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Hello listservers. For those that subscribe to <i>Future Reflections</i>
magazine, you'll see this short announcement in the upcoming issue. <br>
I wanted to give this community a sneak peek at this exciting
initiative first and a chance to get involved right away. <br>
Below is the announcement, how you can get involved in sharing your
video for this purpose, and where to go for more information. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Two mothers in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
area have launched an exciting project to promote positive images of
blind
children and adults. If you have short home videos of your blind child
reading
Braille, playing the flute, wrestling with siblings, climbing a tree,
or
engaged in any other activity, ordinary or extraordinary, please submit
them
for inclusion in the Liberate Us Library. Other ideas for videos to
share
include public speaking, independent mobility, sports and recreation,
or a
performance. (Blind adults are invited to submit videos too.)<o:p> <br>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">The collection of videos will become a
YouTube channel,
taking advantage of a vital communications medium used by millions of
people
worldwide. Liberate Us will orchestrate a national media outreach
campaign to
share the video collection so that positive images hit the airwaves at
the same
time they are spread online.<o:p> <br>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Here's your chance to participate in an
initiative that
can truly break down stereotypes and show the public how real blind
people go
about their lives. Liberate Us is seeking funding from foundations to
produce
personal success stories professionally in video, audio, and written
forms.
Having video examples as a YouTube channel is a critical step in the
grant-writing process. Your videos will be instrumental in the
awareness
campaign and inspirational to families of young blind children. Please
join in.<o:p> <br>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Step One: Upload a one- to three-minute
video clip that
supports this awareness message at <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.youtube.com">www.youtube.com</a>>. Here are
two sample
videos: <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YntKTaa3ciw">www.youtube.com/watch?v=YntKTaa3ciw</a>> and
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL0d6J0gxl0">www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL0d6J0gxl0</a>>. Once your video is
uploaded, copy
the unique URL in your browser window and continue.<o:p> <br>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Step Two: Go to
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.babymilagro.org">www.babymilagro.org</a>>. Find the
"tell us your story" box and describe the video clip - the person,
the event, and anything else you want the audience to know. Paste in
the unique
URL to your YouTube video with your story and send it.<o:p> <br>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">That's it. You can also burn videos to a
CD and mail them
to:<br>
Liberate Us Video Library Project<br>
ATTN: Grace Tiscareño-Sato<br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">22539 Cisneros Drive</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hayward</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94541</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p>
<br>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">If you want to know more about this
initiative, please
read the article at <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.liberate-us.org">www.liberate-us.org</a>>. Questions? You can
write to me directly at <a href="mailto:grace@liberate-us.org">grace@liberate-us.org</a>.
We look forward to seeing your videos! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p></o:p>Grace Tiscareno-Sato</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">NOPBC California<br>
Twitter: GraceTiscareno</p>
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