.com www.linkedin.com/in/edsummersnc www.twitter.com/edsummersnc -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Fri Feb 13 09:10:37 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:10:37 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Forwarding: Next DIAGRAM Webinar on Feb 24: Tactile Graphics with a Voice Message-ID: Subject: Next DIAGRAM Webinar on Feb 24: Tactile Graphics with a Voice Dear DIAGRAM Webinar Followers, Title: Tactile Graphics with a Voice Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific (2:00 p.m. Eastern; 19:00 GMT) Presenter: Richard Ladner, University of Washington Register: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/wy5p5bvgghvs&eom Description: Are you a publisher, tactile graphics expert, or TVI who is interested in staying up to date on the latest developments in accessible tactile graphics? The Tactile Graphics Project at the University of Washington, with funding from the DIAGRAM Center, has created "Tactile Graphics with a Voice" (TGV), a QR-code reading app that allows text within tactile graphic images to be read and voiced by a mobile device such as an iPhone or Android phone. In this webinar, lead researcher Richard Ladner will discuss the importance of tactile graphics, some alternative approaches to creating them, and give a demonstration of the TGV in action. A user study of TGV will be also be presented. Dr. Ladner will give us a peek into the future of new approaches to tactile graphics, including wearable devices such as Google Glass. See the published paper about this work, which won Best Student Paper at the October 2014 ACM SIGACCESS conference on computers and accessibility. This webinar is presented free of charge. Please share with any of your networks that might be interested in this topic and visit the DIAGRAM Training Resources page for access to our entire library of training resources. Best wishes, Julie Noblitt Community Manager, The DIAGRAM Center Mon-Th: 650-352-1092 http://diagramcenter.org/ Follow us on Twitter: @DIAGRAMC -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Fri Feb 13 09:38:40 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:38:40 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Ann Cunningham : tactile picture - Clay Model to Mold Message-ID: <96ed437f3e4a462a9cd197c0b5ef320f@MAIL2.statped.no> Hi, Sending link to Ann Cunningham's wonderful and informative blog. Latest - How to Make a Tactile Picture - Clay Model to Mold http://www.sensationalbooks.com/blog.html Best, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Fri Feb 13 12:03:03 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 12:03:03 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] [accessibleimage] Blind Photography Exhibition, Leicester, UK In-Reply-To: <31238895.12261423823696749.JavaMail.www@wwinf3705> References: <31238895.12261423823696749.JavaMail.www@wwinf3705> Message-ID: <3f28507626784382842446b664ee8479@MAIL2.statped.no> Forwarding From the 5th - 24th February, we will be hosting an exhibition of photographs by Leicestershire?s Blind photographer, Brian Negus. The exhibition ?A Question of Vision,? held at our Vista shop, has been planned to help visitors understand that people with sight loss, given the necessary support and equipment, can achieve goals that may seem improbable or even impossible. We will also be running a photography programme for children and young people with sight loss, providing training in a hope to spark a life long interest in photography. Brian said: ?I?m so happy that Vista is using this exhibition to launch its project to encourage young people with sight loss to pursue photography. I hope they enjoy it as much as I do.? The exhibition is welcome to all, so please do come along! To find out more, please call 0116 249 8839 or email info at vistablind.org.uk. - from Vista's Facebook page, vhttps://www.facebook.com/vistaleicester?fref=nf Vince. -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Fri Feb 13 15:17:23 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:17:23 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Accessible image training - load2learn Message-ID: <822b99a14a3445878db14dc95af60cb8@MAIL2.statped.no> Hi, RNIB has a downloadable online service for books, images and more, Load2learn. Also self-learning courses one of which is for accessible image training. One needs to create an account. https://load2learn.org.uk/ Best, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Mon Feb 23 08:20:18 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:20:18 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] How to Become Batman Message-ID: <3acac79dd0f94e2083f3ce303f965a69@MAIL2.statped.no> Hi, Listened to a great podcast from NPR's program Invisiblia. A most excellent program - mostly about how other's/society's expectations can keep one back. With Daniel Kish http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/ http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=3&islist=true&id=64&d=01-23-2015 Regards, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Mon Feb 23 12:10:44 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:10:44 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Second Annual AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE April 8-10, 2015 Message-ID: <5bcf1698adc6490cb9a96ab2abe4a512@MAIL2.statped.no> AFBAmerican Foundation(r) for the Blind Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss The American Foundation for the Blind Announces Its Second Annual AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE April 8-10, 2015 In Conjunction with AFB's 2015 Leadership Conference Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel 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 21 million Americans experience significant vision loss). The implementation 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 - Each registrant will receive a copy of Dr. Joel Snyder's recently published The Visual Made Verbal: A Comprehensive Training Manual and Guide to the History and Applications of Audio Description. 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 9:00 am on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 and conclude at 4:00 pm on Friday, April 10, 2015. (detailed agenda below). Participation is strictly limited. The Institute will issue AFB-sponsored certificates to all successful participants confirming completion of this professional description training program. Institute Director/Staff Joel Snyder, Ph.D.