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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Deborah. Thanks again for sharing. This article is now on our Facebook page—how fitting that the first Share on our new page is about one of us and his two sons. I’ve also posted this to two of the ONH-related groups I’m in charge of.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>BTW--if you could have Eric contact me about my presentation on Saturday, I would really appreciate it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Cinci-nfb [mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Kendrick via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 15, 2015 12:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> cinci-nfb@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Deborah Kendrick; 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cinci-nfb] BLIND photographer captures heartwarming images of his nonverbal autistic twin sons in order to truly 'connect' with the pair<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Greetings, all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This is an amazing story that I know you will enjoy reading. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It also reminds me that you won’t want to miss the presentation at convention by our very own Christopher Sabine on a condidtion that combines autism and visual impairment. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chris has his own business, consulting with families who experience this condition. He also chairs Cincinnati’s membership committee and, as of yesterday, is our new secretary. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Read on and prepare to be amazed by one mor blind individual and his family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Deborah<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=ygrp-mlmsg><div id=ygrp-msg><div id=ygrp-text><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>BLIND photographer captures heartwarming images of his nonverbal <br>autistic twin sons in order to truly 'connect' with the pair<br><br><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3317809/BLIND-photographer-capture">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3317809/BLIND-photographer-capture</a><br>s-heartwarming-images-nonverbal-autistic-twin-sons-order-truly-connect-pair.<br>html<br><br>Bruce Hall, of Santa Ana, California, was declared legally blind <br>after he was born with an underdeveloped optic nerve<br>Over the past 14 years, he has taken 150,000 photos of his sons, <br>Jack and James, as a way to bond with them<br>The stunning shots are part of Bruce's book about autism, which he <br>co-wrote with his wife, Valerie<br><br>By Emily James For Dailymail.com<br><br>Published: 18:09 EST, 13 November 2015 | Updated: 18:30 EST, 13 November <br>2015<br><br>{Some texts are photo captions.}<br><br>A legally blind photographer has debuted a striking series of photos of <br>his twin sons, who both suffer from nonverbal autism, in an effort to <br>raise awareness about the boys' condition.<br><br>Bruce Hall, whose work has been featured in National Geographic and in <br>numerous museum exhibitions across the world, was born with an <br>underdeveloped optic nerve, which means he can only see objects when <br>they are a few inches from his face.<br><br>Although Bruce, of Santa Ana, California, specializes in underwater <br>photographer, his latest project focuses on his twin sons, Jack and <br>James, and their experience with autism over the past 14 years of their <br>lives.<br><br>Stunning: Bruce Hall, a legally blind photographer from California, <br>debuted a striking series of photos of his twin sons, James and Jack, <br>who both suffer from nonverbal autism. Above, Jack finds comfort in the <br>water<br><br>Laughter: Since Bruce can't communicate with his sons, who are now 14, <br>he took their photos as a way to bond with them. He is releasing the <br>pictures in a book to raise awareness about their condition<br><br>In their book, Immersed: Our Experience With Autism, Bruce and his wife <br>Valerie shares photos of the boys throughout their lives and detail <br>their sons' struggles with communication and social interaction.<br><br>Bruce, who holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from University of <br>California, Los Angeles, said he began taking photos of the kids when <br>they were toddlers in order to get closer to them, since they were <br>unable to speak.<br><br>'I do this to look at them... I followed them into their space, and <br>these chance encounters opened up an entirely new perspective on my <br>photography and this project,' he told The Mighty.<br><br>'So much of what's gone on over the last 14 years has been so chaotic, <br>so photography has been a way to look at them and gaze into their eyes,' <br>the photographer added.<br><br>Dad and the boys: Bruce says he has taken 150,000 photos of his sons, <br>Jack and James. The pictures are featured in Bruce and his wife <br>Valerie's book, Immersed: Our Experience With Autism<br><br>Playing around: Bruce, who was born with an underdeveloped optic nerve, <br>can only see objects close up. He uses his photography to see the boys <br>more clearly by zooming in on the pictures<br><br>Close-up: James uses his face and body to express himself since he <br>cannot communicate<br><br>Water lovers: Bruce says James, and especially Jack, find comfort and <br>peace when they are in the water<br><br>Many of the photos in the book are underwater shots of Jack, who finds <br>comfort and solace in the water.<br><br>'It seems like the water is the place where Jack seems the most calm and <br>content,' he said.<br>'In some of the those photos, that look on his face, you don't often see <br>that. It's a way for us to connect, and I want to share it with other <br>people.'<br><br>Bruce went on to share of the project: 'As a whole, the narrative <br>describes the journey our family took during the early years of the <br>boys' lives, from the time before the diagnosis to their tenth birthday.<br><br>'It honestly describes the struggles and sorrows, as well as the courage <br>and laughter, that accompanied those most difficult years.'<br><br>He said that life was very difficult for the family before the boys were <br>diagnosed with autism, and that she and his wife still constantly worry <br>about their futures.<br><br>Silly: Jack smiles and jumps around in his bathing suit in this sweet <br>picture<br><br>Striking: Bruce says the boys were not diagnosed with autism until age <br>10. Since then, things have gotten better for the family, but he and his <br>wife still worry about their futures constantly<br><br>Beautiful: Bruce shares of the photos, 'It's a way for us to connect, <br>and I want to share it with other people'<br><br>Amazing: The photographer, who has started a Kickstarter in order to <br>fund the publishing of his book, said he hopes his photos will inspire <br>people to be kinder and more accepting of one another<br><br>'It is estimated that 25 per cent of people with ASD, Autism Spectrum <br>Disorder, are non-speaking and cannot speak for themselves,' shared Bruce.<br><br>'People like our sons are often underrepresented in the media, and we <br>want to give them a voice in the discussion. I want the public to think <br>about how these people are taken care of, and that they deserve <br>everyone's consideration,' he said of his book.<br><br>Bruce, who has started a Kickstarter in order to fund the publishing of <br>his book, said he hopes his photos will inspire people to be kinder and <br>more accepting of one another.<br><br>'Societies will be judged on how they treat their most vulnerable <br>people,' he said, adding: 'It's in everyone's best interest to be good <br>to one another, because if something happens to you, you hope that <br>people will want to help you or that you will be treated humanely.'<br><br>Read more:<br>Blind Photographer Gives Intimate Look at Raising Twins With Autism | <br>The Mighty<br>Immersed: Our Experience With Autism by Bruce Hall and Valerie Hall - <br>Kickstarter<br>Bruce Hall: using photography to see.<br><br><br>C Associated Newspapers Ltd<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>