[CT-NFB] Let us play us

[CHERI DUQUETTE]

Yeah!! A show that we watch and I am so glad to hear this!! 

Blindness awareness, and knowledge.

Cheri


> On October 14, 2019 at 9:17 AM Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>     Federation family,
>     It’s exciting to know that our organization consulted with a a popular program that I personally enjoy called, “This is Us“. For those of you that are not familiar, this show regularly shifts from the past to the present and the future with its storyline. One of the characters this year is a blind young man being played by a blind actor! Here’s the excerpt from the NFB publication, Imagineering our Future:
>     Earlier this year we objected to the CW’s casting of a sighted actor in a blind character’s role in the new show In the Dark. This led to a resolution that was passed at the 2019 National Convention https://www.nfb.org/resources/speeches-and-reports/resolutions/2019-resolutions#14 . This fall the popular show This Is Us on NBC has cast a blind actor as a significant blind character. Not only is the actor blind, the storyline shows a blind person living the life he wants; blindness does not hold him back.
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>     While we don’t have a direct correlation that the protest influenced the show, we do know the casting happened after the initial run of #LetUsPlayUs and that we have provided consultation to This Is Us. We strive to encourage more opportunities for blind actors throughout all sectors of the entertainment industry. Thank you for your part in supporting these efforts.
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>     Sincerely,
>      Deb Reed, President
>     National Federation Of The Blind
>     Central CT Chapter
>     Phone - 860-973-3679 Cell-860-378-5370
>     Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com mailto:deb.reed57 at gmail.com
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