-- One of the first audio describers in the world, Dr. Snyder began describing theater events and media in 1981; he is the President of Audio Description Associates with clients world-wide (see www.audiodescribe.com for more information) and Director of ACB's Audio Description Project. For six years, 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 40 countries. Tuition - $425.00 - credit card payment accepted by secure on-line registration (checks/purchase orders also accepted) SPECIAL NOTE: AD Institute participants qualify for a special registration rate to attend the Institute PLUS Friday evening and Saturday (April 10-11) AFB Leadership Institute events-including meals! $525.00 For more information and to register, please go to: AFB Leadership Conference home page. Lodging Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel 50 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. (703) 684-7200 or http://www.hinationalairport.com/ AFB AD Institute or Leadership Conference attendees are eligible for a special hotel rate of just $179/night at the beautiful Renaissance Phoenix Downtown. Please visit the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel or call 1-800-309-8138 to book your room today. *NOTICE: It has been brought to our attention that some individuals who have registered for AFBLC have been contacted by third-party vendors to book hotel rooms during the conference. This is a scam known as "room block," "room rate piracy," or "room rate poaching." To avoid this scam, please do not book a room through any means but those provided by AFB. To Register Visit the AFB Leadership Conference Home Page The number of participants we can accept is limited-- so please register on-line and soon to avoid being left out. Contact Joel Snyder at jsnyder at audiodescribe.com -- 301 920-0218 with any questions -- see you in Phoenix, Arizona! JOEL SNYDER, PhD 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 2015 AFB AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE Phoenix Renaissance Downtown Hotel - Phoenix, Arizona April 8-10, 2015 DAY I - Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:00 am - 5:00 pm * 9:00 am-9:30 am: Introductions * 9:30 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 - 5:00 pm: - Audio Description exercises - Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts DAY II - Thursday, April 9, 2015 9:00 am - 5:00 pm * 9:00 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 - 5:00 pm: - Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts - Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with selected video scenes DAY III - Friday, April 10, 2015 9:00 am-4:00 pm * 9:00 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 - Lunch- on your own * 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: - Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with selected video scenes * Audio Description in the U.S. and around the world * Review / Discussion Graduation! Forward email Audio Description Associates | 6502 Westmoreland Avenue | Takoma Park | MD | 20912 -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Mon Feb 23 12:25:40 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:25:40 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] =?windows-1252?q?CALL_FOR_ENTRIES=3A_=93A?= =?windows-1252?q?PH_InSights_2014=94?= Message-ID: <99b5c0b45b874b14b55ccd1ac86aa354@MAIL2.statped.no> Hi, Got from Dr. Kennedy and am Forwarding CALL FOR ENTRIES: ?APH InSights 2014? Twenty-fourthAnnual Juried Art Competition and Exhibition for Artists Who Are Visually Impaired or Blind APH InSights 2015 Visions From the Mind Twentieth-fourth Annual Juried Art Competition and Exhibition for Artists Who Are Visually Impaired or Blind Deadlines for Entry: March 24, 2015, for Preschool through High School and April 1, 2015, for Adults Enter APH InSights 2015! The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) invites visually impaired and blind artists of all ages to submit artwork to APH InSights 2015! This art competition and exhibition is exclusively for blind and visually impaired artists and draws entries from across the U.S. and around the world. Please review the rules below to find out how you or your students can participate. Application also available in PDF ________________________________________ Entry Forms ? Preschool through High School use Entry Form A ? Adults use Entry Form B Special Reminders for 2015 Art Competition ? The deadline for entries for grades preschool through high school is March 24, 2015. ? Adult artists are not required to send original artwork for judging, but may send digital images, along with their entry form, instead. Adults entering certain types of work MUST send digital images on a CD instead of the actual work. Please read the portions of the form marked "To Enter" and "Shipping" for details about this procedure. ? The deadline for entries for adult artists is April 1, 2015. ? APH will insure the artwork while it is in our possession and when we return ship it, but the artist is responsible for shipping insurance of the incoming work. If you do not declare a value for your work, it may not be insured. 2015 Art Competition/Exhibition The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) announces APH InSights 2015, an art competition and exhibition for visually impaired and blind artists of all ages. The exhibition will be shown in Louisville, Kentucky and also worldwide on APH's website. Works in the exhibition will be selected from entries submitted for jurying. Award winners will be selected from the juried exhibition. Eligibility For Entering Artwork Any person who meets the following definition of blindness may enter artwork: corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye (determined by a Snellen Chart), or a visual field limited to 20 degrees or less. This includes those who function at the definition of blindness (FDB), listed above, due to brain injury or dysfunction. Deadline For Entries Preschool through High School: Entries must reach us by March 24, 2015. Adult Artists: Entries must reach us by April 1, 2015. Criteria And Judging Works will be selected on the basis of originality of concept, expressive use of media, and artistic excellence. Artists may not receive help in the execution of the artwork. The artwork must be created by the artist, with minimal assistance from anyone else. The work of students in preschool through 12th grade will be judged in grade placement categories; the work of adult artists will be judged in categories according to medium. The judge(s) will be a professional in the art gallery/art museum field, an art educator, and/or a practicing artist. Awards All entrants to APH InSights will receive a letter of appreciation and a certificate. Award winners will receive a cash award and a ribbon. They will be invited to come to Louisville to receive their awards at the fall meeting of APH Ex Officio Trustees. Last year, thirteen award-winners attended the award presentation. (While APH cannot pay the full travel cost of those attending, a stipend to assist with travel is available.) Media And Subjects Accepted Artworks in any visual art medium may be submitted. The work may be two-dimensional (including, but not limited to, painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, and collage) or three-dimensional (sculptures created from