[Iabs-talk] Fwd: [Colorado-talk] [Chapter-presidents] Taking Action Regarding the How Eye See It Campaign

Mon Sep 19 22:44:55 UTC 2016

I plan on making own video too.
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> From: Dan Burke via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Colorado-talk] Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] Taking Action Regarding the How Eye See It Campaign
> Date: September 19, 2016 at 16:48:59 CDT
> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dan Burke <burke.dall at gmail.com>, dburke at cocenter.org
> Reply-To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> 
> Greetings -
> 
> Passing this info along to everyone.  This is a particularly nasty
> campaign.  The Colorado Center for the Blind stuents and stff will be
> contributing to the effort to counteract the effects.  Please consider
> your own video. Contact me if you have questions or need assistance!
> 
> Best,
> Dan
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Trevino, Danielle via Chapter-presidents" <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:42:14 +0000
> Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Taking Action Regarding the How Eye See
> It Campaign
> To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Trevino, Danielle" <DTrevino at nfb.org>
> 
> Good morning:
> 
> Please see the below message that President Riccobono sent out to
> affiliate leaders this weekend. It is important that we take action to
> push back on the harmful message that this campaign is spreading.
> Please note that thehashtag is spelled using the word "eye," not the
> letter I. Thank you.
> 
> Dear Federation Affiliate Leaders:
> 
> Some of you have brought to my attention the social media campaign
> using the hashtag #HowEyeSeeIt. The people using this hashtag are
> making videos of themselves attempting to do everyday tasks under
> blindfold with the misguided view that this experience will help them
> know what it is like to be blind. The motivation for the campaign is
> to raise funding to eliminate blindness. We in the National Federation
> of the Blind know that blindness doesn't hold us back. We also know
> that living with blindness requires learning the techniques blind
> people use to do everyday tasks without vision. We are not opposed to
> medical research, but the way to generate interest in medical research
> is not by further spreading the fear of blindness and strengthening
> misconceptions about the lived experience of blind people.
> 
> The current videos being circulated with the #HowEyeSeeIt campaign are
> perpetuating the idea that blindness is something to be feared and
> that blind people adhere to low expectations. Some of the tasks people
> are encouraged to do in this campaign are having a friend give them an
> unidentified amount of cash and then, under blindfold, attempting to
> pay for a meal with this money. Another particularly outrageous
> example is people are asked to attempt to take care of your child for
> one minute while blindfolded. At a time when we have launched new
> efforts for blind parents who have their children take away because of
> misconceptions about blindness, this is dangerous and offensive. These
> examples and the dozens of others used in the campaign rely on the
> notion that vision is a requirement for success, but we know the
> truth-blindness does not define us or our future.
> 
> It is critical that we now join together to combat this harmful
> campaign. I urge all Federation leaders to lead by example and to
> encourage the members of the Federation in your state to join with me
> in changing the perception that blindness is something to be feared
> and that significantly limits our lives. Now is the time to turn our
> fear into power and that power into action. We have the opportunity to
> demonstrate how we live the lives we want as blind people in a
> commanding way. All you have to do is:
> 
> 1.    Make a video of yourself accomplishing an everyday task as a
> blind person. For example, show how you dance, sing, exercise, care
> for your children, go to school or work, play sports, manage your
> finances, travel, participate in social events, enjoy your hobbies-in
> short, take a video of yourself living the life you want.
> 
> 2.    At the end of your video, say that you're a proud member of the
> National Federation of the Blind, and tag three friends or family
> members to keep the trend going. You can also urge your audience to
> make a donation to the NFB.
> 
> 3.    Upload your video to social media using the hashtag
> #HowEyeSeeIt. Make sure to link to our website,
> www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org>, and tag the NFB in your Tweet,
> Facebook, or Instagram post. If the people you mentioned in your video
> are on social media, be sure to tag them too.
> 
> 
> 
> Together, we can show the world that blindness is not what holds us
> back by demonstrating how we live the lives we want. We've published a
> blog, "Challenging the Fear of
> Blindness<https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/challenging-fear-blindness>,"
> that I encourage you to share. Please be sure to share with me other
> ideas you have about how we take this opportunity to demonstrate the
> truth about blindness. Send me an email with your ideas to
> officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>.
> Please provide me with updates on how the effort is moving forward in
> your affiliate and how I can help.
> 
> 
> Let us work together with love, hope, and determination to erase the
> fear of blindness and raise expectations.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Danielle Trevino
> Coordinator for Social Media and Member Engagement
> National Federation of the Blind
> 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
>  Baltimore, MD 21230
> P: (410) 659-9314, Extension 2358
> E: dtrevino at nfb.org<mailto:dtrevino at nfb.org>
> W: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org/>
> FB: National Federation of the Blind
> TW: @NFB_voice
> YT: Nation's Blind
> Live the life you want. Join the NFB today!<http://www.nfb.org/how-join>
> 
> 
> 
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
> obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life
> you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
> 
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