[nabs-l] Seeking Photos & Performing Artists

[Beth]

Whoa.  Video games?  I heard about this one called Jade Empire that
has a made-up language in it.  The language is supposed to sound like
Chinese or something.  It's called Tho Fan.  Anyone heard of it?
Beth

On 11/10/08, Franandah Damstra <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh my gosh! This is so for me! I want to go into voice acting when I'm
> an adult, my dream is to act in video games and anime. :-D
>
> On 11/9/08, D.W. Hill <dwhill at epix.net> wrote:
>> ***
>>
>> Now that the election is behind us and autumn is in full swing, NFB's
>> Performing Arts Division would like to ask for your help with two
>> projects.  First, we're seeking high quality, candid photos (JPEG) of
>> young blind entertainers (amateurs or professionals) doing their
>> thing to use in brochures and the like.  Send them to PAD's Head of
>> Media Relations Donna Hill:
>>
>> <mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net
>>
>>
>>
>> Second, we strongly encourage all blind entertainers to participate
>> in our survey.  The blurb is below.  The link, if you just want to go
>> check it out is:
>> <http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html>http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html
>> Thanks for your help, Donna
>>
>> ***
>>
>> Do you know that there hasn't been a new blind, American superstar
>> since Stevie Wonder & Jose Feliciano?  And, if asked to name famous
>> blind women, most of us can only think of Helen Keller, who died over
>> fifty years ago.  .  Since a strong media presence is helping other
>> minorities, the nonprofit Performing Arts Division (PAD) of the
>> National Federation of the Blind (NFB), seeks to assist blind people
>> pursuing performing arts related goals.  We want to learn more about
>> the experiences of blind and visually impaired entertainers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Who should participate in the survey? Anyone who is blind or has a
>> severe visual impairment who has ever sought to develop their
>> performing arts skills as an amateur or professional. This includes
>> musicians, actors, comedians, dancers, broadcasters, sound engineers
>> and the like. Whether or not you are a member of PAD of the NFB,
>> whether or not you have been successful, whether or not you are still
>> pursuing your art, we want to hear your experiences and thoughts.
>>
>>
>>
>> PAD offers scholarships to blind students majoring in the performing
>> arts, funded through the sale of "Sound in Sight" a cross-genre
>> compilation of eighteen tracks donated by blind recording artists.
>>
>>
>>
>> Help us better serve America's blind entertainers.  New blind stars
>> will rise and shed light on issues affecting all blind Americans,
>> such as seventy percent unemployment and only ten percent Braille
>> literacy among blind kids.
>>
>>
>>
>> Take the survey at
>>
>> <http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html>http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html
>>
>>
>>
>> or download a Word Doc at:
>>
>> <http://www.padnfb.org>www.padnfb.org
>>
>>
>>
>> and send to me at:
>>
>>   <mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net
>>
>>
>>
>> Let me know, if you would prefer that a Word Doc be sent to you via e
>> mail.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Donna Hill, Head of Media Relations
>>
>> Performing Arts Division, National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> 570-833-2708
>>
>> <mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> For my bio & to hear clips from The Last Straw:
>> <http://cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill>http://cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
>>
>> Apple I-Tunes
>>
>> phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=259244374
>>
>> Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind
>> <http://www.padnfb.org>www.padnfb.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
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