wood, stone, paper, clay, or a mixture of materials). Crafts such as weaving, woodwork, and pottery are also welcome. All work must be original and handmade, not constructed from a kit. Only one artwork may be entered in this competition. To Enter All participants may enter only one piece of artwork. ? Preschool through High School entrants must send original artwork along with two copies of the entry form. ? Preschool through High School use Entry Form A ? Most adult entrants may choose to send a digital image on a CD of the artwork OR to send the actual artwork. However, those artists whose artwork is valued at more than $500.00 MUST send digital images instead of the actual artwork. If their work is accepted for the exhibition, they will be notified to send the artwork. ? Adults use Entry Form B Artists may send up to four images of the artwork they intend to enter. If the work is a painting, a front view of the painting will usually be adequate to let the judges understand the work. If it is a three-dimensional piece, images showing several views of the piece may be appropriate. Label the image to indicate which side is the top. Indicate the dimensions of the artwork on the entry form. Once a work juried from digital images has been accepted into the show and sent to APH, it may still be omitted from the exhibition if it differs substantially from the way it was shown in the image. Framing, etc. Matting, framing, etc., are not required. APH will prepare for display those pieces chosen for the exhibition. Art Sales Visitors to the exhibition may wish to purchase an artwork. Indicate on the form whether your art is for sale. A 10% handling fee that APH will keep will be added to the selling price of each artwork. Art Donations (New for 2015) Instead of selling your art, and keeping the sales fee, you have the opportunity to donate it to APH. The work may be auctioned to raise money to support future competitions. Indicate on the form whether you would like to donate your art to APH. Notification/Return Of Artwork A letter of acceptance, award, or non-acceptance for the exhibition will be mailed to each entrant by August 1, 2015. Work not selected for the exhibition will be returned by November 1, 2015. Some artwork may be kept until February 2016, in order to consider it for calendar, cards, or other use. APH Card Art/Calendar Art AAPH staff may choose to select submitted works to be reproduced as note cards or as calendar images. If selected, works will be reproduced in full color with information about the artist in print and braille. The artists will receive a gift of 50 cards or 5 calendars featuring their artwork. "Special Touch" Art Products APH has created special cards and a calendar that reproduce artwork from past APH InSights competitions. To purchase items, call us at 1-800-223-1839. U.S. customers can also shop athttp://shop.aph.org Answers to Questions: Phone: 502-899-2357 or Toll Free: 800-223-1839, ext. 357 Fax: 502-899-2363 or E-mail: rwilliams at aph.org Shipping Ship original artwork, or digital images (only adult artists may send digital images) to APH to the address listed below. Incoming entries must be shipped at the expense of the artist. APH will pay for return shipping. Contact APH before sending works that are very large, heavy, or require special installation. Please send two copies of the entry form with your artwork, or digital image on CD. Insurance Insurance of entries during incoming shipping is the responsibility of the artist. APH will insure the artwork while it is in our possession. APH will purchase insurance from the shipping company when returning items. Work will be insured for the same amount as that indicated for "price" on the entry form, unless other arrangements have been made. APH will not insure artworks, either while in its possession or during return shipping, if the value placed on the artwork is inappropriate. Contact APH before sending artworks that are valued at more than $500.00./p> Ship Entries to: APH InSights (MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE LABEL) American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. 1839 Frankfort Ave. Louisville, Kentucky 40206-3152 Visit APH InSights On The Web:www.aph.org Tour our virtual art gallery on our accessible website. Release Entry to APH InSights implies permission for APH to reproduce artwork, to retain artwork for up to one year for display purposes, and to publicize the artist by releasing any information provided on the entry form. Entry also implies permission to photograph the artist for publicity purposes during the fall awards ceremony in Louisville. Roberta Roberta Williams, 502-899-2357 Public Relations Manager Publicity, Tours, InSights Art http://www.aph.org click on links below to connect with us -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Tue Feb 24 13:30:47 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:30:47 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] John Kennedy with blind painter Esref Armagan Message-ID: <94b7bd08be89405582e98a11b137cc5f@MAIL2.statped.no> Hi, Link to a youtube video with Esref Armagan and Dr. Kennedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTDQcSS809c Regards, Lisa -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From th404 at comcast.net Tue Feb 24 17:34:14 2015 From: th404 at comcast.net (Tina Hansen) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:34:14 -0800 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Tour with Guide Book Access References: <94b7bd08be89405582e98a11b137cc5f@MAIL2.statped.no> Message-ID: Has anyone gone through an event where they got a printed or Braille guide book? The church I attend is doing just that for a prayer experience in the weeks leading up to Easter weekend. To give you an idea of what's it's like, here are the instructions at the beginning. Welcome to the Lent Prayer Experience. This book will guide you through 10 stations of confession, fasting, and worship. A couple of instructions for you: Go at your own pace, but be aware of others around you, leaving room for them to have their own pace and space. This is meant to be walked slowly and thoughtfully as you listen to God through His Word and allow His Spirit to guide and prompt you in prayer. This is meant to be a silent experience, so please refrain from conversation. This experience is set up as a labyrinth. A labyrinth is a way to enter into intentional and reflective prayer and is a metaphor for our spiritual journey. It is a single path leading to the center of the design and back out again. Unlike a maze, a labyrinth is designed for ease of navigation, and it is impossible to get lost within one. The labyrinth path has 3 stages: The inward journey: As we walk to the center, we are letting go of the things that hinder our relationship with God. Today, this inward journey will be about personal confession. The center: Our center is God alone. At the center, you