[Mdpobc] Christopher Neusbaum from MD On Nickelodeon Monday Jan 28th

Sat Jan 26 20:02:05 UTC 2013

Miss Trudy, thank you for sharing this! When I forwarded the article to
this list originally, I didn't want to point out that I would be on the
show, as there are other blind kids featured. This is why I didn't say it
in my introduction until you read the article. Thanks again for sharing,
and I hope everyone can TuneIn!

Chris Nusbaum

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On Jan 26, 2013, at 1:08 PM, Trudy Pickrel <tlpickrel at hotmail.com> wrote:

 Blind Kids Share Their Stories in Nick News with Linda Ellerbee "Out of
Sight: How Blind Kids See the
Date: 01/25/2013
Airing Monday, Jan. 28, at 8PM (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon NEW YORK, Jan. 23,
2013 — Kids describe what it's like to live without sight in the brand-new
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee special, "Out of Sight: How Blind Kids See
the World," premiering Monday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Nickelodeon.
They discuss the challenges and opportunities they face living in
blindness.
"There are actually people who will stay away from us or won't talk to us,"
says 15-year-old Alyssa of Colorado Springs, Colo. "I had a friend - we
were really good friends - and after I went blind, he stopped coming
around."
"Some people see my blindness as an easy target for bullying, for ridicule.
You know, taking advantage of my blindness," says 14-year-old Chris of
Baltimore, Md.
The special discusses how many blind kids know more about what they can do
than what they cannot and how they use technologies to help them navigate a
"sighted" world.
"Some people choose their clothes by using their vision," says 15-year-old
Santiago of Hollister, Calif. "I use an application on my phone that tells
me the color of my clothes."
10-year-old Xin Ju says she sees being blind as an advantage. "I don't need
to see something to believe in it. We use our hearts and our imaginations."
"We've listened to what these kids tell us," says Ellerbee. "What they want
sighted kids to know about them which is, in most cases, that they are just
regular kids. But me, I think they're pretty special."

*Trudy L. Pickrel*
*Maryland Parents of Blind Children *
*www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org*
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*TLC by the Lake's Standard Poodle's*
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From: dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:32:38 -0500
To: mdpobc at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Mdpobc] Fwd: FamilyConnect Alerts

Here is an article from AFB's family connect website about an episode on
the Nickelodeon channel featuring blind kids from across the country.

Chris Nusbaum

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Begin forwarded message:

*From:* Wendy Nusbaum <wendynusbaum at yahoo.com>
*Date:* January 26, 2013, 11:22:49 AM EST
*To:* Christopher Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
*Subject:* *Fw: Fwd: FamilyConnect Alerts*

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* From: * Mindy Lipsey <Mindy_lipsey at yahoo.com>;
* To: * Wendy Nusbaum <wmnusbaum at verizon.net>; Wendy Nusbaum <
wendynusbaum at yahoo.com>; Susan Polansky <sepolansky at verizon.net>;
* Subject: * Fwd: FamilyConnect Alerts
* Sent: * Sat, Jan 26, 2013 1:31:16 PM

  Article on chris and nick at night!
Way to go Chris!

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*From:* "FamilyConnect Alerts" <FamilyConnect at afb.net>
*Date:* January 26, 2013, 1:00:17 AM EST
*To:* mindy_lipsey at yahoo.com
*Subject:* *FamilyConnect Alerts*

FamilyConnect Alerts *FamilyConnect**For parents of children with visual
impairments*
Dear Mindy,

Based on the information you provided in your profile, we believe the
following new FamilyConnect items may be of interest to you:
News and Announcements:American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Scholarship
Program 2013<http://www.afb.org/aq.asp?Website=AFB_PARENT&Freq=DAILY&QID=727&Type=ANNOUNCEMENT>
Blind Kids Share Their Stories in Nick News with Linda Ellerbee "Out of
Sight: How Blind Kids See the
World"<http://www.afb.org/aq.asp?Website=AFB_PARENT&Freq=DAILY&QID=726&Type=ANNOUNCEMENT>

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