will have opportunity for worship. The outward journey: As you make your way out of the labyrinth, you are walking back into your life, empowered by the Spirit. You are reminded of your call to bring His glory to our broken world. After these instructions, the guide book has them going to 10 stations. For the most part, all the text is in the guide book, but at one station, there are additional instructions at various places on the wall. If I am not able to read these, the experience is incomplete. I am able to work with the main text, since I am a Braille reader, but I may need another set of eyes to fill in the missing material. There is also the issue of the path itself. I only know what is in the guide book. If I bring someone, they might be able to help me stay oriented. It seems that this church could use some guidance on how to design similar experiences like this with accessibility in mind. I want to find good solutions for the one they're doing right now, since I plan to take part in it when it's open. In addition, I want to work with them on how to design future experiences with accessibility in mind. They might have a few good ideas, but I also want to hear from all of you. Any suggestions? Thanks. From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Mon Mar 9 07:11:54 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 07:11:54 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Priming and tactile graphics question - lecture from Oxford University Message-ID: <4a90685608ed47e3870dad84c9d6f5a9@MAIL2.statped.no> Hi, I am watching a fascinating lecture on ITunes U from Unconscious Memory at Oxford University. The first part is entitled Priming - lectures Profs. Mausud Husain and Ben Morgan. It's about how our subconscious collects, stores information and we are unaware and it can come in to use later - this is my very inelegant summation. In any case I thought that this adds to the idea that more exposure to tactile graphics is important - though many argue that they are too time consuming. That is that the effect of the subconscious should also be taken into consideration. Does anyone know about priming? Are there ideas out there about this and tactile graphics? Just remembered that famous report by Prof. Richard Gregorg about Sidney Bradford blind from birth that got his vision back when he was about 50 years and in the hospital after the bandages were removed he was able to tell the time from the clock on the wall and read capital letters on the cover of a magazine. This because he had a tactile wrist watch and at his school for the blind he was given wooden letters to feel. They only had capital letters. Wonder if this would be considered priming? In any case recommend the lecture. Regards, Lisa Med vennlig hilsen Lisa Yayla R?dgiver / Adviser Statped Avdeling for l?ringsressurser og teknologiutvikling / Department for Special Education Technology Tlf. +47 22 02 95 39 Mob. +47 916 35 098 Pb. 2814 Solli, 0204 OSLO Bes?ksadresse: Gamle Hovsetervei 3, 0768 Oslo www.statped.no -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Mon Mar 9 11:38:07 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 11:38:07 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Iceland blind photography Message-ID: Blind Photography Competition Launched A new Icelandic photography competition was introduced at lunchtime today. The main requirement for entry into the competition is that the photographer must be legally registered as blind or vision impaired. The photography competition is called Blindir sj? (the blind see) and is operated by JCI Iceland, in partnership with the Icelandic Organization of the Visually Impaired. R?V reports that the aim of the competition is to bring attention to blind and vision impaired people's issues and their right to fully take part in society. The introduction to the competition states that blind people can take photographs using other senses than sight. It is a good reminder not to let obstacles stop us taking part and enjoying life. The judging panel will choose ten pictures for the final and the winner will be chosen by open public vote. The prize will be awarded at JCI Iceland's 100th anniversary celebrations in October. http://icelandreview.com/news/2015/03/05/blind-photography-competition-launched -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From Lisa.Yayla at statped.no Thu Mar 12 13:51:52 2015 From: Lisa.Yayla at statped.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:51:52 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] [Art_beyond_sight_advocacy] {Disarmed} Sensational Me! Self Portraits and Artistic Self Experssion In-Reply-To: <13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1911cc6de6b.20150311160708@mail75.atl11.rsgsv.net> References: <13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1911cc6de6b.20150311160708@mail75.atl11.rsgsv.net> Message-ID: Hi, Am forwarding you a link to an excellent interview of Dr. Simon Hayhoe by Ann Cunningham. Just wonderful! Best regards, Lisa Dr. Simon Hayhoe talks about art, culture and blindness. View this email in your browser (http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1&id=cd80ded7ab&e=911cc6de6b) ** ------------------------------------------------------------ ** This week Dr. Simon Hayhoe talks about the importance of access to visual arts for people who are blind or visually impaired. He discusses some thought provoking ideas about how we might all be culturally constricted with expectations that really don't make sense when we examine them. Listen to this discussion here. (http://SensationalBooks.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1&id=3d3a2de89e&e=911cc6de6b) ------------------------------------------------------------ Jenny's self-portrait for a description follow the link below. Our art class was inspired by Simon Hayhoe's discussion about access to the arts. See what some students created. You can hear them talk about their experience on short video clips. (http://SensationalBooks.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1&id=959dc243ea&e=911cc6de6b) two hands explore the Mona Lisa Visitors at the Museo del Prado are invited to touch low relief images of famous paintings. Read the New York Times article. (http://SensationalBooks.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1&id=d3a1fc6494&e=911cc6de6b) Ann Cunningham was interviewed for this article. logo of child riding piggyback Piggyback makes access to exhibits more dynamic. This month one lucky organization will win a Piggyback subscription. 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Our mailing address is: Sensational Books P.O.Box 261085 Lakewood, Co 80226 USA ** unsubscribe from this list (http://SensationalBooks.us8.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1&id=3dff136e44&e=911cc6de6b&c=cd80ded7ab) ** update subscription preferences (http://SensationalBooks.us8.list-manage.com/profile?u=13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1&id=3dff136e44&e=911cc6de6b) Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=13b256be029131695e7fdbfb1&afl=1 _______________________________________________ Art_beyond_sight_advocacy mailing list Art_beyond_sight_advocacy at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_advocacy_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_advocacy: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_advocacy_nfbnet.org/lisa.yayla%40statped.no -Scanned by Exchange Hosted Services- From fnugg at online.no Fri Mar 13 11:42:39 2015 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:42:39 +0100 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] talking 3D maps, projected googlemaps and touch sensitive paint Message-ID: <5502CD2F.2030404@online.no> Hi, A lot of articles about maps - first one from TouchGraphics and Univ. of Buffalo is a 3D sound, using touch sensitve paint and projected Google maps - what a combo! Regards, Lisa Talking 3-D Maps Help The Blind Navigate Feel and hear your way through a school?s campus instead of looking at a flat paper map. Three years ago, private company Touch Graphics and the University of Buffalo ?s Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA Center ) teamed up to install their first talking, interactive map at the Carroll Center for the Blind in Massachusetts. Since then, the same team has installed two more versions?one at the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and another the Perkins School for the Blind, where Helen Keller once studied as a teenager. The latest installation, at Perkins, boasts a 3-D printed model coated in touch-sensitive paint that activates audio instructions. The Perkins School talking map also features an overhead projector that can cast dazzling Google Earth aerial views onto the 3-D model. Adding the extra functionality to appeal to sighted users goes to the heart of the model?s inclusive mission, Subryan says. The talking maps aren?t just for the blind; they can help anyone create a mental map of a space by engaging more senses than vision alone. http://www.fastcoexist.com/3039147/talking-3-d-maps-help-the-blind-navigate Now blind people can print their own 3D maps Now blind people can print their own 3D maps 3D printing has already proved its potential in the field of disability, mainly in making prostheses. However, thanks to a Japanese map-producing company, the printing technique could also be an invaluable aid for the blind and visually impaired. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) is currently working on software that will print 3D maps that could be used to help people with visual impairments get around. The 3D maps show roads, footpaths, crossings and railways, which can be understood by touch, as well as some topographical details such as altitude. The tactile maps can be downloaded online and can then be printed cheaply, costing about ?1 for a 15cm x 15cm format. http://www.west-info.eu/now-blind-people-can-print-their-own-3dmaps/ Public Works: Maps for the Blind A San Francisco group is creating tactile and audio maps of transit stations. What measures has the TTC taken to accommodate the visually impaired? Visually impaired commuters are now able to navigate public transit in San Francisco like never before. A pair of non-profits, LightHouse (think of it like a local Canadian National Institute for the Blind) and the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, have created maps that use touch and sound to show the layout of municipal transit and inter-city rapid-transit stations. The maps are referred to as audio/tactile. Users can feel the maps? features or, if they are partially sighted, can read the large print. When a user touches certain points on a map with a special smart-pen, it sets off an audio recording that explains in detail which station exits lead where, or how much fares cost. http://torontoist.com/2015/02/public-works-maps-for-the-blind/ This $35 wristband helps the blind use bat-like echolocation Echolocation isn't just for bats anymore. For the blind, it can mean a whole new way of navigating the world -- and even "seeing" it, in a way. A group of researchers and students at Wake Forest University want to bring that ability to everyone with limited eyesight by means of a cheap, easy-to-use echolocation wristband. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/02/04/this-35-wristband-helps-the-blind-use-bat-like-echolocation/ Using Google Glass, Elementary Students Learn How Blind People Live http://www.fastcompany.com/3041196/body-week/using-google-glass-elementary-students-learn-how-blind-people-live#3 Hebrew U. scientists map brains of the blind Researchers studying brain activity of blind people have tackled the long-inscrutable question of how tasks such as reading and identifying numerical symbols have their own brain region. Researchers at the Hebrew University studying the brain activity of blind people have tackled the long-inscrutable question of how tasks such as reading and identifying numerical symbols have their own brain regions, if these tasks were developed only a mere few thousand years ago. They wondered what was the job of these physiological regions before the invention of symbols. In a new paper published over the weekend in the prestigious journal /Nature Communications/, Sami Abboud and colleagues in the lab for brain and multisensory research of Prof. Amir Amedi show that these same ?visual? brain regions are used by blind subjects, who are actually ?seeing? through sound http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Health/Hebrew-U-scientists-map-brains-of-the-blind-388889 Low-cost tech set up that can help blind people ?see? Sight into sound For auditory devices the technology can be basic: you need a camera to extract information from the environment, a PC or smartphone to run the conversion algorithm, and headphones to relay the converted signal back to the user ? but the magic in how it works lies in how the brain processes sensory information and how this is used to inform the algorithm. And it does work. The vOICe substitution device (the middle three letters stand for ?oh I see?) was developed by Dutch engineer Peter Meijer and uses a three principle conversion algorithm to tell the user where something is in the visual scene and how bright it is using auditory features such as pitch, volume, and stereo scan. If an object is high up, on a shelf perhaps, then it has a high pitch. If it is to the left, you hear it in the left headphone; visually bright then it is aurally loud. http://mybroadband.co.za/news/general/116432-low-cost-tech-set-up-that-can-help-blind-people-see.html A Global Network Of Eyes Gives Sight To the Blind For a person with perfect vision, it might be difficult to imagine struggling with reading directions on a map or looking at a product?s nutritional information. But for a visually-impaired person, sometimes the simplest tasks require assistance. Be My Eyes is an app that connects the blind to global volunteers through a live-video chat. A volunteer can help with activities such as describing a picture or figuring out the train schedule. http://www.psfk.com/2015/01/be-my-eyes-blind-app.html Maps That You Can Hear and Touch Scientists and architects are pioneering a new cartography for blind users. http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/01/making-better-maps-for-the-blind/384495/ A great aid for the visually challenged goes unnoticed NATMO makes Braille maps, but many say it is not doing enough to market them The country?s foremost map producing organisation, NATMO, started producing Braille maps a decade and a half ago. But few are aware of this. Many, including the NGOs for differently-abled children, complained on World Braille Day that NATMO?s specially designed maps for the blind are ?difficult to access.? http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-great-aid-for-the-visually-challenged-goes-unnoticed/article6751907.ece Echolocation: How A Blind Man Sees With Sound [Video] http://www.inquisitr.com/1714068/echolocation-how-a-blind-man-sees-with-sound-video/ From fnugg at online.no Fri Mar 13 12:33:25 2015 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:33:25 +0100 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Easy Tactile Graphics makes InTACT sketch pads Message-ID: <5502D915.30505@online.no> Hi, The following is a quote taken from the inTACT website about the importance of drawing in STEM fields. "Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics. As engineers, we understand the importance of being able to communicate graphically ? to create and understand drawings, diagrams or figures. This skill is particularly important for success in STEM fields. To build this skill set, students need to have access to interactive curricula ? content that not only reinforces their learning, but also allows them to practice and use graphical communication." Regards, Lisa Easy Tactile Graphics makes InTACT sketch pads A group of scientists at the University of Vermont believed blind people can draw, so they started a company focused on helping them do just that. Easy Tactile Graphics makes InTACT sketch pads for the blind and vision impaired. "A medium where a blind person can draw, and in the same way that a sighted person would see what they're drawing, a blind person can feel what they're drawing," said Easy Tactile Graphics president Josh Coffee. A plastic sheet is held on a rubber background, secured by a hinged magnetic frame for easy use. The user simply presses a stylus to draw. "You will actually get a raised line in real time," said Coffee. There's also an eraser, which heats the thermal plastic sheet and essentially irons it flat. "It was designed to that a user could actually feel around the rim of the nose of the eraser and they'd be protected from the heated tip," said Coffee. Sighted people can still see a line, but it can no longer be felt. There's the question of how you go about teaching a blind person to draw, especially if they were born without sight. "Drawing is spatial, not visual. Most people assume it's somehow associated with sight and vision. But it's all about having some representation of the world that's internal," said Easy Tactile Graphics vice president Michael Coleman, Ph.D. http://www.wptz.com/money/technology/whats-next/whats-next-looks-at-drawing-equipment-for-the-blind/31698606 inTACT http://www.easytactilegraphics.com/ Cutting-Edge Maps Show the Way With Sound and Touch hether you want to see census data broken down by zip code or learn everything there is to know about Nutella , there?s a map for that . But though anything you could ever possibly want to see (and then some ) seems to have found its way into map form, Steve Landau works on the truly innovative edge of cartography. He designs maps for people who can?t see. Landau is the research director for Touch Graphics , which uses ?multi-sensory display techniques? like physical sensation and sound to assist the visually impaired. In partnership with the University of Buffalo Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (or the much easier to remember IDeA Center ), Touch Graphics makes maps that orient users with a host of non-traditional ? but surprisingly intuitive ? strategies. http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/maps-touch-sound-pedestrians Touch-sensitive 3D maps guide the blind with spoken instructions http://www.gizmag.com/touch-sensitive-3d-maps-speak-directions/34871/ A 3D, Talking Map for the Blind Provides Further Independence http://www.pddnet.com/news/2014/11/3d-talking-map-blind-provides-further-independence A 3-D, talking map for the blind (and everyone else) http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2014/11/029.html Colour blind author views 'the map that changed the world' http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/colour-blind-author-views-the-map-that-changed-the-world-20141120-11qa71.html Japanese Cartographers Create Printable 3D Maps for the Blind Developers in Japan are creating software that will enable people with visual impairments to move around more freely. Users will download a file online, take it to the nearest 3D printer, and produce a tactile of an online map. They will be able to print out 3D maps of different parts of the country and use them to feel the topographical details with their fingertips. The differences in texture on the map will help people to identify railway lines, walkways and highways as well as uneven surfaces and hills. http://www.psfk.com/2014/11/japanese-cartographers-maps-visually-impaired.html *How 3D audio technology could 'unlock' cities for blind people* *A new 3D audio navigation system from Microsoft could help people with sight loss explore cities independently * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11210926/How-3D-audio-technology-could-unlock-cities-for-blind-people.html Aftershokz head phones http://www.aftershokz.com/ CitiesUnlocked http://www.citiesunlocked.org.uk/ From donnellywilburn at gmail.com Sun Mar 15 02:53:51 2015 From: donnellywilburn at gmail.com (Donnelly Wilburn) Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:53:51 -0700 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Information on Echo Location Wristband Message-ID: <03e601d05ecb$45522dd0$cff68970$@gmail.com> Hello I would like to purchase one of the Echo Location Wristbands developed by students at Wake forest. However, I could not find a link or information on how to purchase, and get further information. Please send a link and further information. Thank you! Donnelly Wilburn donnellywilburn at gmail.com The recent post had many interesting and innovative articles.loved them. From fnugg at online.no Mon Mar 16 05:16:04 2015 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 06:16:04 +0100 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Second questions Message-ID: <55066714.30101@online.no> Hi, I have got more questions, and hope you will hold out with me. Does the following seem to be true - a VI student will most likely only be exposed to "important" graphics because: a. Tactile graphics are time consuming and expensive to make b. "decoration" graphics are meaningless and just take up time for the blind student A sighted student is often exposed to "decoration" graphics in school books as well as the "important" graphics. A sighted student is exposed to all types of graphics at all times and these help also the ability to understand "important" graphics. A sighted student's visual vocabulary is vast because of both exposure to "decoration" graphics and "important" graphics. I propose that exposure to "decoration" graphics are important for the sighted student to develope the ability to understand "important" graphics. Not because it, the decoration graphic, is related to the important graphic but because it is an exersise for the mind in translating graphics - visually . One definition of "decoration" graphics could be: a graphic easy to understand, not essential to the "important" graphic it is associated with. OK what I am thinking is that it might be a good idea that "decoration" graphics might be useful in building up the tactile vocabulary of a blind student just as it is for a sighted student. I am thinking that these can be building blocks, a constant feature - that are together with more difficult graphics. Sort of like daily runs before one goes on a marathon. Perhaps it is an oversimplification but if one tries to run in a marathon without training before one is likely to have a very difficult time. The gist of it is I am wondering if there is a case for "decoration" graphics? Could they be useful for understanding more difficult tactile graphics? Is it necessary for a constant "stream" to maintain the "translating muscels"? Next email I will suggest a way to incoorporate these "decoration" graphics. Hope to hear what you think. Regards, Lisa From donnellywilburn at gmail.com Tue Mar 17 03:48:38 2015 From: donnellywilburn at gmail.com (Donnelly Wilburn) Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:48:38 -0700 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Second questions In-Reply-To: <55066714.30101@online.no> References: <55066714.30101@online.no> Message-ID: <003301d06065$418bf8c0$c4a3ea40$@gmail.com> Hi I am writing about an earlier email...you mentioned an echo location wristband which uses sound/sonar wave to assist blind/low vision people with navigation. I would like to purchase one of the echo location wristbands, but cannot find any information on where the wristbands are sold. Hope you can help. Thanks! Donnelly Wilburn donnellywilburn at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: Artbeyondsightmuseums [mailto:artbeyondsightmuseums-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of fnugg--- via Artbeyondsightmuseums Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:16 PM To: Access to Art Museums; accessibleimage at freelists.org; art_beyond_sight_learning_tools at nfbnet.org; Art Beyond Sight Advocacy; Art Beyond Sight Educators List; art_beyond_sight_learning_tools at nfbnet.org Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Second questions Hi, I have got more questions, and hope you will hold out with me. Does the following seem to be true - a VI student will most likely only be exposed to "important" graphics because: a. Tactile graphics are time consuming and expensive to make b. "decoration" graphics are meaningless and just take up time for the blind student A sighted student is often exposed to "decoration" graphics in school books as well as the "important" graphics. A sighted student is exposed to all types of graphics at all times and these help also the ability to understand "important" graphics. A sighted student's visual vocabulary is vast because of both exposure to "decoration" graphics and "important" graphics. I propose that exposure to "decoration" graphics are important for the sighted student to develope the ability to understand "important" graphics. Not because it, the decoration graphic, is related to the important graphic but because it is an exersise for the mind in translating graphics - visually . One definition of "decoration" graphics could be: a graphic easy to understand, not essential to the "important" graphic it is associated with. OK what I am thinking is that it might be a good idea that "decoration" graphics might be useful in building up the tactile vocabulary of a blind student just as it is for a sighted student. I am thinking that these can be building blocks, a constant feature - that are together with more difficult graphics. Sort of like daily runs before one goes on a marathon. Perhaps it is an oversimplification but if one tries to run in a marathon without training before one is likely to have a very difficult time. The gist of it is I am wondering if there is a case for "decoration" graphics? Could they be useful for understanding more difficult tactile graphics? Is it necessary for a constant "stream" to maintain the "translating muscels"? Next email I will suggest a way to incoorporate these "decoration" graphics. Hope to hear what you think. Regards, Lisa _______________________________________________ Artbeyondsightmuseums mailing list Artbeyondsightmuseums at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Artbeyondsightmuseums: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org/donnellyw ilburn%40gmail.com From fnugg at online.no Tue Mar 17 04:45:01 2015 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 05:45:01 +0100 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Second questions In-Reply-To: <003301d06065$418bf8c0$c4a3ea40$@gmail.com> References: <55066714.30101@online.no> <003301d06065$418bf8c0$c4a3ea40$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5507B14D.7050103@online.no> Hi Donnelly, I am not sure but think it is still something being worked on and not yet out for sale. Will do a google check. Regards, Lisa Den 17.03.2015 04:48, skrev Donnelly Wilburn: > Hi > > I am writing about an earlier email...you mentioned an echo location > wristband which uses sound/sonar wave to assist blind/low vision people with > navigation. > I would like to purchase one of the echo location wristbands, but cannot > find any information on where the wristbands are sold. > > Hope you can help. > > Thanks! > > Donnelly Wilburn > > donnellywilburn at gmail.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Artbeyondsightmuseums > [mailto:artbeyondsightmuseums-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of fnugg--- via > Artbeyondsightmuseums > Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:16 PM > To: Access to Art Museums; accessibleimage at freelists.org; > art_beyond_sight_learning_tools at nfbnet.org; Art Beyond Sight Advocacy; Art > Beyond Sight Educators List; art_beyond_sight_learning_tools at nfbnet.org > Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Second questions > > Hi, > > I have got more questions, and hope you will hold out with me. > > Does the following seem to be true - a VI student will most likely only be > exposed to "important" graphics because: > a. Tactile graphics are time consuming and expensive to make b. > "decoration" graphics are meaningless and just take up time for the blind > student > > > A sighted student is often exposed to "decoration" graphics in school books > as well as the "important" graphics. A sighted student is exposed to all > types of graphics at all times and these help also the ability to understand > "important" graphics. > A sighted student's visual vocabulary is vast because of both exposure to > "decoration" graphics and "important" graphics. > I propose that exposure to "decoration" graphics are important for the > sighted student to develope the ability to understand "important" > graphics. Not because it, the decoration graphic, is related to the > important graphic but because it is an exersise for the mind in translating > graphics - visually . > > One definition of "decoration" graphics could be: a graphic easy to > understand, not essential to the "important" graphic it is associated with. > > > OK what I am thinking is that it might be a good idea that "decoration" > graphics might be useful in building up the tactile vocabulary of a > blind student just as it is for a sighted student. > > I am thinking that these can be building blocks, a constant feature - > that are together with more difficult graphics. Sort of like daily runs > before one goes on a marathon. Perhaps it is an oversimplification but > if one tries to run in a marathon without training before one is likely > to have a very difficult time. > > The gist of it is I am wondering if there is a case for "decoration" > graphics? Could they be useful for understanding more difficult tactile > graphics? Is it necessary for a constant "stream" to maintain the > "translating muscels"? > > Next email I will suggest a way to incoorporate these "decoration" graphics. > > Hope to hear what you think. > > Regards, > > Lisa > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Artbeyondsightmuseums mailing list > Artbeyondsightmuseums at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > Artbeyondsightmuseums: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org/donnellyw > ilburn%40gmail.com > > > From nuritnoy at macam.ac.il Tue Mar 17 05:38:16 2015 From: nuritnoy at macam.ac.il (Nurit Neustadtnoy) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 05:38:16 +0000 Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Answer to seond questions Message-ID: http://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2015/01/06/example-of-campus-innovations-bat-signal-for-blind ? Nurit Neustadt-Noy, Ph.D. Consultation and Rehabilitation Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons Netaim 76870, Israel Phone #? 972-(0)-3-966-4567 Fax #???? 972-(0)-3-966-8337 Mobile #?972-(0)-54-429-0337 -----Original Message----- From: Artbeyondsightmuseums [mailto:artbeyondsightmuseums-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Donnelly Wilburn via Artbeyondsightmuseums Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 5:49 AM To: fnugg at online.no; 'Access to Art Museums' Subject: Re: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Second questions Hi I am writing about an earlier email...you mentioned an echo location wristband which uses sound/sonar wave to assist blind/low vision people with navigation. I would like to purchase one of the echo location wristbands, but cannot find any information on where the wristbands are sold. Hope you can help. Thanks! Donnelly Wilburn donnellywilburn at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: Artbeyondsightmuseums [mailto:artbeyondsightmuseums-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of fnugg--- via Artbeyondsightmuseums Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:16 PM To: Access to Art Museums; accessibleimage at freelists.org; art_beyond_sight_learning_tools at nfbnet.org; Art Beyond Sight Advocacy; Art Beyond Sight Educators List; art_beyond_sight_learning_tools at nfbnet.org Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Second questions Hi, I have got more questions, and hope you will hold out with me. Does the following seem to be true - a VI student will most likely only be exposed to "important" graphics because: a. Tactile graphics are time consuming and expensive to make b. "decoration" graphics are meaningless and just take up time for the blind student A sighted student is often exposed to "decoration" graphics in school books as well as the "important" graphics. A sighted student is exposed to all types of graphics at all times and these help also the ability to understand "important" graphics. A sighted student's visual vocabulary is vast because of both exposure to "decoration" graphics and "important" graphics. I propose that exposure to "decoration" graphics are important for the sighted student to develope the ability to understand "important" graphics. Not because it, the decoration graphic, is related to the important graphic but because it is an exersise for the mind in translating graphics - visually . One definition of "decoration" graphics could be: a graphic easy to understand, not essential to the "important" graphic it is associated with. OK what I am thinking is that it might be a good idea that "decoration" graphics might be useful in building up the tactile vocabulary of a blind student just as it is for a sighted student. I am thinking that these can be building blocks, a constant feature - that are together with more difficult graphics. Sort of like daily runs before one goes on a marathon. Perhaps it is an oversimplification but if one tries to run in a marathon without training before one is likely to have a very difficult time. The gist of it is I am wondering if there is a case for "decoration" graphics? Could they be useful for understanding more difficult tactile graphics? Is it necessary for a constant "stream" to maintain the "translating muscels"? Next email I will suggest a way to incoorporate these "decoration" graphics. Hope to hear what you think. Regards, Lisa _______________________________________________ Artbeyondsightmuseums mailing list Artbeyondsightmuseums at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Artbeyondsightmuseums: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org/donnellyw ilburn%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ Artbeyondsightmuseums mailing list Artbeyondsightmuseums at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Artbeyondsightmuseums: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org/nuritnoy%40macam.ac.il